High Density Herb Gardening

You can apply the High Density Gardening method to herbs as well but I generally find that there is no need as I do not consume the same quantity of basil as I do carrots. However, I will still put 2 or 3 basil plants in a small mini plot and keep them harvested to give bushy plants. Basil is about the only herb I do use a lot of but this tends to be in the fall time of the year but more of that later.

One of the big advantages of High Density gardening and growing herbs is the soil mix I use. As it is easy to get water into and easy to get water to the roots of plants which is an advantage, it also means that it dries out fairly quickly and so needs watering more often. It is not that it needs more water, just more often but I find that this is a way of relaxing after my normal day job, I just go out and water my garden with small amounts of water.

With herbs, this is an advantage as many herbs are from hotter drier climates. They are used to having to work with less moisture than some other plants so a light and dry soil  mix is to their advantage. Herbs are also a good crop if you are poor at watering as they can manage being dry.

Sometimes, where I live, I have the opposite problem and we get too much rain and I can loose herbs as the soil becomes waterlogged and the roots of the herbs die and then kill the plant. With a good light soil mix which can dry out quickly and is free draining plants can stand more rain so High Density Gardening can be very good for this.

Herbs are not only useful in the kitchen they are also used in the medical cabinet as well. I may mention things about herbs supposedly being good for whatever on the following pages. However, I am a gardener not a qualified medical person so you must remember to take my suggestions as just that - suggestions. Before you ever take anything as a medicine or a herbal remedy you must seek out expert professional advice. Please remember this as it is very very important.