Herb grow guides
Growing guides for kitchen and medicinal herbs, from sowing to harvest, written for Australian gardens.
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Basil
Sowing basil once the nights are mild, spacing and watering, pinching for bushy plants, and picking so the crop keeps coming until the first cold snap.
| Position | Full sun |
|---|---|
| Depth | 6 mm |
| Spacing | 25 cm |
| First pick | 60 to 70 days |
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Coriander
Why coriander runs to seed, when to sow it in your climate, and how to harvest the leaves, roots and seed so one packet gives three crops.
| Position | Morning sun, shade in heat |
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| Depth | 5 to 10 mm |
| Spacing | 15 cm |
| First pick | 45 to 60 days |
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Articles and lessons
All herbs
Lesson10
Basil
Stop letting your basil flower.
Once basil flowers the leaf slows and the flavour drops. Pinch above a leaf pair and two shoots grow back.
Lesson2
Bolting
Stop blaming yourself for bolting coriander.
Warmth, long days and dry soil send coriander and lettuce to flower. How to keep picking for weeks.
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Herbs to Sow in September: Scatter Now, Pick All Summer
September warms the soil enough to scatter herb seed straight onto a bed or a wide pot. Here is what to sow now, zone by zone,...
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Sowing in August for a Summer Full of Herbs
August is late winter, and one of the best months to start a summer herb garden from seed. Here is what to sow now, zone by...
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