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the herb GARDEN

Growing herbs

Spring is the best season to start your herb garden. Most garden nurseries have a good selection of potted herbs, so you can select your favourites and bring them home once the garden bed has been prepared.

What herbs need

All herbs like to be grown in an area of the garden that gets at least 4-6 hours of sunshine a day. They like medium to light (sandy) soil that has good drainage. Gardeners say that herbs ‘don’t like having wet feet’ by having water in puddles around their roots. So if you live in an

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