Fresh herbs are a kitchen staple, and this hardworking guide details how to grow and use the 40 most important culinary varieties.

Nothing tastes better than herbs harvested fresh from the garden. In Grow Your Own Herbs, garden experts Susan Belsinger and Arthur O. Tucker share everything a new gardener or home cook needs to know to grow the forty most important culinary herbs. Grow Your Own Herbs starts with basic gardening information with details on soil, watering, and potting.

Profiles of 40 herbs - including popular varieties like basil, bay laurel, lemon verbena, tarragon, savoury, thyme, and more - feature tasting notes, cultivation information, and harvesting tips. Additional information includes instructions for preserving and storing, along with techniques for making delicious pastes, syrups, vinegar, and butters. Grow Your Own Herbs is perfect for those new to gardening, gardeners with limited space, and anyone looking to add fresh herbs to their daily meals.

Book Features

• Nothing tastes better than fresh herbs. Growing them at home is easy, affordable, and can be successfully done indoors and outdoors and in a garden of any size. 
• Includes complete growing information and tasting notes for the 40 most important culinary herbs including basil, bay laurel, lemon verbena, tarragon, savory, thyme, and more. 
• Herbs are the perfect plant for gardeners in restricted spaces. They can be grown in small plots, in containers, on balconies, and even on a windowsill.