Growing & Using Herbs Successfully

Bursting with straightforward information on growing and using herbs, this illustrated guide will help you cultivate and maintain a thriving and fragrant garden. Betty E. M. Jacobs draws on years of experience running a commercial herb farm to provide clear instructions for planting, propagating, harvesting, drying, freezing, and storing 64 popular herbs. Whether you’re interested in keeping a few container plants or want to start a profitable business growing herbs, you’ll benefit from the expert advice in this practical guide.

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Growing & Using Herbs Successfully

Bursting with straightforward information on growing and using herbs, this illustrated guide will help you cultivate and maintain a thriving and fragrant garden. Betty E. M. Jacobs draws on years of experience running a commercial herb farm to provide clear instructions for planting, propagating, harvesting, drying, freezing, and storing 64 popular herbs. Whether you’re interested in keeping a few container plants or want to start a profitable business growing herbs, you’ll benefit from the expert advice in this practical guide.

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Growing & Using Herbs Successfully

Growing & Using Herbs Successfully

by Betty E. M. Jacobs
Growing & Using Herbs Successfully

Growing & Using Herbs Successfully

by Betty E. M. Jacobs

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Overview

Bursting with straightforward information on growing and using herbs, this illustrated guide will help you cultivate and maintain a thriving and fragrant garden. Betty E. M. Jacobs draws on years of experience running a commercial herb farm to provide clear instructions for planting, propagating, harvesting, drying, freezing, and storing 64 popular herbs. Whether you’re interested in keeping a few container plants or want to start a profitable business growing herbs, you’ll benefit from the expert advice in this practical guide.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781612123172
Publisher: Storey Books
Publication date: 02/08/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 8 MB

About the Author

With her husband, Betty E. M. Jacobs started Canada's first commercial Herb Farm in 1965 on a southern Vancouver Island. Their experience running this farm for eight years and a lifetime of interest in herbs led to Betty's book, Growing&Using Herbs Successfully.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Starting Your Herb Garden

Chapter 2: Thirty-two More Herbs to Grow

Chapter 3: A Guide to the Vegetative Propagation of Perennial Herbs

Chapter 4: Harvesting, Drying, Storing, and Freezing Herbs

Chapter 5: Growing Herbs for Profit

Chapter 6: Markets and Marketing

Chapter 7: Growing Parsley

Chapter 8: Growing Chives

Chapter 9: Herb Products For Fun or Profit

Chapter 10: Building a Successful Business

Glossary

Appendix A: Cultural Recommendations for 64 Herbs

Appendix B: Propagation and Pots

Appendix C: Part of Herb to Harvest

Appendix D: Recommended Books

Appendix E: Herb Growers&Suppliers

Appendix F: Noncommercial Herb Gardens

Index

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