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Best book for growing herbs? (post #12791)

RickS503 on Sun, 04/09/2006 - 18:14
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What is the best book about the various herbs and how to grow them?  I would like one that had info on what they will companion with best ( other herbs and or vegtables) and which to keep away from each other.

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by Astrid in reply to RickS503 [original] on Sun, 04/09/2006 - 20:15

I haven't read it all the way through, but browsing Great Garden Companions, by Sally Jean Cunningham, Master Gardener, Cornell Cooperative Extension is fun and easy. Fun is her basic approach, which helped me feel more confident about someday putting all the right plants together, including herbs as insect magnets and companion plants. Information about the more common herbs is in tables rather than chapters, and there is a chapter of top crops and companion plants to grow with them. Corn, for example, likes nasturtiums and clover growing around its feet, and rosemary repells cabbage moths, carrot rust flies and Mexican bean beetles. There are suggestions for building raised beds also. The book was published by Rodale and is available online at Amazon, or maybe you can find it in a public library.

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Edited 4/9/2006 4:17 pm by Astrid


Edited 4/9/2006 4:17 pm by Astrid

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by raggedrobin1 in reply to RickS503 [original] on Sun, 08/19/2007 - 22:57

Hi--I realize this response is coming to you a long time after your posted your question, but I'm new to the forum and just read your post.  I'm curious if you found the book you hoped for about herbs.  My old standby is the Rodale Herb Book.  Lots of good information, but I'm not sure if it is still published.  The Taylor Guide on herbs is also good.


So what have you found that you like?


Best--


RR

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