How-To Video
Brew Tea with Fresh Herbs
Brew Tea with
Fresh Herbs
Choosing your Herbs
- Grow what you'll enjoy. What are your favorites?
- Grow what's expensive to buy in the grocery store
- Buy certified organic plants
Choose the Best Location
- Full sun (6 - 8 hours per day)
- Regular water
Benefits of Herbs in Pots
- Can move around to capture more sun
- Can enjoy as centerpieces
- Can bring indoors on kitchen windowsill (not all herbs, however)
- Some herbs are best in pots - vigorously growing mints especially
Planting Herbs in the Ground
- Amend soil well at a 50/50 ratio with Dr. Earth Motherland Planting Mix. It is an organic nutrient-rich planting soil.
- Add organic starter fertilizer like Dr. Earth Root Zone starter fertilizer
- Dig hole, firm soil around
- Make a little well around plants with excess soil to hold water
Planting Herbs in a Pot
- Use organic Dr. Earth Pot of Gold Potting Soil
- Use Dr. Earth Root Zone organic starter fertilzier
- Can combine herb plants in one pot
- Fill pots, firm the soil, dig hole, place plant, firm soil
- Soil surface should be an inch or two below pot rim to hold water
- Water thoroughly a couple of times
Herb Garden Care
- Water regularly, but allow soil surface to dry between watering
- Feed regularly with organic plant food (as noted on the box)
- Snip fresh herbs to use in your favorite recipes
- Share with friends!
