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<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I: Herb Basics 5</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Why Grow Herbs? 7</p> <p>Chapter 2: Herbs 101 19</p> <p><b>Part II: Deciding How and What to Grow 35</b></p> <p>Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Home Ground 37</p> <p>Chapter 4: Designing Your Herb Garden 53</p> <p>Chapter 5: Herb Garden Plans 63</p> <p>Chapter 6: Herbs in Containers, Indoors and Out 79</p> <p><b>Part III: Getting Down to Earth 103</b></p> <p>Chapter 7: There’s No Place Like Loam: Preparing Your Soil for Planting 105</p> <p>Chapter 8: It’s Time to Plant 123</p> <p>Chapter 9: Everyday Care and Feeding 139</p> <p>Chapter 10: Managing Pests in Your Herb Garden 157</p> <p><b>Part IV: Cut and Dried: Handling the Herbal Bounty 175</b></p> <p>Chapter 11: Harvesting and Preserving 177</p> <p>Chapter 12: Culinary Concoctions 191</p> <p>Chapter 13: Herbs for Healing and Soothing 209</p> <p>Chapter 14: Herbs for Beauty 219</p> <p>Chapter 15: Herbs for Hearth and Home 225</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens 235</b></p> <p>Chapter 16: Ten Gifts to Make from Herbs You Grow 237</p> <p>Chapter 17: Ten Lists of Herbs for Different Uses and Garden Situations 245</p> <p>Appendix: An Encyclopedia of Herbs 251</p> <p>Index 351            </p>

<p><b>Suzanne DeJohn</b> is an editor with the National Gardening Association.<br/> <b>The National Gardening Association</b> is the leading garden-based educational nonprofit organization in the United States, providing resources at www.garden.org and www.kidsgardening.org.

<p><b><i>Learn to:</i></b> <ul> <li>Choose, plant, and care for herbs</li> <li>Prevent pests and disease from invading your containers</li> <li>Use homegrown herbs to boost your health, add flavor to meals, and save money</li> </ul> <p><b>Grow, care for, preserve, and use healthful herbs</b> <p>Starting an herb garden outweighs the costs of buying retail herbs. Plus, adding homegrown ingredients to your meals is a healthy and tasty way to improve any dish you make at home. This friendly, hands-on guide gives you tips and advice on how to grow a thriving herb garden that will add depth and flavor to home-cooked meals — as well as boost your health. <ul> <li><b>Herbs 101</b> — get the 4-1-1 on the basics of growing herbs and the botany principles that'll help them thrive</li> <li><b>Know before you grow </b>— make a garden plan based on your unique growing conditions and herb preferences</li> <li><b>Get down to the nitty-gritty </b>— discover how to plant your seeds indoors, when to move them outdoors, and how to care for and maintain them as they grow</li> <li><b>Reap what you sow </b>— find out how to harvest and preserve your herbs and get yummy recipes to use them in your culinary concoctions</li> </ul> <p><b>Open the book and find:</b> <ul> <li>How to grow herbs in gardens, containers, and on windowsills</li> <li>Culinary herbs, medicinal herbs, and herbs for health and beauty</li> <li>Experts tips on what to grow</li> <li>Design basics for herb gardens</li> <li>The lowdown on soil</li> <li>Guidance on how to choose seeds</li> <li>How to cut and dry herbs</li> <li>Delicious recipes</li> <li>An encyclopedia of herbs</li> </ul>

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