How To Plant An Herb Garden Box

Cut a piece of landscape fabric burlap window screen or other porous material to line the bottom of the box.

How to plant an herb garden box. Assemble the planter box together and lock the components together with 1. With any member of the mint family including lemon balm youll want to plant it in its own container to keep it from spreading and taking over the garden. Cut the components from 16 slats.

I can easily move this planter about the garden even placing it in the flower beds above existing plants and the bunnies cant reach the herbs. A word of caution. Plant drought-tolerant Mediterranean herbs such.

How to Build an Herb Garden Box. Planting herb plants is easier than starting them from seed but if you are on a tight budget starting herbs from seeds is not that difficult. Once you have you have planted your herb garden make sure that it.

Mix some garden soil sand andor moss into your existing earth. If youve opted to plant your herbs in pots you should pick up potting soil. Add a hole on the side of the box that is large enough for 14 irrigation tubing if you would like to add your herb garden to an existing drip system.

Then its time to get digging. Both options will be a mixture of compost mulch and dirt which your herbs will love. Choose your container it can be a pot or multiple pots a basket or even a flower box.

Assembling the herb box Next you need to build the sides of the planter box. A window box is a particularly effective and practical way to grow herbs in a container. Herbs can be started from seed or planted as plants.