Herbs are not only an extremely healthy enrichment for the kitchen, they can also be a visual highlight for the garden with their diverse, small-leaved structure. Which varieties are suitable for planting together in a herb bed system is also a practical question.

Basil and parsley get along very well

The herb bed system - a matter of taste

Creating a herb bed should be a chapter in every hobby gardener's career. It belongs to a certain extent to the cardinal disciplines of the gardening division. But if you are confronted with this project for the first time, you will soon be confronted with the basic question: Which herbs should colonize the plant at all?

Your palate as an indicator

Most of them will probably be out to cook at the herb bed system. Which herbs you grow depends primarily on your personal taste and cooking habits. Do you like cooking hearty and home-style? Or do you prefer spicy Mediterranean? If you can make a good decision between these two categories, the choice is easy.

Local versus southern herbs

Because a simple grouping method for planting herbs together is simply origin-related. The most common kitchen refiners for the conditions in our latitudes can be roughly divided into local and southern varieties. The fact that they are also suitable for planting together according to this grouping is obvious simply because of their different site requirements.

It is therefore advisable to combine

  • personal herbal taste preferences
  • the available location and
  • the origin-related growth conditions of the herb species

The location as an indicator

Which herbs you can plant together depends heavily on the location that you have available or want to use for the herb bed system. Because for Mediterranean herbs from the south, such as thyme, sage, oregano or rosemary, you need a place that is as sunny as possible, which is best provided with stones as heat storage. Local herbs such as peppermint, chamomile, fennel or wild garlic, on the other hand, also tolerate a partially shaded place under a tree. Only a few forest herbs such as woodruff or wild garlic can stand in full shade.

soil condition

Of course, the different herbs also need different substrate conditions. While southern herbs such as lavender, basil or lemon thyme tend to need poor, well-drained soil, native herbs such as chervil, chives or parsley thrive better in humus-rich, deep soil. If you follow these conditions as a guide, you can plant the appropriate herbs well together for practical reasons.

Vegetative features as an indicator

The basic vegetative properties of the herbs are also important for planting together. For example, don't put annuals in close proximity to perennials. The perennials often feel disturbed by the constant unrest in the adjacent soil area. Which herbs usually complement each other well because of their ingredients such as essential oils are:

  • sage and oregano
  • parsley, basil and chives
  • burnet pepper and lemon balm
  • Rosemary, Thyme and Lavender
  • dill, borage and chervil

Varieties that don't get along well are:

  • thyme and marjoram
  • coriander and fennel
  • dill and tarragon
  • lemon balm and basil

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Vegetable garden