Surely you have already harvested some crops from your herb bed this year and enjoyed the first chives, marjoram or dill. Nevertheless, June is an ideal month to quickly create a new herb bed. For example, kitchen herbs such as savory, basil, marjoram and parsley can still be sown. Other varieties such as rosemary, sage or thyme can be found in specialist shops as container plants if you want it to go faster. Discounter goods should generally be avoided in favor of high quality, since the plants are usually artificially bred and you will therefore only enjoy them for a short time.

With your own herb bed, fresh herbs are always on the table

To each (herb) his own

Anyone who has been growing plants for some time knows that there are different areas of life in the garden. It is the same with herb cultivation, which can be divided territorially into the following places:

  • Vegetable patch
  • Herb bed (open space)
  • Mediterranean herb bed
  • wood edge
  • water's edge
  • bucket

It is certainly also interesting to know which herbs thrive best in which of the six areas of life and get along well with each other. The following overview is based on decades of experience and was taken from Andrea Heistinger's book "How to Grow Herbs Correctly".

herb type Vegetable patch herb bed Mediterranean herb bed wood edge water's edge bucket
agastache x x x
oyster plant x
wild garlic x
basil x x
leaf parsley x
Savory annual x
Savory perennial x x
borage x x
nettle x x
barbary cress x x
bread clover x
watercress x x x
curry herb x x
dill x x
Southernwood x x
tarragon x
galangal x
garden cress x
Vegetable purslane x
spice fennel x x
Greek mountain tea x
Indian nettle x x
ginger x
Japanese parsley x x
Jiaogulan x x
calamus x
chamomile x
cardamom x
chervil x x x
Nodular celery x
garlic mustard x x
coriander x x
Caraway seed x x
lavender x x
lovage x x
spoonwort x x
laurel x x
Marjoram annual x
Marjoram perennial x x
Samphire x
mint x x x
monk's beard x x
oregano x x
perilla x x
Peruvian pepper tree x
mushroom herb x
marigold x
rose geranium x
rosemary x x
arugula x
Sage, native x x
Sage, more tropical x x
chive garlic x x
chives x x
cut celery x x x
Stevia x
hollyhock x x
thyme x x
woodruff x
Frankincense Plant x
vermouth x x
hyssop x x
cistus x x
lemongrass x
lemon balm x x x
Lemon Verbena x x

Even if we are talking about a herb bed, annual or perennial flowers, grasses or perennials can also be grown here. However, an important prerequisite for the success and the highest possible yields of your herb shop is a completely tree-free area that can be exposed to direct sunlight.

Plan the design of herb beds carefully

It is particularly important for consistently strong herbs over many years that you have as precise an idea as possible about where the plants should find their new home. If the distances and the "sociability" of the different species are also right, you will soon find that very impressive and productive herb beds develop over several growing seasons.

Essential herbs for different soils

Even if you only plant the herbs listed below in June, the chances of a bountiful harvest well into September are still excellent.

Examples of promising plantings for your herb bed in June

floor herbs
dry ground Lovage, St. John's wort, lavender, rue, white balm, mallow, wormwood, hyssop
fresh soil Lady's Mantle, Korean Mint, Garlic, Marshmallow, Licorice, Lemon Balm, Horseradish, Borage
Damp ground Cut Celery, Wild Celery, Barbara Cress, Watercress, Spoonwort, Valerian, Japanese Parsley

Attractive herb beds easily built by yourself

The two roundels shown in the photos were not built in one day, but they were very inexpensive. For the two rings were needed:

  • approx. 60 kg of cement
  • a m3 gravel
  • Gravel stones (waste from a renovation measure by Deutsche Bahn)

The ground was first excavated a good 15 cm deep in order to then pour an eight cm thick foundation. The first layer of stone was placed in the not yet hardened concrete mixture just below the edge of the ground. After drying, cement again, the second layer of crushed stone, etc… . etc… . A mixture of home-made compost, mulched grass clippings and a thin layer of rock was used to fill the rondelle. The nutrient application, which is carried out twice a year, was carried out in small amounts, each time with organic fertilizer mixed with emaciated topsoil.

tips

Depending on their development, simply dig up the perennial plants each autumn and divide them before replanting. The soil does NOT need to be loosened every few weeks and you can even leave larger stones in the ground as they have a heat retaining function and are very decorative on top of that.

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