Growing herbs
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION
MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM
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WHAT IS AN “HERB”?
Botanists: a small, seed bearing plant with fleshy, rather
than woody, parts - "herbaceous“.
Trees, shrubs, annuals, vines, and more primitive
plants, such as ferns, mosses, algae, lichens, and
fungi valued for their flavor, fragrance, medicinal and
healthful qualities, economic and industrial uses,
pesticidal properties, and coloring materials (dyes).
Bown, Deni.
The Herb Society of America New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses. New
York: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. p. 18
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GROWING HERBS IS EASY
Full / part sun
Tolerant of average soil
Wide variety of cultivars available
Can start from seed or plants
Grow well in containers & garden plots
Secondary uses to ornamental
Great mixed in landscapes
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POT MARIGOLD – CALENDULA
2008 HERB OF THE YEAR
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BAY LAUREL – LAURUS
2009 HERB OF THE YEAR
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DILL – ANETHUM
2010 HERB OF THE YEAR
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CHIVES – ALLIUM
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FENNEL – FOENICULUM
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HYSSOP – AGASTACHE
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LEMON VERBENA – ALOYSIA
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LAVENDAR – LAVANDULA
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MINT - MENTHE
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BASIL - OCIMUM
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BASIL - OCIMUM
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OREGANO - ORIGANUM
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PARSLEY - PETROSELINUM
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ROSEMARY - ROSEMARINUS
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SAGE - SALVIA
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SAGE - SALVIA
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THYME - THYMUS
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THYME - THYMUS
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NASTURTIUM - TROPAEOLUM
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HERBS IN THE LANDSCAPE
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HERBS IN THE LANDSCAPE
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HERBS IN THE LANDSCAPE
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HERBS IN THE LANDSCAPE
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RESOURCES
Minnesota Herb Society http://mnherbsociety.net/
University of Minnesota Extension Gardening
Information http://www.extension.umn.edu/gardeninfo/
Shady Acres Herb Farm http://shadyacres.com/
Rodale’s Encyclopedia of Herbs
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