This episode is a practical guide to growing herbs at home, whether you have a backyard, balcony, or sunny windowsill. Elizabeth and Keith discuss the easiest herbs to start with, where different herbs grow best and how to keep plants productive through regular harvesting. They also cover perennial and less familiar herbs, herbs that attract bees and beneficial insects, growing basil and coriander indoors, preserving herbs by drying, and using fresh herbs in cooking.

Herbs can be rewarding, useful, and adaptable—provided each plant is matched with the right light, drainage, moisture, and space.

Expert Recommendations — Plants

• Rosemary

• Oregano

• Sage

• Mint — grow in pots because it can spread aggressively in the ground

• Thyme

• Marjoram

• Common mint

• Chives — divide established plants when necessary and remove old bulbs

• Lemongrass

• Chinese chives

• Vietnamese mint

• Spearmint

• Peppermint

• Basil

• Coriander

• Slow-bolt coriander

• Chervil

• Saltbush

• Lemon myrtle

• Tasmanian pepperberry

• Aniseed myrtle (Syzygium anisatum)

• Borage

• Lady’s mantle (Alchemilla mollis)

• Heartsease

• Goldenrod

• Elderberry

• Nettles

• Mullein

• Slippery elm

• Red rose petals

• Burdock root

• Gotu kola

Also mentioned in this episode:

Diggers Club
Morningside Landscapes
Mudbrick Herb Cottage

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