Harvesting Herbs in Autumn: Insightful Advice and Secret Techniques
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Fall Herb Gardening: A Bountiful Harvest
As the autumn season approaches, many gardeners might think it's time to put their gardens to rest. However, the fall garden can produce some of the best harvests from some of your favourite crops. Planting in September and October can help herbs settle into their garden more quickly, allowing for a successful growing season.
Maintaining Herb Freshness
To keep freshly harvested herbs as fresh as possible, providing water and sunlight is essential. A guide to maintaining herb freshness is available for keeping your fresh herb harvest extra spry. The type of watering and light exposure required for herbs may vary depending on the specific plant variety.
Hardy Herbs for Fall and Winter Container Gardens
Some fall and winter herbs that thrive in container gardens include rosemary, sage, and thyme, which are hardy Mediterranean perennials that do well in cooler weather and mild winters. Parsley, a biennial that loves cool weather, can survive through winter in mild climates. Dill, which prefers cool temperatures between about 40°F and 75°F, thrives when sown in late summer or early fall in containers.
Other herbs suitable for fall/winter container gardens include chervil, coriander, lavender, mint, celery, caraway, chives, and oregano. These herbs tolerate cooler temperatures and many have the added benefit of being drought tolerant or low maintenance, making them ideal for containers through colder seasons.
Preparing Your Container Garden for Fall
To prepare your container garden for fall, it's recommended to remove any summer vegetables that are past their prime, have finished blooming, or look tired after a summer of growing. Ensuring a healthy root system before planting helps herbs adjust to their new environment before the first frost.
Getting Started with Gardenuity
For those looking to get started on their herb garden journey, a year-long herb garden subscription is available. Compost or fertilizer can be added to soil to replenish nutrients when reusing it, and soil should be refreshed from spring and summer harvests for a successful growing season.
Containers help extend the seasonality of herbs, allowing gardeners to enjoy fresh, homegrown herbs all year round. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a brand-new gardener, growing an herb garden is a wonderful addition to any gardening journey.
- Gardening in the fall season can yield bountiful harvests from herbs, making it an enjoyable and rewarding activity for gardeners, as proved by the selection of hardy herbs available for container gardens during fall and winter.
- Gardening novices who wish to cultivate an herb garden can consider a year-long herb garden subscription from Gardenuity, or they could seek gardening tips to ensure proper watering and sunlight exposure for their fresh herb harvest.
- Pursuing a wellness lifestyle can be extended by incorporating home-and-garden activities like growing herbs, as the fresh herbs from a container garden can contribute to a healthier and more enjoyable lifestyle.
