Planting Plans For Your Kitchen Garden: How to Create a Vegetable, Herb and Fruit Garden in Easy Stages by Farrell Holly

Author:Farrell, Holly [Farrell, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Kitchen Garden, Planting plans, Planting plans Kitchen Garden
Publisher: How To Books Ltd
Published: 2013-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

Recommended varieties, planting and maintenance information

Pelargonium

• There are hundreds of different-scented pelargoniums, from lemon to cinnamon, nutmeg to cedar and talcum powder – choose the culinary scents you like.

• These are not hardy in the UK. Plant in plunged pots that can be brought in for the winter, or buy new every year. Cut back to a good framework of stems about 10cm from the base every spring.

Rose

• The variety recommended here, known as the apothecary’s rose, fits the space with a spread of 1m. However, if you are expanding this bed you could use a larger rose such as the damask rose (Rosa x damascena). Both have fragrant flowers and good hips, but the apothecary rose’s scent is stronger.

• Does not require heavy pruning. Remove the 3Ds (see p. 165) and trim off old hips in early spring before the buds start to break.

Lavender

• When harvesting, cut the stems to just above where they change from soft to woody. Cut back any stems left in the same way in late summer.

Scented violets and primroses

• Pick the flowers regularly to encourage more, or deadhead if you’ve not used them. Remove dead leaves. Otherwise, they need no maintenance.

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