Growing & Using Herbs Successfully (Paperback)

Betty E.M. Jacobs

ISBN 10: 088266249X / ISBN 13: 9780882662497

Published by Storey Publishing, Vermont, 1981

About this Item

Paperback. Nowhere will you find more complete and straightforward information on growing, harvesting, and using herbs. If fanciful prose and personal anecdotes are not your cup of tea (although we can t resist it ), this book will satisfy your thirst for hard-core, unfiltered horticultural know-how. This illustrated guide teaches readers how to plant, propagate, harvest, dry, freeze, store, and sell (both wholesale and retail) 64 of the most popular herbs. One of the best and most straightforward works on growing herbs that this reviewer and zealous herb grower has read.— New York Botanical Garden Magazine. A selection of Better Homes and Gardens and Rodale Book Clubs. Over 113,000 copies sold. Nowhere will you find more complete and straightforward information on growing, harvesting, and using herbs. If fanciful prose and personal anecdotes are not your cup of tea (although we can't resist it!), this book will satisfy your thirst for hard-core, unfiltered horticultural know-how. This illustrated guide teaches readers how to plant, propagate, harvest, dry, freeze, store, and sell (both wholesale and retail) 64 of the most popular herbs. One of the best and most straightforward works on growing herbs that this reviewer and zealous herb grower has read.— New York Botanical Garden Magazine. A selection of Better Homes and Gardens and Rodale Book Clubs. Over 113,000 copies sold. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Growing & Using Herbs Successfully (Paperback)
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, Vermont
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 088266249X
• ISBN 13: 9780882662497
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Bursting with straightforward information on growing and using herbs, this illustrated guide will help you cultivate and maintain a thriving and fragrant garden. Betty E. M. Jacobs draws on years of experience running a commercial herb farm to provide clear instructions for planting, propagating, harvesting, drying, freezing, and storing 64 popular herbs. Whether you’re interested in keeping a few container plants or want to start a profitable business growing herbs, you’ll benefit from the expert advice in this practical guide.

About the Author

With her husband, Betty E. M. Jacobs started Canada's first commercial Herb Farm in 1965 on a southern Vancouver Island. Their experience running this farm for eight years and a lifetime of interest in herbs led to Betty's book, Growing & Using Herbs Successfully.