Growing my own drugs part 1.

In my first post I mentioned I'd put a herb garden into the back. My reason for this is that herbs are quite hardy and don't need the attention other crops do.

When I started it was with the smallest patch of the garden I was inspired by James Wong from Grow Your Own Drugs, thinking hey I could make my own teas etc and cure everyone of everything.

I bought some cheap edging from B&M (always a winner) and some bark chippings, while I was shopping I saw they were also selling pots of herbs at 3 for £5 so I was in there £10 and I had the makings of a herb garden. Rosemary, thyme, lavender and oregano were my first plants to go in after weeding and turning the soil, I'd then laid a weed membrane over the soil and cut holes in where I wanted the herbs to go.

I planted in these herbs but the patch still looked a bit bald when I remembered the parsley that I'd grown the previous year was still struggling in the green house, out that came, split into 2 plants and put in too. Mum then presented me with another lavender which was too big for it's pot and that went in too.
Lavender as well as smelling beautiful is a bee favorite and will help insects flourish. I finish off the patch by spreading the bark over the top. to make it look tidy and also little beetles and other insects will be at home hiding in the bark.

We did have one problem though with a starling thinking my thyme would make good bedding material so I've had to cover it with net curtain until it grows big and strong enough to handle the attention.

One month on and these are my herbs now after plenty of Spring rain.......

Lavender, thyme and parsley with oregano hiding in the background.









Parsley is now flourishing after being given a home.