All about herbs

How to grow herbs

This guide describes how to grow and maintain herbs through the season plus Jekka's top herbs for starting a herb garden.

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Guide to soil

This guide explores the main soil types for growing herbs and gives some of Jekka's top tips for maintaining and improving your soil.

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Lavender

This guide explores this popular herb, giving tips on how to grow and maintain it as well as Jekka's favourites.

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Mint

We grow over 40 different types of Mint. This guide explores mint and its medicinal & culinary uses.

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Oregano

Oregano and Marjoram are culinary and medicinal herbs from the family Lamiaceae. This guide explores their uses and our favourites.

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Rosemary

At Jekka's herb farm we grow over 30 different types of Rosemary. This guide explores their uses and our favourites.

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Thyme

Thyme is an aromatic evergreen shrub in the family Lamiaceae. This guide explores their uses and our favourites.

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Culinary herbs

Culinary herbs are plants that can be used either fresh or dried to add flavour and seasoning to food. This guide explores our top culinary herbs.

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Pollinating herbs

A major part of our natural ecosystem on the herb farm is the biodiversity of pollinators.This guides explores Jekka's top pollinating herbs.

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UK native herbs

In Jekka’s Herbetum we have a number of raised beds dedicated to UK Native Herbs. This guide explores them and a few more.

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