Everything you need to know to grow aromatic and tasty herbs from the Seed Library. Borago officinalis Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 60 - 70 Light: Sun Spacing: 12” - 18” Height: 18” - 36” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 14 days Notes: Deer and rabbit resistant. For earliest starts, begin indoors 3 - 4 weeks before the last spring frost. Matricaria recutita Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 60 - 65 Light: Sun Spacing: 8” Height: 15” - 24” Depth: Surface sow Water: 1” per week Germination: 10 - 14 days Notes: Deer and rabbit resistant. Attracts pollinators. Edible flowers. Coriandrum Sativum Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 50 - 55 Light: Sun, partial shade Spacing: ½” Height: 12” - 18” Depth:¼” - ½” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7-10 days Notes: Likes cool weather; slow to bolt in heat. Anethum graveolens Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 40 - 50 Light: Sun Spacing: ½” Height: Varies Depth: ⅛” - ¼” Water: 1” - 2” per week Germination: 7 - 21 days Notes: Great for pickling; edible flowers. Successive sowings can be done every three weeks to harvest fresh greens continuously. Ocimum basilicum Annual Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 60 - 90 Light: Sun Spacing: 9” - 12” Height: 12” - 24” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” - 2” per week Germination: 5 - 10 days Notes: For earliest starts, begin indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last spring frost. Classic for pesto; harvest often. Also useful in deterring garden pests. Petroselinum crispum Biennial Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 70 - 80 Light: Sun, partial shade Spacing: 6” - 8” Height: 12” - 14” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” per week Germination: 2 - 4 weeks Notes: For earliest starts, begin indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last spring frost. Salvia officinalis Perennial Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 80 - 90 Light: Sun Spacing: 12” Height: 16” - 30” Depth: ¼” Water: 1” per week Germination: 7 - 21 days Notes: Deer resistant. Prefers drier, sandy soils. For earliest starts, begin indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last spring frost. Is drought tolerant once established. Thymus vulgaris Perennial Planting: Sow directly outdoors after the last spring frost. Harvest Days: 90 - 95 Light: Sun, partial shade Spacing: 6” - 8” Height: Varies Depth: ¼” Water: ½” per week Germination: 14 - 21 days Notes: For earliest starts, begin indoors 8 - 10 weeks before the last spring frost. Trailing growth habits. Prefers drier, sandy soils and is drought tolerant once established.Borage
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