HERBS INDISPENSABLE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 September 1940, Page 2

HERBS INDISPENSABLE

FOR HOUSEHOLD USE. A few of the more common herbs are indispensable in every household; those who wish to grow a more extensive variety will find a border most useful for the purpose. None of the herbs usually seen are difficult to grow. They mostly prefer a light, welldrained soil and plenty of sunshine. There are perennial, biennial and annual herbs, and most of them can be easily raised from seed. Those which are best propagated by means of cuttings or divisions of the roots include sage, mint, tarragon, 'thyme, and chives. In preparing the herb border there should be a thorough digging, and, if the soil is inclined to be heavy, work in some sand and leaf-mould. After marking out the allotted space for each, those which are not raised from seed can be planted. Those from seed can be sown in drills on the border. Among annual herbs are sweet and bush basil, borage, chervil, coriander, dil, pot marigold, sweet marjoram, savory. Biennial and perennial herbs include angelica, balm, chamomile, chives, fennel, horehound, hyssop, port marjoram, mint, parsley, rosemary, rue, sage, winter savory, tansy, tarragon, and common and lemon thyme.