We had space for a new herb garden, after Homeacres expanded onto new land in 2021. See the results, three months after setting Jekka's plants, and some others, in the new herb garden.
Kate suggested creating a herb garden, and we had recently cleared some space near the cabin. It had been a heap of topsoil for three years, dating from when the cabin was built in 2018.
00:00 Welcome to Homeacres new herb garden, introducing Jekka McVickar and Kate Forester
01:33 Making the herb garden
02:04 Jekka describes how she raises the plants
04:52 The bay tree, not from Jekka
05:53 How Kate uses the herbs
06:50 Narrow Leaved Sage
07:29 Lamiaceae Family
08:20 Hyssop
08:32 Fennel
09:35 Potato patties with celery leaf
09:55 Jekka explains how the Romans would take their herbs with them into wars - whilst the UK exported celery to India
10:50 Alecost
12:31: Jekka’s favourite
13:56 Salvia, Royal Bumble
15:03 Winter Savory
15:41 Elecampane
16:13 Basil Mint
16:43 Swiss Mint
17:10 Siberian Chives
17:59 Walking Stick Onion
18:46 Greek Oregano
19:03 The Bees
20:15 French Tarragon
21:02 Creeping Savory
21:16 Liquorice
The area is 4m2 or 43ft2, the soil mostly weed free after bindweed roots had died under the heap of soil. I levelled the surface with a rake, and drew a circle in the ground. I divided the circle into four quarters, and added compost.
In mid-March we drove to Jekka's nursery, about an hour north of here. She gave us loads of herby information, and we came back with two year old herb plants, organically grown.
The garden had a slow start, with April being frosty. Now as I write this in mid-July, the garden is quite full, and many plants are in flower, attracting a lot of insects. This video was filmed 16th June 2021, by Edward Dowding my younger son. You can see more of his work here edowdingfilms.onfabrik.com/po....
Jekka's "Complete Herb Book" has sold over a million copies. www.jekkas.com/collections/bo...
She is the original organic herb grower, and Britain/s foremost authority on herbs. She advises many chefs including Jamie Oliver and Nathan Outlaw.
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Kate Forrester is a chef and now gardener/grower. She is starting a CSA near Ringwood in West Hampshire, southern England. She works part time at Homeacres, and cooks for courses here.
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