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Introduction 1

Part I: Herb Basics 5

Chapter 1: Why Grow Herbs? 7

Chapter 2: Herbs 101 19

Part II: Deciding How and What to Grow 35

Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Home Ground 37

Chapter 4: Designing Your Herb Garden 53

Chapter 5: Herb Garden Plans 63

Chapter 6: Herbs in Containers, Indoors and Out 79

Part III: Getting Down to Earth 103

Chapter 7: There's No Place Like Loam: Preparing Your Soil for Planting 105

Chapter 8: It's Time to Plant 123

Chapter 9: Everyday Care and Feeding 139

Chapter 10: Managing Pests in Your Herb Garden 157

Part IV: Cut and Dried: Handling the Herbal Bounty 175

Chapter 11: Harvesting and Preserving 177

Chapter 12: Culinary Concoctions 191

Chapter 13: Herbs for Healing and Soothing 209

Chapter 14: Herbs for Beauty 219

Chapter 15: Herbs for Hearth and Home 225

Part V: The Part of Tens 235

Chapter 16: Ten Gifts to Make from Herbs You Grow 237

Chapter 17: Ten Lists of Herbs for Different Uses and Garden Situations 245

Appendix: An Encyclopedia of Herbs 251

Index 351