The herb garden: organization
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The name of herbs is referred to plants due to the use of their properties can be included in any of these three sections: aromatic, medicinal and culinary. Often happens that the same species may belong to the three groups, the rosemary, for example, has both medicinal use as an aromatic and culinary. Addition to being used for their properties, these plants are also used in gardens and terraces for its ornamental value. Classification plants comprising the three groups mentioned herbs (medicinal and culinary aromáticas.) are very heterogeneous. both its appearance and the environments where they develop or their usable parts. This makes growing conditions must be realized for each species and is difficult to generalize. Size
Within each group of herbs can be found both trees and shrubs or herbaceous plants, hence their great morphological diversity. On medicinal plants, for example, this variety is Eucalyptus (evergreen tree 30 to 40 meters high) to chamomile (herb about 20 cm). In point of íulinarias plants can be found from the laurel, evergreen tree 5 or 6 feet up the tarragon, herbaceous plant that can measure in volume to 80 cm.
development environments and land environments from which these plants are very diverse, which allows you to choose those that best suit the conditions where they are to develop.
- Aromatic plants. as thyme and lavender, often occur well in areas with warm to hot climate and are adapted to live in conditions of scarcity of water, plenty of sunshine and sharp contrasts in temperature.
- Herbs and culinanas, however, show large differences in the natural environment in which they grow. For example, arnica, an herb plant. grows in mountain meadows, on the other hand, pennyroyal and licorice thrive in humid environments.
useful Parties The three groups of plants have one thing in common: their tissues contain chemicals, active ingredients, which give them certain properties. Depending on the concentration of these active ingredients will use a particular part of the plant leaves, flowers, fruit, seeds, bark or root.
ORNAMENTAL USE OF HERBS
As part of the garden
- Most herbs, and plenty of culinary species, need sun and loose soil to grow, so will do well in rock gardens. Catnip, thyme, evergreen, or savory are suitable plants for this use.
- Other species such as marjoram, oregano or basil, for its compact growth, serve to make up beds with seasonal flowering plants (marigold, also medicinal, is very much in tune with them.)
- However, the most common location for the weeds of any of the three groups is the garden. In cold winter areas should occupy sheltered places (for example, at the foot of the wall enclosure of the plot). A certain species will come in handy in the shade of a tree if the summers are very hot: tansy, Roman Manzan, butcher's broom or pnmavera.
- In amates herbaceous perennials in combination with flower, either species will grow best in open spaces, such as yarrow, marshmallow and mint.
- only species of the garden Like
- To make a garden aromatic herbal, medicinal and culinary can be used as a model scheme used in the cloisters of monasteries in Europe during the Middle Ages: two paths intersect in a perpendicular defining four rectangular planting areas.
- demarcated areas can handle different critenos following: reserving one for each group of plants or species grouping of the same botanical family in every age.
- If conditions permit, bitter orange or pomegranate laurel nicely complement these spaces. If not enough land available, planting trees is not recommended.
- Collecting and Drying
- In general, avoid picking plants that are too dry or wet. To do so, choose a bright sunny day, avoiding the early morning or evening. The leaves or green parts should be collected in the period of greatest vegetative development: the flowers, at the time of its opening, the fruits, when ripe (late summer or autumn), and roots or rhizomes, when entering the idle plant.
- Drying should be done in a well ventilated area and away from moisture. Appropriate to protect the flowers and leaves from direct sunlight, in contrast, roots and bark can be dried in the sun. To dry fresh plants, spread on paper or linen, or tied in bunches and hung.
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