Asian Herb Garden

Fresh herbs make recipes taste even better and are great to have around for soups stews and salads.

Asian herb garden.

Read the chinese medicinal herb farm. Herbs are also great looking greenery in cutting garden bouquets of other spring and summer flowers like zinnias and daisies. Peg schafer is a longtime herb grower and teacher in northern california. Add the amazing taste of fresh asian herbs to your dishes while you experience the joy of growing.

Photo by peg schafer. Many types of herbs have gorgeous blooms for weeks attracting beneficial pollinators such as butterflies bees and hummingbirds. Visit the chinese medicinal herb garden at the university of california botanical garden in. 4 asian herbs to add to your herb garden if you re making anything from spring rolls to curries you can grow these asian herbs to add fresh flavor to your dish.

A cultivator s guide to small scale organic herb production by peg schafer oriental vegetables. In mild regions you can harvest them most of the year. Growing an asian herb garden brings these exotic tastes and benefits to the home cook. Asian herb garden seed collection premium quality herb seeds to grow your own asian culinary herbs.

If you are new to adventurous cookery you may wonder what are asian herbs. She encourages you to try growing some chinese herbs in your garden in order to help ensure the availability and integrity of these medicinal wonders. Easy to follow instructions on each packet. Grow indoors all year round or outdoors seasonally.

Enjoy creating your own asian fusion dishes by growing and experimenting with these specialty herbs. Enough seed for multiple plantings. The chinese medicinal herb farm was founded in 1997 by peg schafer who was seeking a niche market to utilize her background in nursery management and farming. The asian herb garden is our collection of essential herbs for asian cuisine.

Like fruit the meaning of herb is different depending on if. Each herb has intense flavor and scent. Along with potted medicinal plants and row cropping came experimentation with various cultivation methods leading to specialization in certified organic wild simulated herb cultivation. They are the product of centuries old civilizations whose flexible and adaptive methods of cooking utilize cultured and natural plants for their medicinal sensory and healthful uses.

The complete guide for the gardening cook by joy larkcom and 10 chinese herbs to cure what ails you by michelle slatalla on gardenista.