SOIL, LIGHT AND
PROPAGATION METHODS FOR HERBS WE HAVE GROWN AT PLEASANCE HERB SEEDS
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The information
presented here is a guide to the farmer wanting to know more information on particular
types of plants unknown to them.
H - Hardy T - Tender A - Annual B - Biennial P - Perennial |
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| HERB | FORM | SOIL | LIGHT | PROPAGATION METHOD | pH | ANNUAL INCHES |
| Alfalfa | HP | Ordinary, well drained | Full sun | Seed | 5.0/7.0 | 40-90 |
| Angelica | HB | Rich,moist | Partial shade | Seed | 4.5/7.3 | 20-51 |
| Anise | TA | Ordinary | Full sun | Seed | 6.3/8.0 | 16-67 |
| Basil | TA | Rich | Full sun | Seed | 4.3/7.5 | 24-165 |
| Bay | TP | Ordinary, well drained | Full sun | Stem cutting | 4.5/8.3 | 12-43 |
| Bergamot | HP | Ordinary, moist | Partial shade | Division | ||
| Blackberry | HP | Ordinary, moist | Ordinary, moist | Division | 4.5/8.5 | 12-100 |
| Black cohosh | HP | Rich, moist, forest | Partial shade | Division | 5.0/7.0 | 40-70 |
| Blue cohosh | HP | Rich forest floor | Partial shade | Division | 5.0/70 | 40-70 |
| Blessed thistle | HA | Poor, dry sandy | Full sun | Seed | 4.5/8.0 | 16-90 |
| Borage | HA | Ordinary, well drained | Partial shade | Seed | 4.8/8.3 | 21-51 |
| Burdock | HB | Poor, waste areas | Full sun | Seed, division | 4.5/7.8 | 12-51 |
| Calamus | HP | Swamp edges | Partial shade | Division | 5.8/7.5 | 20-165 |
| Caraway | HB | Ordinary | Full sun | Seed | 4.8/7.6 | 16-51 |
| Cascara segrada | HP | Forest floor | Partial shade | Division | 5.0/7.0 | 20-51 |
| Catnip | HP | Sandy dry | Full sun | Cuttings | 5.8/7.5 | 16-51 |
| Chamomile | HA | Well drained, sandy | Full sun | Division | 6.3/8.0 | 16-55 |
| Chapparale | HP | Wet coasts, hillsides | Full sun | Division | 4.5/7.0 | 16-60 |
| Chervil | HA | Ordinary, well drained | Partial shade | Seed | 5.8/7.6 | 20-43 |
| Chickweed | HA | Rich, wet pastures | Partial shade | Seed | 5.5/7.0 | 20-100 |
| Chicory | HP | Ordinary, well drained | Full sun | Division | 4.5/8/3 | 12-157 |
| Coltsfoot | HP | Rich,moist | Partial shade | Division | 4.5/7/5 | 20-51 |
| Comfrey | HP | Well manured | Full sun | Rootstock | 5.3/6.8 | 20-51 |
| Coriander | HA | Ordinary | Full sun | Seed | 4.9/8.3 | 12-102 |
| Cumin | TA | Ordinary, well drained | Full sun | Seed | 7.2/8.3 | 12-51 |
| Dandelion | HP | Rich, wet pastures | Full sun | Seed, division | 4.2/8.2 | 4-112 |
| Dill | HA | Light sandy | Full sun | Seed | 5.3/7.8 | 20-67 |
| Echinacea ang | HP | Dry, open woods | Partial shade | Seed, division | 6.3/8.3 | 10-50 |
| Echinacea purp | HP | Ordinary, well drained | Full sun | Seed, division | 5.0/7.5 | 20-70 |
| Elder | HP | Moist forests | Partial shade | Division, cutting | 5.0/7.5 | 30-85 |
| Eupatorium purp | HP | Rich, dry woods | Partial shade | Division, seed | 5.0/7.5 | 30-80 |
| Fennel | HP | Well limed | Full sun | Seed | 4.8/8.3 | 12-102 |
| Garlic | HP | Rich, well drained | Full sun | Bulb | 4.5/8.3 | 12-102 |
| Ginger | HP | Rich forest floor | Partial shade | Division | 4.3/7.4 | 28-157 |
| Ginseng | HP | Rich, well drained | Partial shade | Division, seed | 5.0/6.5 | 28-51 |
| Goldenseal | HP | Rich, well drained | Partial shade | Division, seed | 5.0/6.5 | 28-51 |
| Hops | TP | Rich, well drained | Full sun | Division, seed | 4.5/8.3 | 12-51 |
| Horehound | HP | Well drained, light sandy | Full sun | Division, seed | 4.5/8.3 | 12-51 |
| Horsetail | HP | Sandy, wet clay | Full sun | Division | 4.5/7.5 | 28-75 |
| Hyssop | HP | Well drained, light | Full sun | Seed, stem cutt | 6.5/7.3 | 24-51 |
| Lavender | HP | Well drained, light | Full sun | Stem cutt, seed | 6.8/7.3 | 20-47 |
| Lemon balm | HP | Well drained, sandy | Full sun | Division, seed | 4.5/7.6 | 17-61 |
| Lemon Verbena | HP | Well drained, sandy | Full sun | Division | , cutting | 4.5/8.0 |
| Licorice | HP | Well drained, light sand | Partial sun | Division, seed | 5.8/8.2 | 12/23 |
| Lobelia inflata | HA | Dry, open fields | Full sun | Seed | 5.0/6.8 | 24-58 |
| Lovage | HP | Moist rich | Partial shade | Division, seed | 5.5/7.8 | 20-55 |
| Marigold | HA | Ordinary | Full sun | Seed | 4.5/8.2 | 12-55 |
| Marjoram | TP | Rich, light | Full sun | Stem cutting | 5.8/7.2 | 20-91 |
| Marshmallow | HP | Rich, moist swamp | Partial shade | Division, seed | 5.5/7.8 | 12-50 |
| Mugwort | HP | Rich, moist | Full sun | Seed, division | 4.8/8.2 | 12-165 |
| Mullein | HB | Poor, dry waste areas | Full sun | Seed | 4.5/8.2 | 12-60 |
| Nettle | HP | Rich moist | Partial shade | Seed, division | 4.5/7.5 | 12-150 |
| Oatstraw | HP | Ordinary, well drained | Full sun | Seed | 5.0/7.5 | 12-50 |
| Oregano | HP | Light, dry | Full sun | Seed, division | 4.5/8.7 | 16-109 |
| Parsley | HB | Rich | Full sun | Seed | 5.3/8.3 | 12-180 |
| Passion flower | HP | Ordinary | Full sun | Division | 5.3/7.5 | 12-150 |
| Pennyroyal | HP | Dry to ordinary | Full sun | Runners | 5.2/8.0 | 12-157 |
| Peppermint | HP | Rich, moist | Full sun | Runners | 5.2/8.0 | 12-150 |
| Plantain | HP | Poor soils | Full sun | Division, seed | 4.0/8.0 | 20-100 |
| Poke root | HP | Rich, ash heaps | Full sun | Seed, division | 4.5/8.0 | 28/67 |
| Raspberry | HP | Rich, moist | Full sun | Runners | 4.5/7.5 | 12-100 |
| Red clover | HP | Ordinary, well drained | Full sun | Seed | 5.5/7.5 | 25/100 |
| Rosehip | HP | Ordinary, moist | Partial sun | Division | 5.0/7.5 | 40-70 |
| Rosemary | TP | Well drained | Full sun | Stem cutt, seed | 4.5/8.3 | 12-98 |
| Rue | HP | Well drained, poor | Partial sun | Stem cutt, seed | 5.8/8.3 | 12-102 |
| Sage | HP | Sandy, limed | Full sun | Seed, stem cutt | 5.1/8.3 | 12-102 |
| St Johns wort | HP | Ordinary, moist | Full sun | Division, seed | 4.5/7.5 | 12-80 |
| Sarsaparilla | HP | Rich, forest floor | Shade | Division | 5.5/7.5 | 20-80 |
| Sassafras | HP | Ordinary, woods | Full sun | Seed | 5.5/7.5 | 20-65 |
| Savory | HA | Light, rich | Full sun | Seed | 6.3/7.5 | 12-50 |
| Skullcap | HP | Swamp, rich moist | Partial shade | Division, seed | 6.0/7.5 | 25-100 |
| Shepherds purse | HA | Ordinary, well drained | Full sun | Seed | 4.3/7.0 | 12-80 |
| Slippery elm | HP | Ordinary, woods | Full sun | Seed | 5.0/8.0 | 12-75 |
| Spearmint | HP | Rich moist | Full sun | Division, seed | 5.0/7.5 | 20-150 |
| Strawberry | HP | Rich, well drained | Full sun | Runners | 4.3/6.0 | 20-70 |
| Tansey | HP | Ordinary, well drained | Full sun | Division, seed | 4.8/7.5 | 16-50 |
| Tarragon | HP | Well drained | Full sun | Division | 6.3/7.8 | 12/50 |
| Thyme | HP | Sandy, well drained | Full sun | Stem cutt, seed | 4.5/7.8 | 20-102 |
| Valerian | HP | Swamp, rich moist | Partial shade | Seed, division | 5.0/7.5 | 40-100 |
| Vervain | HP | Ordinary moist | Full sun | Seed, division | 4.5/7.5 | 20-80 |
| Witch hazel | HP | Moist, forest floor | Partial shade | Division | 4.8/7.5 | 40-80 |
| Wormwood | HP | Poor, light | Partial sun | Stem cutt, seed | 4.8/8.2 | 12-50 |
| Yarrow | HP | Dry,waste areas | Full sun | Seed, division | 4.5/8.0 | 20-100 |
| Yellow dock | HP | Rich, swampy areas | Partial shade | Seed, division | 5.0/8.0 | 30-100 |
| Yerba mate | TA | Ordinary, moist | Partial shade | Seed | 5.0/7.5 | 20-60 |