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Growing herbs in your yard or garden makes it easy to add flavor to recipes!

Growing an herb garden

Whether you tuck a few herb plants into the vegetable garden, maintain a dedicated herb garden, or grow herbs on a sunny windowsill, fresh herbs are a handy way to keep the flavors you love on hand without buying those little spice bottles. Simply snip off what you need and add it to recipes.

Herb buddies

Beyond their culinary uses, herbs are a great addition to the garden as companion plants to your vegetable crops. Herbs can help deter pests or encourage beneficial insects. Consider adding some of these herbs to your herb garden, even if you won’t use them in your kitchen.

  • Borage deters tomato hornworms.
  • Chives repel Japanese beetles and carrot rust flies
  • Bee balm attracts bees to your garden.
  • Dill attracts hoverflies and honeybees that help with pollination.
  • Catnip repels flea beetles, aphids, Japanese beetles, squash bugs, ants, and weevils.