Plant a Mobile Herb Garden

Wheelb arrows are te rribl y use ful , but do ten d to in vol ve a lot of work. S o instead of using them to cart around bricks, move sand or shift earth how about turning them into mobile herb gardens? It sounds a lot less tiring, doesn’t it?

First, you need to find an old wheelbarrow – or at least one that nobody minds adding a few holes to. It’s best to ask a grown-up to do this job by puncturing the base every 10 to 15cm with a large nail.

Next, give it a good brush out before filling it with some potting compost to within 5cm of the top. You can now start adding your herbs. Try to keep larger plants such as sage and lavender to the back or middle of the barrow where it’s a little deeper. Also, if you want to add mint, make sure to keep it in its pot. Mint is a very bossy plant and will soon take over the whole barrow if you give it half a chance. Some good herbs to try out are: Marjoram or basil – great on pizzas! Chives – these have pretty purple round flowers and are good in potato salad. Thyme – low growing and very fragrant. Lavender – great for drying and making scented bags. Purple sage – lovely purple-grey leaves.

Fill around the herbs with gravel to keep the leaves from getting soggy and to give an attractive finish to your garden. Finally, give the barrow a good watering. Source: 101 Things for Kids to do Outside by Dawn Isaac.

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