A cheap herb gardening journal is a great way to keep track of your progress so you can easily look back on it and learn from it. You can find a lot of information about herbs online, but not all of it is necessarily reliable or authentic. I’ve used several types of internet sources in order to learn about growing herbs, but many of them are either completely misinformed or just plain useless. I know because I’ve been there before.
A good way to avoid spending money and time unnecessarily is to learn everything you can about herb gardening. There are many ways to do this. You could read books and buy information on the subject. There are also plenty of excellent courses that teach beginners how to plant, grow and harvest herbs. For beginners, a course that focuses on growing herbs as efficiently as possible is a must. It will save you countless hours of research!
Another way to save money and learn quickly is to purchase a cheap herb gardening journal. These are usually sold at local bookstores and even online. They contain everything you need to know about growing herbs from start to finish. These journals usually include planting guides for each herb, tips on how to care for and harvest your herbs, how to get the most out of your garden soil, and any other kind of advice you might need.
These cheap herb gardening journals are invaluable. Not only do they let you see your progress as you grow herbs, they keep you motivated. Sometimes I’ll be a week behind on my herb garden and it will really bum me out. If I can’t wait until next week to get started, I might never achieve the quality and variety of herbs that I dream about. These journals will help you stay on target and keep your enthusiasm up about your cheap herb gardening.
One thing I love about these is that they also often come with recipes and advice for growing each herb. My mom uses them to make her own baby herbs and loves them. Last year when I got to go to a friend’s house for the weekend, I was amazed at all the varieties of herbs my friend grew in their front yard. It was quite impressive.
My goal with my cheap herb gardening journal was to try and document all the things I learned from each herb. That way I could refer to them again to help make sure I understood what I was growing. I also wanted to document the growing process, so I could capture photos of the germination process, seeing the leaves sprout first, etc. All the pictures I captured in my journal have been used to promote my business.
As you can imagine, I purchased several cheap herb gardening books as well as tons of seeds. I tried to grow all the herbs in the book at one time or another but there were just too many to try and do that in a month. It took me much longer to get through all the herbs in the cheap books than it did to grow them in my garden.
Now, having started over this past year, I know which herbs I should grow next and where. I no longer guess at my own growth rate. I have written in my journal where I planted each herb to see how fast they grew. I have also mentioned where I planted each herb and how much sun or shade each herb needed before I planted them. These are all things you need to remember as you start your own herb gardening business or continue to grow the herbs you are selling online.