Back yard Herb garden

[OliviaNJ07]

Hi all

I'll be planting my first Herbal garden this year in our back yard, which will be the herbs I use for my holistic herbal therapy wraps.* Buying bulk herbs tends to be a bit more expensive each year.* We live in NJ & have a lot of clay in our soil.* I would appreciate any advice.

Thank you very much.* Enjoy reading the posts, much knowledge & information here.

Olivia in NJ

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[Newt]

Hi Olivia,

The best advice I can give you for planting is to add lots of compost to the planting beds. A 4" layer mixed into the soil would be good.* It will help break up the clay, improve drainage and feed the soil that feeds the plants.* Here's some helpful info about herbs.
http://www.backyardgardener.com/herb/index.html

Newt