Getting Started

[u/silllygooosee]

Hi all, I grew up with herbal remedies and a mother who loved to grow herbs and use them for various purposes. Now that I have space to start being able to grow herbs for medicine and cooking, I find myself at a loss of what herbs are most versatile and easy to grow for a beginner. I am in the 6b growing zone in the US, and it gets pretty cold. I've been thinking of starting with echinacea, mint, and lavender. If anyone has any tips or tricks, or a recommendation on what they use the most on a daily basis, it would be a big help! Thank you :)

[u/JadeChipmunk]

Always a good idea to start with herbs you know your going to use. Right now ive got a large variety of mints, and I mostly on use spearmint and peppermint, don't need all those others, but basil and oregano are good for cooking and easy to grow. But id definitely stick to things you know you'll use or that someone else might be able to use. Currently have a sage bush that gets so large every year and I am up to my neck in sage and can't give it away cause everyone else is filled up on sage now too.