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Welcome to Byron Bay Herb Nursery
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Byron Bay Herb Nursery provides employment and training opportunities in the Byron Shire for people with an intellectual disability who require on-going support to work. Our primary business is the environmentally best practice production of high quality herbs to the horticulture market.
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| Summer Gardening |
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Plant basil, beetroot, beans, capsicum, celeriac, ceylon spinach, chamomile, chervil, chilli, corn, cucumber, cress, eggplant, fennel, dill, hyssop, kale, lettuce, marigold, marjoram, mustard greens, spring onions, okra, oregano, parsley, rockmelon, thyme, tomatoes, zuchini & watermelon. For a full list of other herbs and vegetables to plant and what goes well with each other, when to sow seed direct or in trays and seed planting depth, refer to the Sow When and Companion Plantings Charts.
For best best gardening results try to work with the moons cycle. For example planting and sowing during the waxing phase helps to promote a balanced root and leaf growth. The Moontime Diary is an excellent resource for choosing the right moment to act, for better results with less effort.
Set bait traps for fruit fly with Eco naturalure™ which a a certified organic product. Control caterpillars and grasshoppers with Eco-neem; avoid planting highly susceptible vegetables at this time of year.Use Control aphids, scale and leafminer with Eco Oil. Group plants together that have similar water requirements eg. oregano, thyme, lavender, rosemary, sage like dryer conditions then basil, tomatoes, parsley. |
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| Herb of the Month |
| NAME: White Creeping Thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Albus') |
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| DESCRIPTION: A low-growing perennial to around 10cm tall. Tiny aromatic leaves are born on erect stems. Small white flowers are borne in summer and they are quite attractive.
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| ORIGIN: Mediterranean. |
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| CULTIVATION: Thyme requires a hot, sunny location and is at its aromatic best if grown in well-drained soils that are low in nutrients. It will thrive in stony soil and requires little watering once it is established.
Plant seed in spring, preferably in punnets to be transplanted later. New plants can easily be propagated by layering from an established clump or by dividing the plants and replanting rooted sections. The plant will also grow readily from cuttings taken in late spring.
Can be used as an attractive drought tolerant ground cover. The plant should be sheared back after flowering is complete to encourage future bushy growth.
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| USES: Thyme imparts excellent flavour to all kinds of red meat dishes, soups, sauces and vegetable dishes and is a favourite ingredient in stuffings for poultry.
Thyme has also had many traditional medicinal uses especially in the treatment of coughs and colds and also as an antiseptic. (It contains thymol.) The herb was often used to make skin tonics. Thyme oil is reputed to repel head lice, though the smell is very strong and care must be taken with young sensitive scalps.
Thyme is highly attractive to bees and, planted near the vegie garden, can help promote pollination. The bushes may also help to mask the smell of vegetables and reduce some insect attack.
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| This information on herbs is provided free from Isabell Shipard's book "How can I use HERBS in my daily life?" Available from our bookshop. |
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| www.herbsarespecial.com.au |
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