Rebuilding My Kitchen Herb Bed!

[@ab7567]

I worked at a restaurant that had a tarragon vinaigrette on one of the salads and it’s my favorite vinaigrette ever. Heat up some mild vinegar (rice, white wine, apple cider would be good too), add a big handful of tarragon and let it infuse off the heat, let cool and strain, blend with a neutral oil plus shallot, garlic, fresh tarragon and other herbs if you’d like. You can add an egg to help thicken and emulsify or leave out for a thinner/vegan option. It’s great for salads, dipping veggies, drizzling over roasted veggies/meat/tofu, on sandwiches, etc. Can’t wait to see how this bed progresses through the season!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Oh dang that sounds delicious, I for sure want to try making a tarragon vinaigrette!

[@teresakelly7571]

Sounds delicious

[@emkn1479]

Growing tarragon this year but without any clear goals….til now. Thanks for sharing!

[@cathysteele924]

Thank you for sharing!

[@ampicado]

Relatable Gardening. :) you are great at explaining processes for us with not quite ‘epic’ gardens :)

[@nathansquires5551]

Jacques pythons getting checked by that shirt, lol. Great video, loved the detail.

[@HS-qf5of]

I love this video because it’s elementary. I have a fairly nice garden but it comes at the expense of CONSTANT obsessing over what is the exact right thing to do. So, this sort of video feeds my need for detail. Plus, you have really pleasant energy. Thank you.

[@canadianlogic4099]

Looking awesome. Hugel also breaks down into humus which is amazing for soil. In the old days the poor used to have the worst of the land. So this is how they were able to tranform that crappy land into awesome fertile soil!

[@nancycowell-miller4321]

Oh yay! New video from The Garden Hermit!

[@helenmcclellan452]

Jacque, this is the best video on filling a raised bed that I have seen, especially since you go into what you have plantef and how it will be used. Thank you!

[@terber12392]

Really enjoying your channel. Especially like when you tell us how you use different plants.

[@gtrgenie]

Lemon Thyme and Tulsi are some of the best smells in my garden. Great video!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Yes they are!

[@tannisadam1946]

My sister taught me to add parsley to rice. I love it! It makes it taste so fresh

[@BrunaBertagni]

I love the way you get into every detail while not being boring or overwhelming. Great work! The bed is looking nice 🙌

[@thisisclosed4ever]

Hi Jacques that herb garden looks great. That must be so nice to have fresh ingredients for cooking. I wish I had space for that also in my yard. I can't wait for you next video! Your teaching style is so relaxing 👍👍👍

[@tonyg8973]

I have an herb garden Housewife. You can borrow some from me any time for your delicious cooking.

[@yeevita]

You can grow quite a few herbs just on your window sill or in pots just outside your door or along outdoor stairs. My mom used to have pots along the corridor outside our door and down the stairs when we had a tiny apartment a long time ago.

[@thisisclosed4ever]

@@tonyg8973 Thank you so much. Send me some LOL 😆

[@thisisclosed4ever]

@@yeevita That is a good idea. Will try. Thank you and have a great evening. ☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@panko97]

Timely video 💖 I ordered my 3rd Birdies bed just to plant herbs. You took away all my stress on how to plant it. One is full of garlic and one is asparagus and strawberries

[@vonries]

I didn't do a raised bed, but I did plant my herbs Ina very convenient place. I did one strip right along the path into the house. I figured that will help inspire you as soon as you come home. However, I also planted a second bed just outside the back door. That is just off from the kitchen and beside the grill.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

It is weird how much easier it is to use them when they move 15 feet closer haha.

[@mvrckmace2946]

Jacques! This has been, by far!, The most informational video I’ve watched since going down the horticulture / permaculture rabbit hole. I appreciate your logical & scientific approaches to gardening. Thank you & the Epic Gardening team for all you do.

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

Wonderful to see that old is new again with heugelcultur. In the modern era we are used to regular trash collection, but it didn't exist for farmers a 100 years ago. Of course they didn't have the plastic waste we have now either. A number of gardeners are trying to make sure that plant materials don't leave their property unless diseased. We are trying to make use of branches and other debris like you are. Good job!

[@klashmar13]

I bet the pineapple sage would be great with hawaiian chicken

[@biffycotter3121]

Thanks for going over all the herbs with us, I never know what to do with them! You gave some great tips 😍

[@cheriekalel9578]

Thank you for taking us along! For the last few years I've been gardening I've been paying more attention to how I garden, and realized the same thing that you did, that I was much more likely to use my herbs fresh if I grew them on my porch, where I could just pop outside and snip them, instead of having to get shoes on and go out to one of the gardens. So while I will still grow a lot of my herbs in the big gardens (to grow huge amounts of basil for pesto, for instance, or others for dehydrating), I also want a smaller version on my porch for cooking. I've kept flat leaf parsley and rosemary plants growing over two winters outside on my porch here in middle Georgia, and they are still growing strong, simply because I pick from them semi-regularly.

[@JennySump]

I love saving Christmas trees for hugelkultur. They don't use chemicals to grow them so they make a great addition!

[@colleenwnek3404]

This is the best explanation and demo of a Hugelkultur bed, and I've seen a lot on KZbin!

[@myancey9573]

Great herb bed! I like the way it acts as sort of divider between your patio space and your garden; also, being next to your picnic table the height puts the herbs right at nose level so one can enjoy the wonderful scents coming off the herbs. I think textures and scents are important in the garden. I am always touching and smelling plants in my garden.

[@dannellivery2021]

This is perfect timing. Taking a break, this Sunday working on my garden with the kids. And you pop up on my feed.🤩🤩😃

[@redgingerbreadpam]

What a beautiful herb bed!!! Really enjoyed seeing it all put together.

[@nancycowell-miller4321]

Wow. Just finished the vid. Great info and I totally agree: Proximity to grill *and* kitchen are crucial! I'm getting ready to refresh my (potted) herb garden, and you've given me inspiration for what to plant this season (Mine are mostly Annuals that re-seed themselves!).

[@vishmohan_]

Other than figuring out all the wonderful ways we can use our herbs, our favorite part is similarly to touch and smell them! Therapeutic. Love that you grow for flavor and consumption!

[@colbr06]

I loved your full garden tour last year. I am looking forward to seeing what you do this year too!

[@borracho-joe7255]

Great job on the bed. It’s going to be full in a month!

[@susanriggs8896]

We use parsley leaves in salads to add more interest to the lettuce mix. We also like basil leaves and mint leaves in a salad mix.

[@domesti-city]

I bought myself two metal raised beds for my birthday in March, and just put them together and filled them right before the same rain, but we got more than you did. I had to put hardware cloth under mine to deter those dastardly gophers, and I put an inexpensive metal garden arbor anchored with re-bar in each one to give myself a structure to trellis with. We have an old sycamore tree and a liquid amber tree which gave me an abundance of leaves and seed pods to use as filler in the bottom, and I added the greens from pulling up my winter brassicas and root crops. Then soil from when I leveled the space, and some not quite finished compost that had been turned well, brought it up to where I added raised bed mix. After the rain I have a good 6 inches from the soil to the top of the bed, so I will finish that with compost and planting mix. I also ordered a Boogie water filter, and now need to take a serious look at drip irrigation. This is my busiest season at work, so doing this is what gets me through all those hours at the computer. Thanks for the video; it was inspiring!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Sounds like you have been putting in some serious work! It is fun to experiment with all these different things and I feel you on leaf and seed litter, the jacaranda definitely adds a whole beds worth every year.

[@domesti-city]

@@jacquesinthegarden Yes, they are messy, but I love a Jacaranda in bloom on top, and covering the ground below with purple. I grew up in the Midwest raking leaves in the fall, so it doesn't seem like a chore, but a bit of normal.

[@BritInvLvr]

This gave me some great ideas for updating my herb garden. Thanks!

[@Junzar56]

I have herbs in containers outside my front door, you are right, being convenient so you can step outside and get what you need and add the herbs into your meal quickly is wonderful. ...you wantit high enough that you don't have to bend over to gather the herbs.

[@meagantrout2127]

I’m jealous of those rosemary bushes. I think my two year old one died this winter 😩. Also nice door!

[@808.ladybugs]

Like the new bed. Hopefully in the future I will be able to afford birdies bed🤞🏼

[@intuitlife]

My rosemary is now 16x18 . crazy!

[@HS-qf5of]

Yes! On the door! I noticed that too. Plus, the house. I grew up in Pacific Beach and I’ve always loved that Spanish style house but I couldn’t manage to afford to purchase one. Jacque hit the jackpot!

[@goranbreskic4304]

Yes, why do they die? Where I live people have whole hedges of rosemary that survive -20 C degrees (4 F) in the winters while my rosemary that's planted close to a sunny wall of a warm part of the house dies after a few cold nights. So disappointing. I planted a new one this spring and I will cover it during the winters until it's big and strong. (If Putin will allow us to live for more winters. Sorry to bring it up, but recent events here in continental Europe make me not take anything for granted. NOT looking for political discussion.)

[@smleach5400]

Mine died this last year too. I was so sad!

[@JChalant]

Nice project! I should be so lucky to have my herb garden be so nice!

[@BrightestBlessings7899]

Looks so kewl!! My husband and son and I dug down 14" and put in another Hugelkultur garden! I had not had plants grow so well, until we started redoing our gardens into Hugelkultur gardens! So much abundance!! Speaking of summer, a friend of mine was just telling me about how she freezes sunflowers in blocks of various shaped ice and gives it to her chickens to keep them hydrated and give them a bit of a treat. Brightest Blessings.

[@pandorafox3944]

I really need to get a Birdies Bed. That's it! Getting one!

[@jcking6785]

You’ll love it! Easy to put together in a very short time. The hardest thing is deciding where to put it. Happy Gardening!

[@redechelon37]

I'm very excited to see those "cooking out of your garden" videos, I think that could be extremely successful. It sounds dreamy. Gardeners love their food.

[@Dillson01]

Jacques has been hitting the gym! Great bed setup.

[@buckeyethor]

Can’t wait for outdoor cooking! Still in the 40s at night here in zone 6a. Might even get 1 more frost!

[@la1163]

Hi Jacques, you should grow some eau de cologne mint. That's my favorite of all the mints. I'll crush some leaves in my bath, put it in my drinks, but not a lot or rub it on my legs and arms to keep the mosquitoes at bay as needed. Happy gardening and may your herb garden be bountiful.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That sounds interesting I will definitely keep an eye out!

[@la1163]

@@jacquesinthegarden Please do, it smells amazing. It's better for cooking though. Have a wonderful week.

[@gardenturkey]

I hope to see more videos this year from your garden

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I am going to be focusing more videos now!

[@lifelovelettuce]

There is nothing as wonderful as having herbs on hand and so close to the kitchen. It took me years to get my kitchen garden beds by the kitchen! I'm so pleased to see Pineapple Sage in your herb garden. It's so underrated and such a wonderful addition to the home herb garden. The flowers are wonderful in drinks and so pretty. We love lemon thyme in our salads. It's so much softer than the other thymes and the new growth really adds a special 'zing'.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I haven't tried lemon thyme in salad or raw really, will definitely give it a try!

[@VaultDwellerGal]

You did a beautiful job on the herb garden, with no stone left unturned. I love it!! Tarragon is so underrated, but it goes great with cranberries in chicken salad. It makes it out of this world delicious, and perfect for a spring or summer lunch.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That does sound like a wonderful combination actually!

[@hazeysgarden]

I like using unfinished municipal compost in the bottom of my beds. I have a bunch of trees that we cut down but I don’t have the tall raised beds so I don’t need to add logs. One day I’ll be able to afford some tall birdies beds and I’ll be pumped. It’s time for me to build an herb bed. As soon as the rain stops I’m adding one. Your video has inspired me to finally do it, bc I’m tired of my herbs being in the middle of one of my 4x8 raised beds lol

[@kelrune]

i would love to know about the flat bread. with those herbs

[@creative_grassrootsgarden]

New Subscriber! You have a beautiful garden. My family and I have also recently started a backyard garden! Less than 2 years in our new home and we've completely transformed the backyard into a beautiful space. We are beginner gardeners, growing and learning along the way. Recently I started a gardening channel to help encourage others to start growing as well. No time better than now to learn self sufficiency. 💚🌱

[@piconano]

Lived in Del Mar for over 5 years. Loved San Diego.

[@c0ldlight1]

What a beautiful garden! And a lovely selection of herbs!

[@LifebyMikeG]

love this idea, Ive been planning on what to do with my new birdies!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Nothing beats a well placed herb garden! It will definitely be fun to see how it affects your recipe creation especially for the quick off the cuff meals.

[@jaclo3112]

Love pizza thyme. Ive been growing it in my garden for almost 5 years. It dries wonderfully and great to sprinkle over everything.

[@PlantObsessed]

I just put on a 6in1 and used the old wood bed inside the new birdies. Great idea to put the herbs near the kitchen door. Can you grow lemon balm? It is amazing lemon smell and taste. It's slightly invasive but makes great mojito and tea too.

[@MStrickkk]

I'm glad I found Kevin's channel, I mean "plant daddy". I think I'm more glad that I found you through him. You both are amazing for different reasons but I enjoy your presentation more.

[@juselenascott6620]

I love the idea of having the herbs right where you plan to cook. I have turned my brick planer t the backdoor into a little herb garden as well. As much as flowers were always so pretty I started the conversion last year and am adding more this year. I love how yours came out. I was really admiring the size. Mine isn't nearly as big but I agree if you can put it right where you're cooking you will use them more. Mine was too spread out around the garden just like you said. Look forward to more in the future.

[@Carmen-ok]

Wao! What an amazing job you have done illustrating how to create a bed using hugelkulture, it was very interesting. Love the idea of having the herb garden right outside the kitchen and in the area of your patio where you normally congregate to cook and relax. I use herbs frequently in my cooking, like all the time. All those flavors combined gives your food such an excellent taste. Looking forward to seeing the herbs filled up the raised bed 😊🌿

[@intuitlife]

I have oak and willow Willow helps things root better

[@trinnistevens9150]

Great video. It's great to learn not only how to do something, but why you do it (and the history behind it!). I love how relaxing your videos are and how much inspiration I get for my own garden and kitchen. Can't wait to see how you use the herbs in the future!

[@moirad6579]

Your garden is so beautiful!!! Winter savory is my favourite but i never see anyone growing it

[@Iceycube1404]

Lemon thyme is also really good on fish.

[@majoyap3403]

I love your idea of herb raised bed. It inspires me to make one for my self, albeit a lot smaller because I live in a city.

[@sherylwhited7380]

So you know we’d love to see finished dishes you prepare with herbs…and recipes!

[@thomassmith6344]

Hello Sheryl

[@StefaniStevensBand]

Thank you from Oceanside! I have some of those herbs in my raised bed and I’ll get herbs you planted that I don’t have….

[@wdsjrmd1]

i like this video. great advice to help me put in the same thing at my home. planning for home made pickles so i need a lot of dill. thank you sir

[@rutabagastuff6953]

This is a great video full of information about gardening AND cooking! Thanks! Try your tarragon on freshly steamed green beans-I think they’re perfect together

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Green beans and tarragon actually sound fantastic together.

[@camikanscrap]

You’re finding your way in these videos. Great job. Very informative and entertaining.

[@harveybraswell9440]

Inspired! I also throw edible flowers in my herb bed…great for drinks and finishing touches on salads…

[@cathymadsen2930]

Love the ideas... I have a birdies bed twice the size of yours that I need to fill. I'm going to use my cold compost stuff... my last bed I used the waste from butchering chickens and the corn grew so fast, thick, and lush ....

[@taydecr]

I enjoyed the explanation of all the herbs and how you use them. Thanks for sharing!

[@thomassmith6344]

Hello crystal

[@mybelovedchaos]

Just throwing it out there, I LOVE your kitchen door.

[@StevenLeBlanc918]

You description of parsley is spot on.

[@pang-ngiavang1956]

Use the holy basil (tulsi) for Thai cooking, especially stir fry recipes. You need to deadhead (seeds and flowers) to encourage more growth and larger leaves.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

That is interesting, we actually like using the flower heads in drinks a lot and have never focused on the foliage, will give this a try this year!

[@laguy8181]

Everything in this video was awesome. I'd love to see you show how you use some of these herbs whether it's drying them or using straight from your garden to the food.

[@bflogal18]

I planted parsley in a window box near my kitchen. Not far from there is my butterfly garden. Turns out that swallowtail caterpillars LOVE parsley! They didn’t touch the cilantro, oregano or tarragon, but they decimated the parsley. Because I love butterflies more than parsley, I let them have it! I grow it every year and end up with huge butterflies in late summer.

[@berryster]

I've been going through a similar process with a very large Birdie bed. I've been filling it with almost anything from the yard and kitchen since November. The contents always settle more than I expect...it really never gets more than half full, lots of winter rain here to help with settling and composting. With planting season coming soon here in zone 8b, I'm going to fill it up with bag soils and compost soon, and get some plants in.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Nice! It is always amazing to see how much it settles!

[@TheG1111]

Jacque, great video! Hope your week is going well.

[@Chunk_Kelly]

Yesterday I set up my first 8/1 in the same color and configuration!

[@amandasayers326]

Love all the suggestions for using these. I definitely don’t use herbs enough and have been wanting to.

[@Wolf-E-Romeo]

So excited to see how your herb bed grows and what you do with it! :D

[@renegarcia1613]

i LOVE lemon thyme!! I even love throwing it in my iced tea

[@julesgoh]

I love love love this video. I was just thinking yesterday that I hope you have a video coming up soon. Yay! It’s such an inspirational herb garden. And you not only taught us the gardening part, you also shared so many uses of these amazing herbs in our food and drinks! Thank you! And yes, your many thymes in a second was well appreciated 😉

[@terrimarks3694]

Thank you! I especially enjoyed and needed to learn how to use the herbs! Looking forward to the cooking videos.

[@rchic09]

Thai basil with a few dashes of fish sauce and a chili is such a great combo for Thai drunken noodles or eggplant stir fry

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Making me hungry just thinking about it!

[@patcox8745]

Great video. Really interested in seeing how you incorporate these herbs in your summer cooking.

[@kaceywilliams3386]

Absolutely loved this video and can’t wait to see how you utilize these herbs throughout the summer!

[@greenecrayon]

When I dream about the garden I want (when I have a house and space) that herb bed is the first thing I think of. I really want a nice kitchen garden.

[@jacquesinthegarden]

The herb bed will definitely add more to your cooking experience than pretty much anything else including new kitchen tools.

[@conniek3354]

The bed looks awesome. Great video! Good information.

[@CreaticityIsLife]

Great video!! You've inspired me to build a similar bed right outside my back door. I was curious about the Bulgarian honey garlic - I'm a fan of obscure edible alliums. Turns out it's also called Mediterranean Bells, and I planted about 25 of them in my ornamental beds just last fall. I have several getting ready to bloom, but the leaves are also edibles. I have some leaves drying to make a batch of honey garlic salt. I had no idea I planted this awesome edible! Thanks for raising my consciousness!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

No problem! It seems to run by many names like Sicilian honey garlic, a pretty plant with an interesting flavor!

[@growingherbalist312]

Perfect timing! I'm loving your videos

[@highend37]

Fantastic video Jacques! So much good info

[@MsArtistwannabe]

I love your garden. The new bed looks amazing.

[@Fitiaosana]

Fabulous video. Thanks.

[@louise2209]

I use tarragon in a creamy pasta dish with butternut squash and Serrano ham x

[@D3Misty]

I really like his yard.

[@MrEzekiel1982]

I’m a little jealous of your rosemary. I never get them that big before they die or melt away in our wet MD climate

[@carriezerafa1659]

Parsley makes a great chimichurri sauce...one you make it once, you will wish you planted more!

[@raphaelahons3479]

I totally love your outdoor area 👍 Pineapple sage is lovely, i also think its great in water like mint 😋

[@nlcpope]

So glad to see your shady location! My hubby didn’t want me to put our Birdie beds in the sunny yard area so we’ve put them in a side bed that does get sun but it’s shady too! I was second guessing the decision but seeing your bed is encouraging that we’ll be okay! Thanks so much for all you and Kevin do to support the garden folks out there!! Blessing to you both!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

Herbs can tolerate some more shade, just need to water less and expect slower production!

[@shihtzusrule9115]

Pure Leaf had a little bottle of Blackberry Sage Tea. It is really good and I don't usually like the packaged flavored teas, I like their raspberry but it has way too much sugar in it, so I dilute it with my tea.

[@lauriesmith7517]

Worm pizza! Yum! Gotta love captioning!

[@jacquesinthegarden]

I did some with cal this past December and it was easier than I thought!

[@gammayin3245]

Hey Jacques - a classic green goddess dressing has tarragon in it.

[@skynet40433]

So excited for the cooking videos XD