Your Indoor Herb Garden: Growing and Harvesting Herbs a… (2024)

Very good for a beginner, a bit boring for a maniac like me who just reads nothing but herb books these days. The historical stuff was actually interesting and not half bad. Some of the annotated glossary of herbs felt less than helpful for indoor specific growing

If you're looking for a guide to help you start growing herbs indoors, avoid this one. It's completely unhelpful.

This could have been half the length, and very little of it is specifically about indoor gardening. A misleading title, to be sure.

There is a lot of the history of herbs in this book for medicinal purposes and cooking. There wasn't so many herbs mentioned in this book. It was ok for was looking for just to see if I could grow some of them in the house. It is a pretty quick read if you skim the history parts.

Perfect book if you want to learn how to start a her garden.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Had many interesting items and I enjoyed the history of herds in the past. However this is more of a beginner in have much useful info.

A lengthy description of the history & uses of herbs, but not at all helpful for starting your own indoor herbs.

Google searches and homeopathy with one interesting chapter on the history of herbological knowledge.

Update, January 2024: I continue to think of this book with disdain when I glance it on my annual book lists for its deep marginalization and ignoring of women in the plant medicine world. I also disagree with my original statement - having spent the last year studying herbalism - that herb books are redundant to themselves. There have been some great ones published on the last two years that go far beyond a list of plants and their properties, but that add new perspectives and opportunities for growth for their readers. I am not sure if my comments ever show up for anyone, but please ask if you are interested and I will be glad to offer suggestions.

Original, February 2021: I prefer not to write negative reviews, so I'll keep it slim. This was authored by a man who repeatedly quoted men in the history of plants and medicine - I like learning about the history- and had almost no citations or recognition of women. In a book about plants and healing. Which are fundamentally a women's art. This kind of erasure doesn't sit well with me and made me a disgruntled reader once I picked up on the pattern.

Also, why do books on herbs continue to be published? There are a multitude of versions of them with very little new information-- but an abundance of existing knowledge that we've had for centuries. There's so much to learn, but none of it requires new publication from an existing angle.

Read instead: "Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers" by Barbara Ehrenreich.

I received a complimentary digital copy of this arc book from Edelweiss and publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.

This book is a part of a series created to help people be self-efficient in a small space and limited budget often associated with city living.

This book about growing and harvesting herbs at home is divided into six chapters. The author begins with an explanation of why herbs are such an essential part of life. A fascinating history relating to the use of herbs dating back to 5000 BC is explored. Furthermore, history also describes how Herbal medicine became essential in health and longevity.

Growing and harvesting herbs indoors doesn’t have to be complicated. Once you have your favorite herbs at hand you will enjoy the convenience of making your own flavored vinegars and oils. You will discover many ways to harvest and store your herbs for future use.

The book had a helpful annotated glossary of herbs at the end providing historical references, growing tips and other useful information.