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Herb Farming in the UK is a complete beginner-friendly guide for smallholders, micro-farmers and market gardeners who want to grow, harvest and sell fresh herbs for local markets, restaurants and communities. Packed with region-specific advice, it translates the realities of UK weather, soil and market demand into clear steps you can put into practice immediately. Inside, you'll learn exactly how to: - Plan a profitable herb enterprise with bed layouts, polytunnel use, nursery bench space and lean workflows - Understand UK microclimates - wind, frost, rain and aspect - and tailor your site for strong, healthy growth - Choose the right varieties across culinary, medicinal and tea herbs, including annuals, biennials and perennials - Master propagation through seed starting, heat/light management, pricking out, cuttings and division - Improve soil health with pH testing, organic matter, mulching and drainage fixes for UK rainfall - Design seasonal crop rotation and succession planting for continuous year-round supply - Grow sustainably using raised beds, no-dig methods, fleece, tunnels, pollinator strips and companion planting - Market and sell effectively to farm shops, veg-box schemes, restaurants, markets and community buyers - Create value-added products such as dried blends, infused oils and potted herb selections - Price your herbs confidently with simple competitor checks and clear UK market examples Whether you're aiming to add herbs to an existing smallholding, start a market garden, or build a side-income selling potted and fresh herbs, this book gives you the tools, techniques and confidence to succeed.

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