If you want to ensure your efforts aren’t in vain, then be sure to check out The Skinny Gourmet’s list of ten common mistakes people make with their first herb gardens and how to fix them. A few of their best suggestions for newbie gardeners include not growing from seed, not trimming herbs often enough, picking leaves from the wrong part of the plant and using tired old soil with no nutrients. Ten Mistakes New Herb Gardeners Make (and How to Avoid Them!) | Skinnygourmet
