Tips to treat dying herbs

Sometimes, despite your best endeavours, your garden DIY project can come up against a number of challenges that can undo all your hard work. 

This might be the case with green-thumbs around the country growing herbs this spring.

If your plants are not producing the results you may have hoped for, you might be faced with some of the following problems.

One of the most common issues that gardeners face when growing herbs is nutrient deficiencies.

Herbs such as dill, parsley and coriander can change different colour due to different nutrient issues.  This can often be caused by too much watering, which drains all the trace elements from the plant.

To rectify this issue, add some water soluble fertilizer to your herbs - there are several varieties on the market, just be sure that you use one which is compatible with herbs.

Just like other plants, herbs can be prone to disease and bacteria such as leafspot, but because you eat herbs, it isn't recommended to use sprays and treatments.

The best way to rid your herbs of disease is by removing all infected parts of the plant and ensure that they are located in a sunny, dry environment - conditions which diseases don't like.

If problems persist, you may want to seek the advice of a gardening expert.