Herb garden ideas

Herb garden ideas

fresh herbs are nonplusultra when it comes to cooking and many people want them these days. Is there a better way to enjoy fresh herbs in your kitchen than just a few minutes old. There are no deep dark secrets when it comes to growing herbs. In fact, herbs are really very easy to grow and you don't need a large place to grow them. Most herbs can be grown in an area that is not larger than a flower box. Actually, a flower box would be an ideal place to grow a kitchen herb garden. There is enough space to grow parsley, basil, Sage or coriander, and all of this can be in a compact container right in front of the kitchen door.

Many herbs can even be attached to the window sill of a sunny window in the house. The trick is to keep the herbs picked and start new before the plants become too woody. Basil is an excellent window plant. If you grow herbs inside or outside, think of two things. First, herbs don't like much fertilizer and most herbs like moist earth, but they have to dry quickly.

How about a herb garden in the strawberry glass you plant the top with a high herb like dill and then fill the page with creeping plants such as oregano, creeping thyme or creeping rosemary. They grow out on the sides and hang down. Just remember to curtail the creeping plants to produce new leaves. You can replace the plant at the top with something else like sage if you want.

When planting herbs such as coriander and basil, it is good to plant at a distance of about 3 weeks in a row so that they have fresh leaves during the entire vegetation period. Coriander and basil become seeds quickly if they are not picked and the flowers removed.

The main thing that most herbs have in common is that they don't like wet feet and really do not need a fertilizer, as I have already mentioned. Fertilizer changes the growth habits of the herbs and influences their strength and taste. A good soil delivers all nutrients that are required for the cultivation of a productive herb garden. Also careful what you plant because some herbs can become quite aggressive and take the entire area and wipe out everything else. Mint is a perfect example. Mint is very invasive. So if you want to grow them, I suggest that you grow mint in a container and never in the earth.

A good herb garden pays off because your family and friends will enjoy the great taste of your kitchen. You will have the satisfaction of knowing that you use fresh herbs from your own cultivation to feed them.