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 Herbs are an essential part of any recipe. However, buying herbs from the grocer can be expensive and wasteful. Growing your own herbs is the perfect way to make sure you always have the freshest herbs available.
In the Garden:
If you have the space available, growing your herbs in an outdoor garden is an option. Outdoors, the herbs will have plenty of sunshine; however you remember that not all herbs thrive in full sunlight. When planning your garden, separate your herbs into two sections: those that thrive in full sunlight, like thyme, sage, rosemary, french tarragon and oregano, and those that do better in partial shade, such as rocket, sorrel, mizuna, mustard, basil, parsley and chervil.
In a Window Box:
Window boxes are a wonderful alternative for those who live in apartments or have limited space outside. On the sunny side of your house or apartment, arrange a window box with herbs such as chives, oregano, lemon thyme and a creeping rosemary. On the shady side of the house, grow a salad herb window box with wild rocket, chervil, French parsley and red mustard. These herbs will thrive in the limited space. In the Kitchen:
A lot of cooks prefer growing their herbs in the kitchen where they have easy access to the while they cook. Herbs in small containers can be purchased from your local grocer or nursery. Basil, oregano, sage, rosemary, chives and parsley are all must haves for the kitchen. Be sure to place the oregano, sage, rosemary and chives in direct sunlight. When growing herbs in a container use a soil-based or organic compost. Herbs do not grow well in peat, and soil-based compost retains moisture which is a must in preventing the containers from drying out. Also, water your herbs in the morning, so that they will not wilt if temperatures are high during the day. This is especially important for containers in direct sunlight.
To keep your herbs healthy and to help them produce leaves, feed them a seaweed based feed or any other proprietary feed that boosts leaf production weekly.
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