Indoor Herb Gardens
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Love to cook? Then you will know what a joy it is to reinvent the dishes that you cook on a regular basis. Sometimes even a minor change in ingredients can make a vast difference to the final dish, so it’s worth experimenting each time you cook. And what better way to add extra flavor than by adding some herbs!
Using herbs is a great way to flavor dishes and creating an indoor herb garden is one of the best ways of making sure everything you use is as fresh as it could possibly be! What’s more, it also means you won’t have to throw a whole bunch of herbs in the compost bin because you can just pluck the herbs that you want from your garden, as opposed to buying a whole bunch from the grocer only to use a few leaves!
So Where do You Begin?
To begin with, think about where you could put your indoor herb garden. In general, you want to put your herb garden in a position that will get as much sun as possible as most herbs just LOVE the sun. (Having said that, do remember to read the instructions that come with the herbs that you buy as certain varieties might be a tad sun-shy.) Another factor you might want to consider is accessibility; you want to be able to easily reach your herbs. Most people put one on their kitchen windowsill as this is usually a place that is both well lit and easily accessible.
You can buy an indoor herb garden which is ready made and easy to use, but it’s just as easy to create your own if you start with the right container. All you need to do is fill it with compost and a mixture of herbs that you like, and water it regularly.
You have two choices when it comes to a container – you can either use one long trough style container, which means your herbs may start to mix in with each other, or a number of separate pots which all stand on a long oblong shaped saucer. Either version looks great when you are creating your own indoor herb garden.
The Benefits of Having an Indoor Herb Garden
There are plenty of benefits – not least the fact that you can harvest your herbs as soon as they are growing plentifully. This gives you herbs that are at their freshest, which are ideal for cooking and much better than anything you could buy anywhere else. The herbs from your indoor herb garden will also help to perfume your kitchen!
An indoor herb garden also makes a great addition to any windowsill, and can be a little more unusual than using a plant or flowers to decorate your kitchen. If you really start to enjoy using them, you could even consider starting to dry some herbs to see whether you get better or different results in your cooking from using that method.
Lots of people find that an indoor herb garden is the easiest and most rewarding way to grow herbs at their home. An outdoor one works well, but you won’t want to go outside to fetch some if the weather is bad!
In the weeks to come, we will be updating this site with more information on indoor herb gardens so make sure you bookmark us and check back regularly or you could subscribe to our RSS feeds. In the meantime, happy herb gardening!
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