Basic Herb Garden

Herb Garden Indoor Growing Tips

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:49:24 -0600

You may find many of the herb growing kits have a theme. For example, you may want a cat garden for your favorite feline. With a cat garden, you want to place your herbs where your kitty can reach them easily. Examples of plants you may find in a cat garden include grasses like wheat and barley and herbs like catmint and catnip. One of these gardens is perfect for the indoor cat that does not get to chew on greens outdoors. Another type of garden is the kitchen garden. Most commonly grown in a sunny indoor area like your kitchen windowsill, the kitchen garden features herbs that are used for cooking. Examples include chives, oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme and sage. Tags: Herb Garden Indoor

Why You Should Plant an Herb Container Garden

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:49:24 -0600

For example, you've probably seen the little herb gardening kits on the market today. They are made by brands like Chia, Burpee and even Martha Stewart. The kits are enclosed in a clear plastic case that serves as a seed starting greenhouse. In the kits you will find instructions, containers, seeds and often potting soil or other growing medium. Some kits have a theme. A culinary herb garden is a popular example of a theme. Another example would be a tea garden. As its name suggests, the herbs featured would be used to make tea. Tags: Herb Container Garden

How to Grow a Basic Herb Garden

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:49:24 -0600

Herbs are some of the simplest, easiest and most interesting plants to grow both for your indoors and also for your outdoors. One of the reasons for this is because herbs have so many benefits. Herbs are often used for cooking, tea, medicine, skin care and fragrance. Some people grow their kitchen herbs indoors, in the kitchen of course. Others like to grow their various herbs outdoors in the garden. Growing a basic herb garden, whether indoors or out, is the perfect project for a beginning gardener. First, you need to decide what kind of herbs you want to grow. Tags: Basic Herb Garden

Creating an Herb Container Garden Plan

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:49:24 -0600

Herbs are beautiful and useful. They can be used for fragrance, food and sometimes even medicine. Of course, if you want to use herbs for their medicinal properties you should consult your physician and/or a licensed herbalist. When devising your garden plan, you will first need to decide what kind of herbs you want to grow. There are all kinds to choose from. Popular herbs include lavender, chamomile, oregano, sage, rosemary and mint. You will find that many herbs can be used for more than one purpose. Chamomile is very soothing when used for fragrance as well as in tea. Lavender is also a fragrant herb that can be used for cooking and even for its antiseptic propertie... Tags: Herb Container Garden Plan