Fresh herbs are a delicious way to add flair to all sorts of meals, including pasta, sandwiches, soups and marinades for meat. You can find fresh herbs at the grocery store, but why not create a basic herb garden plant container and grow your own herbs at home all year round.
HOW TO DO ?
1.Choose a place to keep your herb garden plant container to help you decide what to use for the container itself. The location of your herb garden will dictate the size and shape of the container to be used. For a window sill, you'll to find container (or containers) that will fit the small space. Several small terra cotta pots (with one herb variety in each) work well for narrow ledges. You can also purchase narrow potting containers that are designed with small spaces in mind.
If you have a large table to hold your herb garden, your container options are much broader. Almost anything capable of holding soil can become a container for your herb garden: a large terra cotta pot, old milking bucket, large ceramic bowl, or even a plastic pot hidden inside a wicker basket.
Be sure the location you choose for your herb garden gets sunlight.
2. Know your herbs. What will you include in your herb garden plant container? Popular choices include basil, oregano, cilantro, sage, and rosemary.
3. Find seeds for your favorites at a local nursery or a hardware store. Buy potting soil and pea gravel.
4. Line the bottom of the container you plan to use with a layer of pea gravel or other similar material to allow for drainage of the soil.
5. Fill the container about 3/4 full of potting soil. Leave space at the top so there is room to water the plants without the soil spilling.
Refer to the seed packet to determine the depth of soil that will provide optimal growing conditions for the plants you have chosen. The needs of each type of herb will vary.
6. Plant the seeds as directed on the seed packets. According to Charlie Nardozzi and the National Gardening Association: "Arrange the plants so that those that grow tall, such as basil and lemongrass, are in the center and cascading varieties of herbs, such as thyme and oregano, are along the edge."
7. Place your container herb garden in its new home and water as needed. Once the plants have matured, take clippings of the various herbs regularly to encourage new growth.
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