Herb Garden

Planting a herb garden is one of the most satisfying hobbies. The beauty of a herb garden is that herbs are very easy to grow and you can even do container gardening, if you don't have space for gardening. You just need a windowsill that receives plenty of sunshine to have your very own herb garden. Different types of herbs can be grown such a garden. Choose herbs that are easy to grow and which you are going to use in the kitchen. Herbs that come with beautiful flowers can also be planted to give your garden a bit more color. There is something incredibly satisfying about using your own organically grown herbs for cooking. So, experience this joy of growing something by creating a beautiful herb garden.

Herb Garden Plans

Before you rush out to get the plants for your kitchen garden, you need to first decide upon the design of this garden. If you have a small piece of land that can be used as a herb garden, then go ahead and plant herbs here. For apartment dwellers a herb gardening can be done indoors in containers and pots.

If you have a small piece of empty land in your backyard, then you can plan your garden here. Choose a patch of land that receives adequate amount of sunlight and make a border for this area with stones or wooden fence. Now sit down with a piece of paper to come up with some garden design. Pair herbs that require drainage and do not like too much water like rosemary and thyme together. You can make raised beds for these types of herb so that their growth is optimum and you get a good harvest. Try to plant herbs like coriander, continental parsley, mint along with lavender, sage and marjoram. Instead of having a mix of various herbs, you can also choose to design a herb garden that has only Mediterranean herbs like parsley, dill, thyme, rosemary and oregano. This will help you when you are cooking a pasta dinner and need some herbs in a hurry. Bay leaves are another good herb that you can grow in your garden and the best thing about growing these fragrant herbs is that it is very easy to grow. Don't forget to get a good mix of kitchen compost and organic manure in your soil so that the herbs can grow properly. Periodically you will need to take out the weeds from the garden, as these weeds tend to leach out all the nutrients from the soil.

If you are planning on an indoor herb garden, then you can choose from either small pots and containers or even old teacups and jam jars. Pretty much any type of container works for a small herb garden. The only thing to remember is to drill a small hole at the bottom of the container to provide for drainage. Chamomile, mint, sage, oregano, lemon verbena and heliotrope are some of the best herbs to grow indoors. Remember to mix potting soil with sand to fill the containers of your culinary herb garden. Place these containers in the windowsill or on your balcony so that it gets plenty of sunlight. Avoid over watering the plants and mist the herbs once a week so that the humidity levels are maintained. Perennial herbs like rosemary, thyme, tarragon, mint, dill and basil thrives well indoors and are as such great herbs to grow in an indoor garden. If you remember these tips for growing herbs indoors then your garden will thrive.

Having a herb garden is a wonderful way to connect with nature even if you live in an apartment. You can grow some exotic herbs like lemongrass, yarrow and angelica for making your herb garden more interesting. So, this season, grow some exotic herbs in your garden and cook some delicious meals by using your home grown herbs.