How to grow a herb garden from seeds
So, you've been thinking about growing your own herb garden, well, now is the perfect time to start.
All herbs have a variety of different types of scents, colors and sizes
which make them very fun and interesting to grow. Herb gardens are
great, you always have fresh, tasty herbs to add to your food to give
it the maximum flavor and make it tastier than ever. Not only does
having your own herb garden save you money on herbs you would otherwise
be buying from the grocery store, but they are very pretty as well.
Growing your own herb garden will give you a green thumb and make you
feel accomplished when you grow and use your very own herbs.
Growing an herb garden does not happen over night, there are some
preparations you must take before you even start to plant your seeds.
First of all, you should find the perfect spot for your herb garden.
Kitchen window sills that get a lot of sunlight make a perfect place
for an indoor herb garden, and the fresh scents from your herbs will
give your kitchen a wonderful smell. Growing your herbs in an outdoor
garden works just as fine as well, just make sure that the location
that you choose receives a lot of sunlight, herb gardens require a
minimum of 6 hours of sunlight each day to grow to the best of their
ability.
Once you find the perfect spot for your herb garden, you can start to
prepare your soil in the starter containers. When planting your herbs
outdoors you need to start them in small starter containers before you
transplant them into the ground. Also, before planting the seeds, you
need to soak them in water overnight, at the very least, a few hours.
Make sure there are holes in the bottoms of your flower pots and
starter containers for efficient drainage.
Once your soil is ready and your seeds are soaked, you can start the
planting process. Very small seeds need only to be pressed into the
soil while larger seeds only need to be planted up to three times
deeper than the size of the seed. Your soil should be fertilized and
pressed down so your seeds don't sink down deeper than they should be.
After your seedlings start to emerge you can transplant them into their
permanent pots or outside in the ground. Don't pull the herbs out of
the soil, instead tip the starter container over so it slides out of
the container. Dig a hole just deep enough for the plant and soil and
gently place it into the ground or permanent pot and pack it tight
enough with soil so that it can properly root itself and grow well.
Water your plants once daily for the first week and then twice a week
from there on. If you follow these steps you should produce a
beautiful, healthy herb garden that you and your family can enjoy.