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Herbs And Other Interesting Edible Ideas – Part 1

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Josh Andrews

Sometimes you just want to do something in the garden, but you don’t really have any motivation. I wrote this article because a lot of people have trouble coming up with interesting things to do in the garden in their spare time and I thought throwing a few ideas out there might inspire! And why not?

Gardening is something I think everyone can enjoy, but not everyone is mobile enough to do some of the bigger gardening tasks. but there are smaller things that you can do in your garden that will allow for interesting and edible outcomes! Herb gardening is one of my favourite, having a selection of herbs at your finger tips will make cooking and baking a real treat, especially since fresh herbs are 100% better.

 Deciding On What You Want

First things first, you’ll have to decide whether you want a herb garden that is either indoors or outdoors, outdoors will give you more of a choice in the size and shape department, depending on what your garden is like. If you’re going for an indoor garden, you are only going to be limited to the space you have around your windowsill or wherever you will be putting your new herb garden.

Starting Your Herb Garden

15535656765_027089c89e_oBuying your herbs will be the first step into the planning of your herb garden. you’ll need to decide which herbs you want, check how difficult they are to grow and  you want to research which herbs will be able to grow together. I would suggest buying seedlings instead of seeds because growing from seed can be quite difficult. I would also suggest starting with some of the easier herbs such as Basil, this will allow you to see whether you are watering enough or too little, as bazil visibly wilts when it has too little water.

Once you’ve selected the herbs you’ll be using for your garden, the next step is to choose whether you will be planting directly into the ground or using a planter, hanging basket or window box. There are of course endless possibilities for containers, and it’s completely up to you what you decide.

Watering The Herbs

Making sure your herbs have enough water can be difficult and confusing at first. You don’t know whether you are giving them too much, or too little. One thing you have to remember, is herbs are not houseplants. A houseplant can take one substantial watering per week but herbs require regular watering especially in the summer. Overwatering can be negated by a simple hole in the bottom of your planter or by lining underneath your flowerbed with rocks.

Pruning

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Pruning your herbs might start earlier than you think, even though your plant is small and young, pruning can still benefit. To start pruning, it’s the same as every other herb, make sure you cut just above the growing leaves. This will stop the stem from growing but allow 2 new stems to grow.

 

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Why Choose a Chia Herb Garden?

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Josh Andrews

Many chefs and cooks purchase their herbs cheaply from the supermarket. They either buy growing plants that they use as necessary and can cut, or freeze dried in containers that are ready made that they can keep in their cupboard.

Both systems have their advantages, yet nothing beats growing them yourself. Sadly, plenty of people find it hard to grow their very own herbs, which is where a Chia herb garden might help.

A Chia herb garden is a simple method to begin in growing and getting your own herb garden as is virtually fool proof.

Each kit comes with everything you have to produce your own indoor range of herbs. You’ll shortly have many herbs growing in your very own kitchen. Since the sole thing you need is water, the process made as easy as possible!

The indoor Chia herb garden can be displayed very attractively. This can make it the ideal gift for grandma or the mom, particularly if they love gardening but don’t have a lot of time. They have a tendency to be well priced, it’s almost always a good idea to Truly Have A search online to determine what is available and possible of sale. Let your fingers do the walking first!

1. An Assortment of Terracotta Pots- These are to grow your plants in and are long lasting and porous to soak up water.

2. Terracotta Saucers- these function to make certain no water leaks out and sit underneath the pots.

3. Growing Compound – These kits supply a fertile ground for the plants to grown and feature an increasing sponge which does away with all the dependence on using compost of any sort.

Instead of grouping them all together should you want when ordering your Chia herb garden place the herbs in various places in your kitchen.

Most herbs flourish when placed in a warm sunny locations grown best. Its best to place them at various spots than having a long trough in one region.

These miniature gardens are simple to grow and as such they can also make an ideal first growing kit for children that are interested in growing plants and possibly could like to a livelihood or a life time interest be it for food or just enjoyment. The chi herb garden makes it simple.

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