Few things will liven up your cooking quite like fresh herbs. Having a store to add flavour to your dishes is something that will vastly improve your home cooking. While dried herbs are readily available from most supermarkets and shops, nothing beats having fresh herbs grown in your garden. Here are some tips and tricks for getting started.
First you should decide upon the types of herbs that you would like to produce. Annual and biennial herbs can be grown very quickly, which means that you will have plenty of crops if you grow them continuously each month. They include basil, coriander, parsley, dill, lemongrass and rocket among others, while perennial herbs like chives, fennel, horseradish, mint, oregano, thyme and sage will take longer to grow.
Herbs require well drained soil with a balanced PH content; they also need compost and fertiliser to keep them sustained. When planting you should look for a spot which is sheltered but also gets a good amount of sunlight throughout the day. However, some herbs such as basil, chives, fennel and sage aren’t very robust and may need to be grown indoors in trays and pots before being moved out doors later on.
Not everyone has the time, patience or space to grow a vegetable garden which is one of the reasons that herbs are often favoured. They require very little upkeep too if they are grown outside, as the weather should provide them with enough sustenance, while indoor herbs will only need access to sunlight and some regular watering.
When it comes to harvesting your herbs, you need to be liberal with your picking. If you pick too much of the plant then you harm its chances of being able to regrow sufficiently – which means no more herbs for you!
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