If you’re new to gardening and don’t have a huge lawn, planting herbs is a great way to start. Not only does it taste delicious, but it’s easy to take care of. There’s not a lot of tools and complicated soil involved. Basically, you will only need a sunny windowsill, small pots, soil, and lots of love!
A common favorite in the herbal world is BASIL – it’s one of the popular and sought after herbs as you can add this to multiple recipes, including drinks!
Speaking of drinks, MINT is another one you can add to your herbs collection. It smells good and grows easily in almost any situation. Placing it near a full sun or partial shade will encourage it to grow more leaves.
BAY LAUREL plant is popular amongst Southeast Asians, as this plant is added to a lot of Asian Cuisines. This plant grows well on south-facing windows as they have the brightest light.
Quit buying wilted PARSLEYs at the grocery store and start planting one at home. This plant will make your garden life easy as it’s low maintenance and doesn’t require much light.
OREGANO is also easy to maintain, it doesn’t need a lot of water unlike the other herbs, but it does require six to eight hours of sunlight. Once it becomes unruly, it is best to cut the plant and repot it if desired.
One of the best plants to add to your kitchen is CHIVES, you can cut the leaves easily and add an onion-like flavor to your meals, and they make pretty garnishes too! CHIVES is a low maintenance herb that can grow in the ground or in any pot. They grow quickly as long as you place them in a sunny spot where they can get four to five hours of sunlight in a day.
Another pretty addition to your herbal garden is ROSEMARY, they smell good and require less watering. In fact, they dislike water greatly. Make sure this herb doesn’t get over-watered as they can die pretty fast too. Remember, it does best on well-drained pots!
Having fresh DILLs at your home garden is also a nice addition; it grows well on moist soil with partial shade. Aside from its versatile nature, fresh dill leaves work wonderfully on seafood and soups.
Lastly, for a good source of vitamin C, planting SAGE in your garden is a great addition as it has many health benefits.
Having quick and easy access to fresh herbs is unlike anything from buying them off at the market. It may be hard and a bit complicated growing them at first, but once you get the hang of it and learn more about these herbs, it will definitely get easier.