Growing herbs in pots is a great option for many home gardeners. Not everyone has the yard space for a garden, and herbs thrive in containers. Containers make it easy to grow herbs in the city, on a small deck, or on a section of a patio. It is also easy to move containers around as needed. Containers are relatively low maintenance; they get fewer pests and will rarely grow weeds. These simple tips will help ensure that potted herbs continue to grow and thrive all season long.
How to Grow Herbs- Understanding Hardiness Zones
Successful herb gardening packs a double-whammy: not only do many herbs produce lush, fragrant flowers, but harvesting of these multi-taskers is a jackpot on many levels. Those interested in honing their cooking skills have endless varieties of culinary herbs to sample. If one desires a natural, holistic way to treat common ailments, medicinal herbs are a “triple threat’: They look great while growing, and many can be used in the kitchen as well as the apothecary.
Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs
The benefits of growing your own herbs can be the joy and actual fun of beginning an interesting hobby, growing the herbs that have medicinal value for you, those you use to enhance flavor in your cooking, or planting an herb garden for the beauty and lovely aroma exuded from certain plants.
Growing Herbs in Containers or Pots
If you don’t have room for a full-fledged garden, growing herbs in containers or pots is a simple solution to growing your own herbs. You will need some medium or large pots, available at the home and garden section of your local store, some potting soil, and some seeds to get you started. These can be purchased at a seed bank or your local department store. Different varieties of herbs require different nutrients, so look carefully on the packaging of your potting soil to find out what kind you need to grow your different plants. They may take up to two months to grow in order to be made ready for picking the leaves. These leaves can be used for cooking, or in herbal teas for a medicinal alternative to the health and medicine choices available at your pharmacy. Different herbs do different things for one’s well-being, from helping to alleviate flu symptoms to achieving a better libido or emotional balance. The facts and myths about herbs have often been intertwined, and interpreting fact from fiction can sometimes be difficult. Some of the most basic types of herbs are passion flower, valerian, both the leaves and roots, skullcap, and chamomile. These can be drank in a tea or swallowed in salad or capsule form. They contribute to a good night’s sleep. For men’s health, saw palmetto, horsetail, pipsissewa and echinacea help to promote prostate health and can reduce the risk of prostate cancer. St. John’s Wort helps with emotional well-being and concentration. Milk thistle helps your liver to stay healthy and licorice and ginger help with digestion. All of these can be purchased at alternative health stores and your local department store. You can prepare large batches of these herbs during the growing season and store them for the winter months.
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