A Beginner’s Guide to Herbs – Growing Herbs in Flower Pots
If you are a true beginner gardener, an outdoor bed herb garden may sound overwhelming. If so, why not grow herbs in pots?
A container garden will give you tons of experience while being easy to manage. You can start very small with a ready to use herb growing kit or a few seedlings. You can keep them in a sunny window sill or even on the kitchen counter where they are easy to watch and ready to add to your recipes.
If you choose to use a kit, they come in all shapes and sizes and have everything you need. Or, if you choose to select a few herb seedlings, here’s all you need to get started:
o Herb seedlings
o Potting soil
o Perlite or other soil lightening medium
o A few small stones for the bottom of the pots
o Containers large enough to give the plants room to grow
Then, start your garden:
o Cover the bottom of each pot with a layer of stones to facilitate drainage
o Mix a little lightening medium into the potting soil and fill the pot
o Place the herb in the pot, keeping the soil around the roots
o Water well and place in a well lighted spot
Once your garden is growing, just,
o Allow them to dry out until the top layer of soil is just dry
o Water when about a half inch inch of the soil is starting to dry
o Turn the plants every few weeks if one side gets more light
o Use a light liquid fertilizer with every third or fourth watering if you wish
o Harvest often and cut off all flowers if you want them to keep producing leaves
Your herbs would also love to spend the summer outside if you have a place for them. Just remember to move into the sun them slowly. First into the shade, then as they become sun tolerant, they can take a sunnier spot. Check on how much sun each herb you grow will like – it varies greatly! And, don’t forget to bring them back in before the first frost.
Erin Smart is an herb gardening enthusiast who loves to garden with her family. Together they grow all kinds of organic herbs and vegetables and share seeds with other organic gardeners all over the world. To learn more about growing herbs in pots, check out her website at www.esmartyherbgarden.info.
Erin Smart is an herb gardening enthusiast who loves to Erin Smart is an herb gardening enthusiast who loves to garden with her family. Together they grow all kinds of organic herbs and vegetables and share seeds with other organic gardeners all over the world. To learn more about growing herbs in pots, check out her website at www.esmartyherbgarden.info.
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