Are you new to the world of herb seeds?
Here at Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk), we’re more than aware that many people would like to buy seeds online from us, but are deterred by a lack of gardening knowledge. Indeed, you may have recently read about our horticultural courses that allow you to get up to speed with certain subject areas, all in the comfort of your own home.
But what if you’re new to, for example, herb gardening, and quite fancy finding out more about it, so that you can have an abundant supply of fresh herbs at home? Perhaps you are always cooking with herbs or using them in salads, and are wondering just how hard it could be to grow your favourite herbs from seed in your back garden? Well, the good news is that by sowing herb seeds in the spring, by the end of the summer you can have a fantastic final harvest of summer herbs, ready for use immediately.
There’s even better is that herb gardening doesn’t require a huge investment of time and energy on your part, and nor is there any shortage of cheap seeds, available to buy right here at Seeds By Post, that you can use for your first tentative attempts at herb gardening. From the traditional garden mint that is used in meat dishes, sauces and potatoes, right through to garlic chives that are an ideal accompaniment to cream cheese, you really won’t need to look anywhere else for herb seeds.
Despite the aforementioned inexpensiveness of herb gardening, we would still urge you to purchase certain key items. These include a small bag of soil-less growing medium in which to grow your seeds, which can be a rather better bet than garden soil. Among other items, you’ll also need several seed trays that have been divided into cells and that come with a plastic domed top, the latter so that the soil remains moist while the seeds are germinating.
Then, you’ll need to follow the full herb gardening process, starting with filling your seed trays with soil-less compost and wetting the seed trays before placing one or two herb seeds in each cell, and continuing through to the actual seed germination process. Once the seedlings have grown into young firm plants of 1 to 2 inches tall, you will need to replant them in 3 inch plastic pots, followed by keeping the plants in a light ventilated area and watering them regularly. Eventually, the plants will be 2 to 3 inches tall, at which point it will be necessary to replant them in your herb garden.
That, of course, simply leaves the harvesting process in the early summer. Be careful about the number of leaves that you remove at a time, so that each herb can continue to grow and be harvested again and again, all summer long. Explore the full range of herb seeds for sale at http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk.
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