Growing herbs in containers outdoors can be rewarding and fun.
Not only is there the added benefit of knowing that the food you eat is from a real plant, but there is the fun of watching something you planted springing to life.
Also, as far as cost effectiveness goes it is actually cheaper to grow two to three herbs that you usually use in the kitchen than it is to go to the store every month and have to purchase the same herb in a bottle.
When growing herbs in containers outdoors we all must remember several things, least of which is that like all things regarding life, it will take some time.
The easy fix for this problem is to use a small green house incubator for the seeds until the plant is a nice healthy seedling.
In this way you save around three weeks of waiting for the plant to develop.
Other considerations are such things as climate preference of the herb, necessary sunlight, proper amount of water, misters or drip-taps.
But regardless of whether or not you plan on building a palatial garden of Eden, it is always best to start of with the herbs in containers.
There are several ways to go about deciding exactly which style and price range of container best suits your needs.
Possibly the cheapest way to go about picking containers is to go through the recycle bin and pull out all the plastic bottles sorting from largest to smallest.
If you want to involve children in the process pull out a pair of safety scissors and a steak knife.
Parent takes the steak knife and makes a small cut to start things off and the kids just cut the bottle in half and make fun designs in the top half to be used as a lid until the herbs grow through the top center hole.
Fill the bottle in with garden soil and plant your seedlings.
The next way to go about it requires that you spend a little extra time on the plants afterwards.
Utilizing a few large peat moss weave basket pots, plant the same type of herb in each pot separated by a few inches and place in the ground where you want the plat to grow.
The pot keeps the water saturation to the right level and negates the need for transplanting later.
A list of herbs that grow well in containers include: bee balm, french tarragon, mint, parsley, chives, dill, oregano, rosemary, sage, fennel and basil.
Not only is there the added benefit of knowing that the food you eat is from a real plant, but there is the fun of watching something you planted springing to life.
Also, as far as cost effectiveness goes it is actually cheaper to grow two to three herbs that you usually use in the kitchen than it is to go to the store every month and have to purchase the same herb in a bottle.
When growing herbs in containers outdoors we all must remember several things, least of which is that like all things regarding life, it will take some time.
The easy fix for this problem is to use a small green house incubator for the seeds until the plant is a nice healthy seedling.
In this way you save around three weeks of waiting for the plant to develop.
Other considerations are such things as climate preference of the herb, necessary sunlight, proper amount of water, misters or drip-taps.
But regardless of whether or not you plan on building a palatial garden of Eden, it is always best to start of with the herbs in containers.
There are several ways to go about deciding exactly which style and price range of container best suits your needs.
Possibly the cheapest way to go about picking containers is to go through the recycle bin and pull out all the plastic bottles sorting from largest to smallest.
If you want to involve children in the process pull out a pair of safety scissors and a steak knife.
Parent takes the steak knife and makes a small cut to start things off and the kids just cut the bottle in half and make fun designs in the top half to be used as a lid until the herbs grow through the top center hole.
Fill the bottle in with garden soil and plant your seedlings.
The next way to go about it requires that you spend a little extra time on the plants afterwards.
Utilizing a few large peat moss weave basket pots, plant the same type of herb in each pot separated by a few inches and place in the ground where you want the plat to grow.
The pot keeps the water saturation to the right level and negates the need for transplanting later.
A list of herbs that grow well in containers include: bee balm, french tarragon, mint, parsley, chives, dill, oregano, rosemary, sage, fennel and basil.
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