Are you a foodie that is always looking to cook with the freshest ingredients? If you are, you will be pleased to find out that you can grow your own window herb garden at home with minimal effort. Emeril and Paula Dean will have nothing on you!
Do you often times find yourself glued to your television because you can’t take your eyes off of the delicious food that is being made on the food network? Whether you are a new found foodie or an executive chef, it is more likely than not that you are aware of how fresh herbs can transform even the simplest of dishes into gourmet cuisine. What can possibly be fresher than growing fresh herbs in the comfort of your own home? If you live in a city setting, or simply do not have the time to nurture a full on garden, you will be glad to know that you can grow your own window sill herb garden with minimal effort.
Having a window herb garden is like having an organic supermarket on your own window sill. You can choose from a wide selection of herbs and choose exactly how to grow them. There are completely organic window garden kits, even the pot that the herb gardens come in are biodegradable, an extremely eco friendly feature. Of course, there are less extravagant options available, such as garden in a bag. Yep, that’s right, your window herb garden can call a brown paper bag its home. Additionally, and possibly one of the shining benefits of having your own window sill garden is that there are absolutely no pesticides used in growing the herbs, so you will steer clear of any unexpected health issues that may arise with conventionally grown veggies and herbs.
Making your own windowsill herb garden is quite simple. Pots can be bought, found at garage sales, or repurposed from other uses. You can even save plastic yogurt cups and other containers to make your own self-watering planters. Make sure that pots have adequate drainage. You can place a plate or tray underneath the pots to catch excess water.
Then simply purchase or dig up soil, and buy seeds or harvest seeds from existing plants in your garden. Plant seeds according to the recomendations on the package, water when the soil is dry and await with anticipation the first hint of green in your indoor garden. Herbs generally enjoy a lot of sun. If the location is not as sunny as you would like you can supplement light with a grow light, or even a flourescent lamp.
There are are a wide variety of options you can explore when thinking about purchasing an indoor herb growing kit. One option to consider is the Italian Herb Garden Trio available from amazon. They are easy to grow and inexpensive. The Organic Herb Garden Trio comes with organic seeds, compressed soil wafers, instructions and stone ware planters.