Herb Garden
January 29th, 2010 by Geoff Marks
cookingsessions.com host Jason Hill shows how to grow a culinary herb garden. With these tips, home cooks can learn about herb gardening and what to plant in their herb gardens. Among Hill’s favorite herbs for a kitchen herb garden are oregano, basil, thyme, mint, tarragon, cilantro and chives. To see more cooking videos, visit www.cookingsessions.com
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You’re so welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video. What kind of herbs do you have growing?
We have a few different things, but my favorite is the Rosemary! It smells so good & can be used in so many dishes! We also have basil & parsley.
I got Dill, Red Basil, Large Leaf Basil and Parsley in mine. Is it true I have to get rid of the flowers from the Basil or they’ll die? I actually want to expand the garden, but herb plants are hard to get here. The garden’s really handy.
Sounds wonderful!
Hello! I’m glad you also enjoy your herb garden. Here are basil tips. According to the National Gardening Association, “Pinch the tip from the center shoot of basil after it has grown for 6 weeks to force side growth and prevent early flowering. If flower stalks develop, simply snip them off. Basil is programmed to initiate flowering when it has six pairs of leaves on a stalk. For maximum production per plant, cut it back to two leaves per stem, and dont let it grow past four pairs.”
Great tips Jason! It would be a wonderful video if you made a video on what herbs really work well together many thanks!
Thanks for the suggestion. Good idea! Jason
Love the fresh herbs… But only some can survive in the hot AZ desert. However, it is common to see rosemary as huge shrubs all over Phoenix. When planting cilantro, can you let it go to seed to harvest the coriander without sacrificing the plant?
I am thinking of one of those indoor herb garden, Williams – Sonoma sells. Since the summers a cool where I live and well winter is 8 months long. I like the videos very much, eating out here is expensive and really poorly prepared. I would pain you to see how they serve pasta here.
Cool, i’ma try that indoor garden too, if i can find it.
You can use rosemary to keep deers away from your garden too… that is if you have deers in your area.
Great tip about rosemary! Yes, we do have deer around here. Thanks! Jason
Cool! I haven’t seen the Williams-Sonoma one. I’m glad you like the videos. Cooking with fresh herbs makes your food taste better and is so easy to do. Let me know how your new indoor garden works out when you get it. Take care! Jason
I see rosemary used in that fashion here in the California deserts.
I have always planted cilantro from a container. It takes off pretty quick, and I use it pretty quick and then it’s gone. I have read that you can let it go to seed and it will come back. It likes cool temps with sun. Maybe you can try growing it in AZ in the fall?
I just recently found you by looking for a fish taco recipe and I’m so glad I did! Now I’m a subscriber! I have thought of growing an herb garden for years now but have never gotten around to it. This definitely gives me some inspiration. Thanks!
Thank you and have fun with your garden! You’ll save a ton of money. Those fresh herbs are expensive in the markets! Cheers, Jason
I live on the second floor of an apartment building. Is there any way I can grow a small herb garden on my patio?
Absolutely! Get a few planter boxes and plant any herbs you like! They are very hardy. Enjoy! Jason
I grow some inside ….I also have the same bulbs around all my fish tanks …and I keep some plants around them.
great video chef, I would like to see more of this type of theme -_- good to learn where food comes from !
hahah …your videos are becoming like the food networks ….smooth producing !!!
shoot……………..you should have won the prize money as the next food network star !
Hmm very interesting!! I am planning to grow a few of my own vegetables next Spring/Summer. I’ll have to add herbs to the list!!
Wow, thanks so much for the kind comment! That really means a lot to us as we do work very hard on them. All the best to you. ~ Jason
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Sounds good! Hope you have some information on your channel soon!
What’s your favourite herb?
Mines personally corriander. Just tastes delicious.
I love coriander (cilantro). We use it quite a bit. Basil is great as well, and I use fresh chives for many things. We often use the thyme for our chicken dishes. I guess I like them all!