April 21st, 2010 by Geoff Marks
You don’t need a plot of land in order to grow the herbs necessary to cook whatever you want to cook. Herbs are expensive you try to get them at stores, but if you grow them on your own, you will be able to save lots of money. So what options do you have when you don’t have land, such as when you live in an apartment? You can have your herbs no matter where you live by getting a kitchen herb garden device. These devices can be put on your kitchen counter and they have built in light. You just need to water them when needed and a lot of the devices will tell you when it is necessary, and you will then watch your herbs grow big and lush in the comfort of your own home. Unlike a window herb garen, you use artificial light so you get …
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March 14th, 2010 by Geoff Marks
If you have cultivated an herb garden outside all summer and into the fall, you are probably disappointed that winter is so quickly approaching. You are aware of the nutritional and health benefits that you get from eating natural and fresh foods, and you do not want to have to stop gardening your own herbs. Do not dismay! During the winter, you can easily bring in your herb garden. You can plant a windowsill garden right in your kitchen! You can have fresh herbs all winter long, by doing this.
Preparation
In order to successfully move your herbs into your home, you will have to have a windowsill that is in a sunny area. The best place to put your windowsill herb garden is a windowsill that gets at least five hours of sunlight per day and has minimal drafts. Often times, using a south or southeast facing window is …
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December 11th, 2009 by Geoff Marks
As the leaves are falling and the beautiful colors of gold, red, marroon and browns fill your yard, your home herb garden is call you. This time of the year, when the weather is not too hot your herb garden is calling for attention.
Now is the time to capture the seeds from your blooming herbs. You can confine the seeds by placing a paper bag over the blooms. Put your hand around the bag and grab the stem. Trim the stem to release the bag. To release the seeds from the pod, rub the bag. Now you can put them in containers for storing until planting. I put them in envelopes with labels and the envelopes go into a shoe box.
Some people dry herbs by tying a few sprigs together and hanging them up to dry. The location should also be dark as sun light dries the oils …
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December 1st, 2009 by Geoff Marks
You have planted the herbs and watched them grow and flourish. They are extremely useful in so many ways. However, you will also know that for a successful home herb garden, there is a bit of work needed.
In order to use the herbs you will need to harvest them first and timing is a huge factor. Did you know that the essential oils in the herbs can be leeched away by the wind and heat?. You should choose a calm and dry morning during midsummer to harvest your herbs. Fewer oils are produced by the herb on extremely wet days. So wait for a few hours for the early morning dew to evaporate from the leaves and then pick them just before the flowers open. Click here for more: home herb gardening
When harvesting, you don’t have to remove the whole plant. At this point, you are just taking …
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