Eclectic Kitchen™: Spring Has Sprung – Ready for My Fresh Herb Garden
Well – I imagine it
seemed as though winter would never go away…yes, I am sick of it, too! But the
sun has been out, the temperatures have been up and there have been all signs
of spring coming to life. My iris & lilies are starting to show their faces
so I know what that means it’s time….and I’m so ready for my organic herbs!
Trust me, there’s nothing better than fresh organic herbs to get you into the
spirit of spring! I am SO there & I am SO ready! I’ve been missing my
little organic bunches of love so and I cannot wait to get the seedlings
started & get them going! I’ve always had a
fresh organic herb garden growing each year and the way your food tastes with
these herbs – nothing compares. Once you grow an herb garden, you’ll never want
to cook without them!
So - I’ve sown my
seeds in earth friendly little seed starter compost containers. – And…I won’t
even have to disturb my plants when transplanting they’ll just go right into
the ground – container & all! Take a look!
I’ve already got healthy plants of rosemary, thyme, oregano, lemon grass, parsley, sage & lemon verbena that are beginning to come back around so I’ve sown seeds of basil, cilantro, tarragon, mint & I wanted another oregano plant so I did some more oregano.
Spring has sprung so
get out and plant your own fresh herb garden & make sure you come back soon
to the Eclectic Kitchen™ to learn how to incorporate those fresh
babies into your cooking.
Remember "Variety, flavors & herbs are the spices of life.™"
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Tags: lemongrass basil gardening lemon verbena eclectic kitchen mint cooking garden seeds fresh herbs oregano cilantro organic sage rosemary tarragon parsley
Very timely as I just started my "little herb garden"
Question, do all the herbs need the same amount of sun? I notice my basil only likes sun for part of the day. To much sun kills it. Yet my chives seem to thrive in full blown sun. Any tips you can share?
I recently got some "pineapple mint"
It's wonderful.
Have a great day.
Marc
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Marc,
You're really going to enjoy your herb garden! You're very right, all herbs are not created equal so you'll definitely want to look either on your seed package (if you started from seed) for each herb's desires & preferences for sunbathing or on the handy little markers that usually come with plants. I have a great garden area that gets perfect afternoon sun, for just the right amount of time during the day for most of my herbs.
My tips, *most* herbs like to get almost dry before being watered again to avoid getting root rot, they thrive better this way, so you'll want to press the dirt around your plant to see if it feels damp, if it does, wait a day or two more before giving it a nice drink.
Make sure if you use any plant food or pesticides that you only use those marked Certified Organic by the USDA especially since you're going to be consuming these babies. Use those according to the package directions.
Make sure to use your herbs & trim leaves regularly so they will keep growing & budding. Remember you can always dry your herbs & still use them, if you're not ready to use them right then to avoid waste.
Last but certainly not least, if you see, especially your basil or cilantro starting to flower, pinch those buds off quickly so you can keep them budding & growing, if you leave the flowers on, they will turn to seed & your plant will end it's growing season.
Remember "Variety, flavors & herbs are the spices of life.™"
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THANK you SO much!!
Exactly what I was looking for.
I learned from experience that my basil likes to go dry.
Have a great day and thank you again.
Marc
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You are so very welcome Marc! Please stop by again soon! M
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