Container Herb Gardening

Container herb gardening, indoor or outdoor, can be a rewarding hobby. With just a few supplies, and some attention, your container herb garden can thrive and you can begin enjoying the smells and tastes it has to offer. I can give you some pointers along the way and help your find the best supplies for you herb garden.

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       Herb Plants and Seeds      Soil and Fertilizer                 Containers                   Grow Lights

You may wonder if container herb gardening is right for you. Well, it does not require gardening experience and you can continue to reap the same rewards, no matter the time of year and it doesn’t take a lot of space. It is so nice to be able to continue the herb gardening you enjoy during the summer into the drab winter months.

Live Herb Plants or Herb Seeds

There are a couple different ways you can start your herb garden. You can begin with live plants or with seeds. Of course starting from seeds will take longer as it takes most herb garden seeds anywhere from two to four weeks to sprout. The amount of time it takes will depend on the herb.

If starting from seed, I would recommend starting the seeds in a small container or using a seed starting system. The plants can be transplanted into larger pots, that can be added to your herb garden, once the have began to grow.  There are also planting systems that can be used to start the seeds and maintain the mature herb plants. I explain more about those in the container section. 

Soil, Containers and Lighting

For your herb garden you will need some good gardening quality potting soil, containers and a sunny spot where the plants, or the seeds while they germinate, can be placed. There are grow lights that can be used if you don’t have enough natural sun. The amount of sun required will depend on the variety of herbs you choose to grow in your herb garden.


Choosing the Herbs

That brings me to the next point; for your herb garden, choose the herbs that fit your needs the best. What herbs do you currently use in your kitchen that comes from a jar or a can? What tastes do you experience in your favorite restaurant that you would like to be able to duplicate yourself? To begin your herb garden pick a few that sound the most appealing to you. You can always add more varieties later on.

Get Started

Nothing can beat the aroma or taste of fresh cut herbs. With just a few herb plants you can grow and harvest enough for yourself and have enough to share with friends and family. So get started now, no matter the time of year. What you start as an indoor activity can easily be moved the outdoors, or outdoors to indoors, when that activity is container herb gardening.






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