Basic Herb Garden – Herbs – Herbs Tips and Herb Benefits

Small Plot Gardening

When it comes to gardening people always think about large plots to grow their favorite plants, flowers and herbs. The truth is you can fulfill your dreams by using your own small plot and make it as high-yield organic produce garden. You don’t have to be good or experienced farmer to grow herbs and flowers. Small plot gardening is new concept and is gaining popularity in western world.

Growing more agriculture produce and in quality comes from smart farming. Countries with a large land mass are not the one who produce more agriculture products per acre. The list complied by the United Nations shows “Republic of China (Taiwan)”, “Egypt”, “Netherland”, and “Belgium” as the top four nations. What ever happened to America, Canada and Russia, the countries which have bigger land mass and still don’t produce more agriculture produce per acre. It all boils down to innovative techniques used in smart farming.

In today’s market growing your own vegetables and herbs can save you a lot. Not to mention eating organic produce and the benefits you get from eating fresh vegetables and herbs grown in your backyard. You can use your front yard or backyard to grow flowers, vegetables and herbs. Even if you live in a apartment still this shouldn’t curtail your dream of growing herbs and flowers. Today you have a option of growing herbs in hanging baskets or in a small containers, which can be placed in a lighted area where they can get enough air and sunshine.

Look at the population growth in the world. We are about to touch the 7 billion mark and according to the latest population statistic by 2040 our population will be around 8 or 9 billion people. Imagine in next 20-30 years, how much pressure will it puts on the farming community?

The recent survey about small farms shows that there is a growing trend of small farms in urban areas and there also is a growing interest in commercial farming. With the help of technology and better efficient farming methods commercial farmers will be growing vegetables, herbs and flowers in city. The space is not an issue with modern farming. A 12 story building spread across 5 acre area can produce enough vegetables for small city of population less then 200,000. This concept is called vertical farming and it is gaining popularity in cities across world. I guess this will be part of solution to the growing population.

TIP: Growing onions around your vegetable gardens will save your garden from bugs and insects.

Rosemary Herb growing

                                                      What is Rosemary Herb Growing
Rosemary herbs are appreciated for their medicinal, decorative and culinary purposes. Rosemary herb will add a lot of flavor to your dish and it is also a great stimulant. The small blue flowers will appear during spring and because of the beautiful blue color, rosemary herbs are used as colorful hedges for the home. Plus, from the rosemary herb you can extract an oil used in perfumes and liniments. These are a few reasons why you can grow rosemary herbs in your own apartment or home. Rosemary herbs medicinal purposes are another point in the favor of growing these plants.

Also, you should know that the rosemary herbs come from the Mediterranean and they belong to a family of plants called Lamiaceae. The Latin name is Rosmarinus Officinalis which can be translated as “dew of the sea”. Plus, growing them at home is a very easy task.

Tips on growing rosemary herb:

Selecting a good location

Think of a good location before you start growing them. If your home is in a location where frost appears rarely, you can grow them on the ground. But if you experience hard winters, you may want to put the herbs in containers or pots. Use a good, well drained soil and make sure the plant has at least 6 h of sunlight each day.

Planting the right parts

Cutting them is a very common process. You need to cut them 2 inches from the soft grown herb. You can then take the parts and dip them in rotting hormone and place them in a container that is placed in a location away from direct sunlight. When you see roots appearing, then you can transplant them into the garden.
In conclusion, taking care of a rosemary bush in your home or apartment, is an easy task and following these few steps is the best way to achieve this purpose.

Herb Container Gardening

Herb Container Gardening

If you are looking information on Herb container Gardening, I would assume by now you have already decided on growing herbs in your home. You must be debating where to grow herbs in pots, containers or in your backyard. What place to use backyard, balcony, patio or use hanging herb baskets to grow herbs? All these questions are valid and useful to think in advance before drafting a plan for herb container gardening.

The first point is to set your garden size, regardless if you are growing indoor or outdoor. In case you are using indoor space such as close to kitchen or in your balcony etc. Note down dimensions of your area to be used for growing herbs. Divide marked area into manageable containers size. The popular containers used in indoor herb garden are 5-10 inches deep containers or 6” cup for individual herb plant. In case you want to differentiate between herbs grow them in cluster in separate containers such as mint in one container and parsley in another container. You can also label your individual plant cups for easy identification.

The 10 or 12” can accommodate up to 4 herbs. You can grow 4 herbs of same type or variety in one container. Depending upon the size of the area you are using for herb garden you can add more containers. Ensure proper drainage is there in containers and are placed close to sunshine area. They need few hours of sunshine to survive.

The real result of growing herbs will depend upon how well you design herb garden, what size of containers you use, how well you use potting soil and how well plants are given water and sunshine. Also not all herb plants can be grown in container, some plants are grow tall such as “Dill”, you don’t want small trees in your kitchen. All these factors are important in growing herbs in container. One of the reasons why herbs containers are placed close to kitchen is that you will see them when you are cooking. This will ensure their use in your daily cooking.

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The best practice is to first seed the herbs in individual plant cups, usually 6” inch long. Wait for few days to week to let baby plant come out. Keep container ready with soil and make right depth for plant transplant from plant cup to container. Peel outer layer of plant cup without disturbing plant root and place it in herb container. Place soil around the plant in container. Ensure right amount of water is given to planted herb. Too much or little water can destroy the plant. Once all plant precautions are taken results will be in front of you in form of healthy herb plants.

Basic Herb Garden

Basic Herb Garden

Recently I was with my wife shopping grocery at local grocery store close to our home. This grocery store belongs to leading super market grocery chain. At the checking counter I was surprised to see the price for herbs I bought at this store. The herbs I bought were parsley, mint, basil and cilantro. The combined bill for these four herbs was $7. I looked at my wife and said you know, we can grow these herbs in our backyard year around and save some money and same time spend some quality time with nature.

Months have passed and I was back in my backyard looking proudly at my small basic herb garden. Tracing back to my steps, which were essential in achieving fresh herb garden. First I cleaned the land from any weed, grass and other derbies to make way for clean soil to be used for herb growing. I chose to start herb garden outside as I had previous experience of growing plants from seed. One has option of getting baby herb plants from garden stores and growing them directly in clay pots. After cleaning area I took disposable plant cups for planting herb seeds. These disposable cups one can get from gardening store or gardening shop. The seeds are planted in these cups and when baby plant is out, you can peel the outer layer of cup and plant herb in soil bed. Once herbs are planted in soil all they need is right amount of water and good sunlight.

The other approach is more professional and systematic way of growing herbs. In this approach one can get big containers square or rectangular from gardening shop. Also get soil bag, which will be used to fill these containers for growing herbs. The containers are useful for two reasons. One they are potable and can be moved in or out of house in extreme weather conditions. Second it is easy to organize the herbs by classification in containers for easy identity and differentiating from other herbs.

You may also want to zero on your requirements, such as what kind of herbs you are going to use either for cooking or for medicinal purpose. What will be right amount of herbs you would like to grow in your basic herb garden? In my case I wanted herbs for cooking. That is why I chose four types of herbs of our liking and taste.

Now you don’t have to get disappointed if you live in apartment, which does not have land space available to create basic herb garden. People living in apartments can use hanging baskets for growing herbs. The process of growing herbs is similar just make sure herbs get enough water and are placed close to sunlight area.

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Things to watch while growing basic herbs are extreme weather condition, effective drainage system and right amount of sunlight. Watch for weeds, insets, especially plant eating insects. If you are able to have one basic herb garden for yourself, share your experience on basicherb.com.

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