You’ll never realize how great it is to have a herb garden unless you have one. Why go through all the trouble of creating your own herb garden when you can get fresh herbs at the market? Why should you get your hands dirty to take care of a garden when you can just buy at the market and get the same quality herbs? Well, there is more to having a herb garden than just meet the eye.
Here are several reasons why it’s good to grow your own herb garden:
– The herbs are always available. When you have your own herb garden, you have immediate access to herbs and the perfect ingredient to make your next meal taste heavenly! Unlike in malls, you might get disappointed if the herb you’ve been looking for is out of stock.
– Good for you. Apart from getting fresh herbs at your fingertips, gardening is a great form of exercise for you. It’s like hitting two birds with one stone – you get to have herbs and a healthy body too!
– Save money. Fresh herbs in the market can be expensive. When they are out of stock, you might need to look at them in some specialty stores which make herbs more expensive. With a herb garden, you have herbs right at your own home!
Steps to start your herb garden:
Select your herbs
The reason why you want to grow herbs is so that you can easily get it whenever you need it on your cooking. There are more than 100 herbs to choose from and if you don’t spend a time to selecting, you might end up growing the herb you least needed.
Categorize your herbs
There are herbs that grow well in shady parts and there are also some who loves the sunlight. If you have these two types of herbs, then it might be safer to plant them in the separate garden.
Find the right location
Different herbs thrive in different soil conditions. However, choosing a rich and well-drained soil is the best way to start it. Ideally, gardeners choose 4ft x 6ft as their garden size and facing south. You may also like to add more organic matter that will help enrich the soil.
So, the real question is “Why won’t you grow a herb garden?” It’s good and offers a variety of good reasons. Grow yours today and make dinner time more magical with your home-grown herbs!
