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How To Grow Your Own Herbs Easily In Pots.
Growing herbs in pots is one of the easiest and most rewarding things you can do in your home. It's a great feeling when you can walk out to your patio and clip off whatever herbs you need for that nights meal. From my experience, it's hard to get herbs to grow right in pots the first time, but every time after that it's incredibly easy. In this post I want to share some tips that I've learned throughout the years for different types of herbs, so you can easily grow them in pots yourself.
Mint is one of the most rapidly growing herbs of them all. The trick is to be extremely careful where to plant it. If mint gets into a big pot it will grow everywhere, and you will have a hard time controlling it. Growing mint can make you feel like a green thumb, but keeping it under control is tough.
Basil has always been the most used herb in my garden. Growing it in pots is best because it tends to get munched by all sorts of pests after it sprouts. I prefer to get basil that has already been started from the nursery, rather than growing it from seed, so that it is already somewhat hardy once I plant it to fend off some of the bugs. When in pots, basil can wilt rather quickly when placed in direct sun, which is where it grows the quickest. It takes frequent watering to keep basil healthy all throughout the summer.
Cilantro is the opposite of basil, I always plant this from seed. Getting cilantro from the nursery is tricky because once it changes environment and lighting it tends to bolt right away. When grown from seed, and kept in the same area, it will grow for a long time without bolting. If it starts to bolt, clip the flowers, then cut the entire bunch and use it. It should grow right back if it is still the season. Cilantro has always grown best for me in direct, late afternoon sun.
Rosemary and sage grow very well indoors in a sunny window. There isn't much difference in buying these from the nursery, or growing them from seed. They both grow very well, so choose whichever method you have the patience for!
Growing herbs in pots is very easy, and it keeps getting easier as each season passes. The first time you set out to have an herb garden you will get good results as long as you take the time to water and care for them. The second season you do it you will get an exceptional crop, just be sure to learn what didn't work out so well the year before.
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