| Growing herbs in pots is more convenient then | | | | leave indoors all year. |
| growing herbs in the garden. For one thing | | | | All herbs can be grown in pots and some herbs |
| growing herbs in pots is done in the shelter of | | | | should only be grown in pots. Mint needs to be |
| your own house, growing herbs in a garden is | | | | contained in a pot if you let it lose in your garden |
| done out in the elements with its unregulated | | | | it will take over the garden. |
| temperature, dirt, rain and mud. Which sounds | | | | If you've been into gardening for any length of |
| more convenient? And your herbs will agree. Out | | | | time you know that pruning plants (cutting them |
| in the elements they are exposed to too much | | | | back) encourages new growth. And what a great |
| rain, hungry bugs that love to eat herbs and the | | | | benefit that is. If you have a rose bush and you |
| winter frost all of which are bad for herbs. Also | | | | would like to cut off some beautiful roses to put |
| can you imagine every time you need an herb for | | | | them in a vase to be enjoyed indoors you can |
| seasoning you have to go out to the garden to | | | | just help yourself and clip them off because it |
| get it. If you are growing them indoors they are | | | | only encourages the growth of new roses. How |
| right there in arms reach. | | | | nice is that it's like getting something for free |
| You can also put your pots in window boxes. | | | | which doesn't happen too often. Usually there's |
| That way you still don't have to go outside to get | | | | some kind of a price to pay. Well it's the same |
| them and when the winter frost hits you can | | | | benefits with herbs. If you want some for |
| move them indoors temporarily. However some | | | | seasoning, or herbs for medicinal purposes or for |
| herbs do fine in the winter elements. Tarragon, | | | | your morning tea you can just pick some off and |
| chives and mint will go into dormancy in the | | | | it will be replaced in a few days with some fresh |
| winter and after the winter they will form firmer | | | | growth. It's like an unending supply of what ever |
| and fresher growth. So put these herbs in your | | | | it is you want without having to pay the price |
| garden box and you won't even have to bring | | | | other then a little water and some occasional |
| them in during the winter. | | | | fertilizer. If we could just get the rest of life to |
| Another great thing about growing herbs in pots is | | | | work this easy (Ha). You think it's possible, it's nice |
| that you can move them around. You will have | | | | to think so isn't it? Let's start with growing herbs |
| healthier perennial herbs if you move them | | | | in pots and branch out from there. |
| outside during the summer. The annuals you can | | | | |