| Have you ever noticed that cooking shows don't | | | | latter kind is my personal favorite. |
| use the herbs and spices that they buy from | | | | Like any other kind of plant, there are herbs that |
| grocery stores? Everything they use is freshly | | | | thrive as annuals or perennials and can either be |
| picked right from their own, personal mini herb | | | | bought and planted or raised from seeds. The |
| garden. Truly, if you want to cook exceptional | | | | seeds you plant yourself are the most difficult, |
| meals - having your own herbs is something you | | | | but it doesn't really require a green thumb. It just |
| should definitely be looking into. | | | | takes a bit of time and patience. |
| The fact of the matter is growing your own herb | | | | Seeds should be placed in a shallow pot or box in |
| garden isn't that difficult! It takes a bit of | | | | the late winter. The finer the seed - the shallower |
| knowledge, some discipline and a good location to | | | | it should be sown. If you place it too deep in the |
| plant your seeds. | | | | soil, there is no hope that it will grow. |
| There are all sorts of different ways to grow | | | | In fact, my grandma taught me to start growing |
| herb gardens. There's the indoor kind, such as the | | | | the seeds early in the house. Just put them in soil |
| ones you see in a cook's kitchen. These are nice | | | | and keep them watered, put them on a windowsill |
| for people who live in apartments or crowded | | | | where your cat can't get to them, and transplant |
| condo's. | | | | them in the spring. |
| Then, there is the outdoor herb gardens (which | | | | Growing herbs at home is really, really easy - but |
| may be what you're more familiar with). These | | | | there's lots of stuff you need to know before |
| are usually grown on a small plot of land outside. | | | | you venture out and start your herb garden. |
| Either way, the herbs can be used for cooking, | | | | Make sure you research up before you make |
| medicine, or to make your home smell good! The | | | | your purchases! |