| Think of how marvelous your home smells when | | | | should know about. It is crucial that your |
| there are wonderful kitchen aromas wafting | | | | herbs get from six to eight hours of sunlight |
| around while you are cooking with fresh | | | | per day. If there is no place in your home |
| herbs. It could be your Aunt Helens recipe | | | | that this is possible, then purchase some |
| for marinara sauce or a well spiced Indian | | | | grow lights from your neighborhood garden |
| dish given to you by your neighbor. The key | | | | center. Having your herb container garden |
| is the fresh herbs that give each dish a | | | | indoors cuts down on the amount of fertilizer |
| distinct flavor and aroma. Fresh herbs from | | | | you will use. Read the information tag for |
| the super market are expensive so why not pot | | | | how much the herb will need. Unfortunately, |
| some fresh herbs on a sunny windowsill inside | | | | even indoors, pests can be a problem. Be very |
| your home. If you know a few tricks it is | | | | careful not to use commercial insecticides |
| easy to have a container garden of fresh | | | | because you will be using your fresh herbs in |
| herbs right in your bright kitchen. If the | | | | cooking. Here is a recipe for a natural bug |
| kitchen doesn't have at least six hours of | | | | repellent: |
| sun put your herb container garden somewhere | | | | |
| that has the necessary hours of light. | | | | In a jar, combine 1 teaspoon dishwashing |
| | | | liquid and 1 cup vegetable oil. Shake |
| Pick containers that go with the décor of | | | | vigorously. In an empty spray bottle, combine |
| your home. Since herbs are pretty plants | | | | 2 teaspoons of this mixture and 1 cup water. |
| anyway, a well chosen pot will only add to | | | | Use at ten-day intervals (or more often if |
| its beauty. After you have chosen the herbs | | | | needed) to rid plants of whiteflies, mites, |
| to grow and the container to grow it in put | | | | aphids, scales, and other pests. |
| some stones or broken pieces of pots in the | | | | |
| bottom of the container to ensure good | | | | Container Herb gardening indoors will not |
| drainage. Aeration is needed for herbs and | | | | only add flavor to your food but will also |
| this method works well. A loose soil works | | | | add color and texture to your home. By |
| best for herbs as a compact soil will inhibit | | | | growing your own herbs you will never lack |
| root growth. | | | | seasonings for your food and it may even grow |
| | | | into a bigger hobby of growing herbs for |
| To plant your herbs, put a bit of soil into | | | | medicinal and beauty purposes too. |
| the container, add the herb and then loosely | | | | |
| fill with additional soil. To keep it simple, | | | | Happy Herb Gardening! |
| put a Popsicle stick with the name of the | | | | |
| herb in the soil next to the plant. Keep a | | | | Copyright © Mary Hanna, All Rights |
| small notebook handy to write down the needs | | | | Reserved. |
| of each individual herb you are growing. Now, | | | | |
| you are on your way to growing and using | | | | This article may be distributed freely on |
| fresh herbs and seasonings. | | | | your website and in your ezines, as long as |
| | | | this entire article, copyright notice, links |
| To ensure your herb container garden is a | | | | and the resource box are unchanged. |
| true success there are a few other tricks you | | | | |