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