Herb Plants

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Plants That You Can Grow At Home?”

If you are new to herb gardening, let me give you some tips and advice about herb plants. There is something incredibly wonderful about having fresh herbs for cooking. Growing your own herbs is the best way to guarantee having a supply of fresh herbs at your fingertips.

The Joy of Herb Plants

Herb plants require a minimal amount of time and space, but the rewards are huge. Once you have decided to grow your own herbs, the first step is to choose which plants you would like in your garden.

If you are new to herb gardening, starting with a few herb plants in your kitchen window is the best of all worlds. You have your herbs in a convenient location for both maintaining them and using them, plus you have the wonderful fragrance lingering in your kitchen. If you have purchased seeds to plant, follow the instructions that are given for the types of herb plants you are planting.

Herb Plants You Can Grow in Your Herb Garden:

Basil – Sweet basil is one of the easiest to grow herbs you will find. Basil should be planted in fertile, well-drained soil where it can receive six to eight hours of sunlight daily. You can start indoors four to six weeks before the last frost or sow seeds thinly outdoors after the frost has passed. Once they start to grow, plants should be thinned to six inches apart. Leaves can be harvested when the plant reaches six weeks old. It grows up to two feet tall and will become bushier the more it is harvested.

Parsley – Parsley is also easy to grow. Like basil, it can be sown directly or started indoors. For best results with germination, soak seeds overnight in water. Parsley does well in most soils provided it receives enough sun. Harvest lightly the first year to allow the plant to establish. After the first year, it can harvested as desired. The plant grows six to eight inches high.

Dill – Dill germinates easily, making it an ideal herb for amateur gardeners. Prior to planting, loosen soil so roots can grow easily without hitting solid dirt. Start from seeds outdoors in early spring once risk of frost has passed. Once plants have started to grow, thin to ten inches apart. Dill does well in most soils if it has full sun. As long as weeds are kept away, it rarely needs water.

Kelp – Super kelp (also known as “Sea kelp” and “Sea wrack”) is a sea herb that is one of the best sources of natural iodine and trace elements. It is also used as the principle agent in cures for obesity. In addition, it cleans out the kidneys and stimulates the thyroid and pituitary gland to produce growth hormones.

Milk Thistle – Milk thistle has some active substances that helps maintain healthy liver function by protecting the liver from damage caused by viruses, toxins and alcohol. It is a herbal remedy for anthrax, asthma, bladder stones, cancer, catarrh, chest ailments, dropsy, fever, bleeding from the lungs or bronchia, hepatitis, rabies, jaundice, vaginal discharge, malaria, melancholy, piles, plague, pleurisy, spasms, and spleen and uterus problems. Taking excess of milk thistle may cause stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, rash or other skin reactions, joint pain, impotence, and anaphylaxis. It should not be taken in pregnancy and while nursing.

Oregano Oil - This herb has healing, antioxidant and anti-microbial properties. It is used to treat a mildly upset stomach, bronchitis, nervous tension, insect bites, rheumatism, earache, toothaches and even athlete’s foot. It is also useful in relieve bloating, gas, urinary tract problems, rheumatoid arthritis, swollen glands, and lack of perspiration. In addition, it is as powerful as ‘morphine’ as a pain killer. When the nighttime temperatures drop to less than forty-five degrees Fahrenheit for more than four days in a row, or frost is forecasted for your area (usually around late October or November) you know it is time to begin preparing your garden.

You should begin by evaluating your garden design, check which plants grew well in the past season, and which plants did not do well. Fall is a good time to decide which plants will remain in your garden next year, and which ones should go.

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