Tips For Making A Potted Herb Garden |
| Written by Lee Dobbins | |
| Tuesday, 22 July 2008 | |
Tips For Making A Potted Herb GardenMaking a potted herb garden has many advantages over regular outdoor gardening. For example, you can bring the potted herbs indoors during the colder months where you have better control over conditions such as soil contamination and light. It's easy to ensure that nothing gets into the pot to contaminate the soil if it is indoors, likewise, you can move the pot into or out of the sun to control the amount of light.Sometimes growing herbs in pots can be difficult because pots do not offer the same moisture control and necessary nutrients as outdoor soil does. Many herbs do fine in pots with some extra attention from the grower. These hearty herbs include basil, dill, mint, sage, and lavender. Take great care that the seeds you are getting are of good quality. They can spoil just like any other type of food. The air we breathe can do damage to them if they aren't properly cared for. It is really a simple process, but take great care to keep them fresh and discard of any exposed or damaged seeds. When making a potted herb garden, don't get stuck on the notion that you have to keep it indoors. They can thrive outdoors too! Like most plants, herbs need certain amount of sunlight. Essentially, it varies with the species: some requires a full sun, others prefer a partial shade. The soil should be prepared and kept at the correct moisture levels. Lavender soaks up the sun, and it also loves dry soil that is alkaline. The pot will retain more moisture if clay chips are used, but often it will retain too much moisture. Clay will absorb water for a long time, and hang on to it longer if kept in a container. There should be a combination of both sandy and clay soil. People often do not understand why their plants do not survive. Sure, some people aren't blessed with a green thumb but the most common reason that our plants die is a condition called root rot. We often overeater our plants, and although there are a few types of plants that thrive on this, most plants do not, especially herbs. There is a large difference between keeping plants moist and drowning them. There are many great reasons for making a potted herb garden. On thing you can use your herb garden in pots for is keeping culinary herbs on hand all year long. Keep the pots outside near the kitchen door in summer and bring them in and sit them on the windowsill in winter.
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You can learn more about all types of herbs as well as learn about growing herbs in pots at http://basicherbgardeningtips.com/ where you will get basic tips for growing herbs both indoors and out.
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