Making A Potted Herb Garden That Will Flourish Indoors And Out

There are several advantages to making a potted herb garden versus outdoor gardening. You can bring plants inside when winter comes around, or even grow them indoors all year long. You are able to control soil better since the only thing in the pot is what you provide. You can place herb pots in the shade. You can also put them by a window, or even under a lamp if necessary.

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Herbs are grown for many different reasons: culinary, medicinal, cosmetics, and aromatherapy. In most cases, you want to preserve them to make them most useful and for easy storage and this is done by drying. Drying garden herbs can be done by many different techniques such as the following: bag drying, tray drying, air drying and the most recent, microwave drying.

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Chaste tree berry (also known as Vitex and by the trade name Femaprin) was at one time called Monk’s pepper because of its supposed ability to decrease sexual drives. However, others have taken it to enhance sexual drives. How could it do both at the same time?

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One little known song asks the question, “How many dandelions this year will grow?” Indeed, many find this weed a nuisance and do whatever they can to get rid of it. However, you may regret doing this when you learn the benefits of this wild plant.

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‘Greek hay.’ This is the meaning of the Latin name fenugreek. The name resulted from the herb mainly being used for animal fodder. It is also called Goat’s Horn, Bird’s Foot, and Foenugreek. Fenugreek grows wild in Mediterranean regions of southern Europe as well as India and North Africa. Both the seeds and leaves are used as a culinary spice. The seeds are a nutritional supplement.

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For thousands of years, people have been growing culinary herbs to aid in cooking. If you’d like to have fresh herbs for cooking, growing them is a great way to do it. There are herbs to suit every recipe, from spicy to tangy to salty to simply delicious.

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Using herbs for health concerns is not a new idea. People have been using herbs for health for thousands of years. In all cultures of the world there is documentation or “old wives tales” of the many uses of herbs. Some of the historical ideas have been proven to have no validity but there are [...]

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When the concept of natural herbs to smoke is mentioned, most people will meet it with derision because there is a common misbelieve that this is always a euphemism for drug use. This is simply not an accurate statement. If one were to look throughout history there is tremendous evidence present in regards to the [...]

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For most people, acquiring herbs involves going to the store and purchasing them. This is usually the easiest way to acquire them, but it also provides a false sense about the complexities of maintaining the benefits of herbs. That is to say, before the herbs are packaged in mass quantities and then shipped out to [...]

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Fresh herbs are easy to grow and are full of flavor. Herbs are an easy way to add flavor to your cooking without adding extra calories. And with fresh herbs readily available in most grocery stores, it’s never been easier to make them a staple in your every day menus.
How Do I Select Fresh Herbs?
Purchasing [...]

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