All About Growing and Using Herbs

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May 4, 2022

Choosing Which Herbs to Grow

Helpful tips for selecting which types of herb plants you’d like to grow and eat. You should also consider if you want to grow your herbs indoors or outdoors.

Herbal Tea from your Windowsill Growing your own herbs for tea is an easy and inexpensive windowsill project. Look for small pots of herbs sized just right for your window.	Growing Herbs Indoors A brief guide to enjoying gardening and herbs all year long.
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Growing and Caring for Herbs

If you’re ready to have the freshest ingredients at your fingertips. This care info will help you plan and grow an herb garden.

How to Keep Lavender Alive in the Garden Lavender is easy to grow, especially in drought. Learn how to start lavender plants and keep them alive for years.	Growing Vegetables in Pots Growing vegetables and herbs in containers is about to become your favorite garden move.
A Soil Calculator for Raised Beds and Containers Before you make the trip to the garden center to buy potting or raised bed soil, you can easily determine how much you’ll need using a simple soil calculator formula.	Tips for Choosing the Right Pot for Your Plant The perfect plant deserves the perfect pot. Find out how to choose the container that will keep your plant healthy and give it plenty of room to grow while still looking stylish.

Designing with Herb Plants

Herbs are great for planting among other plants to create an edible landscape. Or, potted herbs can make a fragrant centerpiece on your outdoor table. Here are ideas for creating fragrant and useful herb gardens.

Create a Fragrance Garden Flowering plants are all beautiful, but some are more fragrant than others. Discover ten plants that will add exceptional fragrance to your landscape.	Ideas to Create a Sensory Garden You will delight all five senses in a sensory garden. Grow plants that you will enjoy looking at, tasting, touching and smelling. Listen to wind chimes or invite birds.
Herbs That Make Good Houseplants The best herbs to grow indoors are those that have beautiful foliage with the bonus of flowers, fragrance or culinary uses.	Ideas for Starting a Balcony Garden Looking for simple ways to use plants and decorate your apartment balcony? Start balcony gardening!

Cooking with Homegrown Herbs

You can harvest your own herbs, then use the leaves fresh or dried in your meals.

Grilling with Fresh Herbs A fresh supply of herbs from your garden adds tasty flavor to grilled foods.	Tips for Harvesting and Preserving Herbs Get the most from your herbs by knowing when to harvest and how to save them for later.
Make Your Own Herb Blends Learn how to use herbs from your garden to make your own pizza, pasta or taco spices. We’ve included three easy recipes for seasoning blends.	Herb-Flavored Salts and Sugars Sugars and salts flavored with herbs are the latest trend to hit the culinary world. Read how you can get in on the action by making your own.
Basil Pesto Four simple ingredients and ten minutes and you’ll have delicious pesto ready for pizza, pasta or dipping.	Lemon and Thyme Marinade This simple recipe provides the basis for an unlimited number of herbal blends you can create for marinating fish, shrimp or poultry.

Herb Uses for Healthy Living

When you grow your own herbs you know exactly what goes into their care. This makes them an ideal ingredient for healthy food, crafts and DIY projects.

4 Herbs to Help You Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep Herbs have long been used as sleep remedies. Learn how to use four different herbs to relax, fall asleep and stay asleep.	Growing Herbs and Vegetables for Pets Most pets can enjoy a range of fresh foods as part of their diets. Many of these herbs and vegetables are easy to grow in pots.
How to Repel Mice with Natural Herb Sachets Stop the problem before it starts by making your own natural mouse-repelling sachets to place in your cupboards, in your vehicles, garage or any other place you’d rather not find these pesky rodents.	Easy to Make Lavender Sugar Scrub This easy-to-make lavender sugar scrub can be made in ten minutes with inexpensive ingredients from your pantry. It will leave you as refreshed and glowing as the most exclusive spa skincare products.
Make Your Own Herbal Infusions Herb-infused drinks are great for keeping cool on hot summer days. Besides tasting great, they’re low in calories and loaded with nutritional value.	4 Plants for Reducing Stress and Anxiety For centuries, people have turned to herbal remedies to soothe nerves and lessen anxieties. Let’s look at four easy-to-grow herbs known for their calming properties.
15 Plants That Safely Repel Mosquitos Quite a few common plants contain natural compounds that mosquitos find offensive and avoid.	Make Herb-Infused Cocktails Borrow some fresh inspiration with ingredients from your garden and impress your guests with an herbal cocktail.

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