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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Any tips on growing my own herb garden?
I already have three small pots ready to go for an herb garden and I just need to purchase the soil and the seeds. Any tips on growing my first herb garden? I am hoping to grow chives, basil, and parsley... since I use these three the most. Any tips are appreciated!
Re: Any tips on growing my own herb garden?
I also bought plants last year rather than starting them from seed. I do start veggies from seed though. Last year I did oregano, thyme, rosemary, cilantro, and mint. I didn't do basil and don't plant on doing it this year since it's very cheap from the farmer's market, usually $2 for a huge bunch.
All the herb plants need is a very sunny location and frequent watering. In the summer, I watered them almost every day. They should grow like crazy. Take a bit of the plant at a time for recipes, I'd say no more than a third, to encourage new growth. If you want to make pesto out of the basil, which necessitates taking the whole plant, sow seeds every 2-3 weeks for a continous harvest. If they start to flower pinch the flowers. Once they've tried to flower for a few weeks it's time to harvest everything. I cut them into bunches, tied each bunch up and hung it in my pantry for 2-3 weeks to dry. Then I stripped the leaves and put them into shaker jars from BB&B. Voila, homegrown organic herbs year-round.
After this first batch I figured out the drying works just as well without the paper bags so I stopped using them.