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Kitchen Herb Garden
A
small herb garden is one of the most efficient ways to add fresh color and
flavor to your cooking. Even in a small home or apartment you can
easily grow a row of potted herbs on a windowsill or patio.
Growing your herbs is also significantly cheaper than buying fresh sprigs
of herbs
from the grocery store or farmer's market. You can buy a small plant
and a pot for less than ten dollars and have herbs for the entire life of
the plant, instead of paying three dollars for a sprig or two every time.
I also like to make pots out of
recycled containers. Loose leaf tea tins are a great choice. I
use a hammer and nail to punch a few holes in the bottom for drainage and then use
the lid to catch the runoff. Fill with soil and a small plant
and place in a sunny kitchen window and you'll have fresh herbs within
reach any time you're cooking.
The
herbs I find myself using the most are thyme, rosemary, oregano, and
basil. I've also grown lemon verbena, sage, mint and lavender.
Recipe Links:
Thyme
Basil
Lavender
Rosemary
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