Growing Fresh Herbs In Five Quick Steps

This article approaches growing fresh herbs as taken in the context of growing all-natural and healthy herb gardens. Below are quick guides for growing the freshest herbs you would ever use.

 

Starting an all-natural garden may seem too expensive for most people. However, you could make your own organic herbs gardens with very simple tools and techniques.

 

Step 1: Cultivate your own plants.

 

You could start growing organic herbs by starting with seeds. You could buy cheap organic seeds from any supermarket. When you have the seeds, you could grow them initially indoors. If this seems too effort-driven, you could also buy organically grown plants.

 

You should always use home-made compost. You could mix vegetables, fruit peelings, straws, grass clippings and dry leaves with store-bought soil. All these already contain nutrients that could make your plants healthier. Plus the moisture in these components prevents your soil from drying.

 

In cultivating your seeds, you need 12” by 8” tray with at least 3” depth. Fill in the soil. Provide rows and holes for your seeds. Make it a point to have them watered gently. Cover with plastic wrap. After two to three weeks, seedlings would sprout. Wait for them to grow at least seven inches from roots to tips before you can place them in separate pots. This is to ensure that the roots are strong enough and have fully accustomed to the soil.

 

Do not use fertilizers, pesticides or any synthetic plant grower. You could use animal manure for fertilizers. Your soil will do better if you put two or three teaspoons of neem oil. This would help your herbs repel insects.

 

Step 2: Water your plants with alkaline water.

 

You do not have to buy bottled alkaline water just to have them at home. You can get alkaline water by just boiling tap water. To do this, boil your water scalding hot. Let it cool for an hour. Boil it again. You will have gotten enough ions during the last boil for your plants to get the nutrients they need. You won’t be spending too much on gas money since the plants only needs to be watered three days a week.

 

Step 3: Apply light mulch.

 

Light mulch is quite similar to the compost mix. It could be composed of straw, hay, pruned branches of evergreens and bark chips. Application of mulch is best during winter. With the covering, you will be able to get the temperature you need for your plants in order for them to not wither during the cold weather. Apply mulch only once a month. Never drench the mulch because when they get soggy, the roots would be suffocated.

 

Step 4: Clip the tip.

 

If you want bushy growth for your herbs, you have to regularly trim the tips of your plants. This would provide new stems to grow; thus, more leaves could come out. Clip every month, or as needed as some herbs grow rapidly.

 

Step 5: Tame the rowdy.

In trimming plants, you could repot the trimmed parts. The trimmed parts should have developed roots so they can sustain new life.

 

Put stakes, rods or sticks to limit the stretch of some herbs’ stems. These would serve as their guides in growing an upright position.

 

You could also regularly harvest leaves, flowers and stems to avoid overgrowing.

 

If you consider following these steps, you could look forward to growing fresh herbs. And you can enjoy your all-natural herb garden plants.