Home Herb Gardens

Are you tired of the kind of food we get from grocery stores these days? I mean, we are bombarded with artificial, processed food from all quarters and we don’t have much of a choice if we want to get fresh and chemical-free food from the local market. This is even more true if you live in a city. I think one way to solve the problem is to just grow your own fresh food at home. Which is what I did.

Growing your own food at home is easier than it sounds. I started out with my own home herb garden. I’ve successfully grown a variety of fresh, healthy herbs which I can now enjoy every day without having to worry about the amount of chemicals in them. It’s been worth the time and effort I’ve put into it and I think it’s one of the best things I’ve done with my free time.  

Let me share a little bit of my experience as a home herb gardener. I started off with a couple of containers and planted some herbs in them. I chose a window-sill on my kitchen which was just the right place because I could just reach out and get my herbs when I was cooking and used them fresh, right off the plant!  

I was lucky that my kitchen window, which faced south, received about 8 hours of sunlight daily because most herbs need a good amount of sunlight to thrive. But later on, as I began to learn more about herbs and tried growing more types of herbs, I discovered that there were some herbs which could thrive even on artificial light. My love for these plants grew deeper and deeper. I eventually ended up growing my own backyard herb garden which has been my pride and joy till this day. I did not even need too much space to grow them.  

But that was later on. I started with planting basil as my first herb. Basil seeds are really small so they don’t need to be planted deep. I planted a few seeds into one pot and slipped a plastic baggie over the pot to ensure a warm, humid environment. I just kept the pots in the sunny window sill and they germinated pretty soon. But if you’re not up to planting your own seeds you can always buy herb plants and care for them at home. Whatever your preference, I highly recommend having them at home simply for the joy they bring along with health benefits.