Tricks to Sowing Seeds in Your Home Herb Garden

Sowing herb seed outdoors sounds pretty straight forward, and it is. But there are a few that will allow you to get the most out of what you sow, and minimize the work.Most annuals and biennials are started from seed outdoors. And the seed can be purchased from your local nursery, or supermarket. Also, you shouldn’t worry about the quality of the seeds you’re buying.  Commercially-packaged seeds are reliable in that what’s on the label is what’s in the package.  Most herbs like dry sites, lots of sun, and a hot climate. In hot conditions the concentration of essential oils are greater, and the flavor is usually stronger. If your garden site tends to be moist with rich soil, the herbs will grow faster and have a milder flavor. They will also look healthier and flower less than their hot site counterparts, and will be easier to harvest. Loamy soil with some added organic matter is an ideal seed bed. Since those conditions are also ideal for vegetables, you can plant herbs in your vegetable garden where they will thrive as well as act as companion plants.  Dealing with small seeds can be difficult, but you can distribute them uniformly if you mix them with fine sand. You can also make furrows with your fingertip or a stick and carefully place the seeds in these. Soak slow germinating seeds in warm water for several hours or overnight, and if you don’t know whether your seeds are slow germinating or not, look at the seed packet for instructions. Once the seed is sown, take a little loose soil and cover lightly. Cover about 1/16 of an inch for smaller seeds, and