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Easy Herbs to Make Your Garden Grow
If you’d like to get started gardening, but are a novice or just a little hesitant, growing herbs is an excellent way to dip your toe into the soil, so to speak. You don’t need fancy tools nor special equipment to grow herbs. All of the following herbs can be grown in the ground but can also be grown in pots on a porch or patio if that’s all the space you have. You can start any of these from seed or pick up starter plants at your local plant nursery. Many herbs need dividing, so check with a neighbor or friend who gardens because she may be ready to divide a plant and could share!
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Fresh herbs make such a nice addition when cooking at home, and if you’ve ever had to buy a small package of herbs, you know how expensive they can be. Give these a try and you’ll be adding fresh herbs to your home cooking and saving money. There’s also no plastic packaging to dispose of when you’ve grown herbs yourself!
|by Sara Tetreault Go Gingham
Sage
Hardy, super-easy to grow and can easily survive the winter. Sage has the sweetest little purple flowers that are pretty in a glass jar, too. Sage has unique flavor and is very versatile. It can be used in turkey stuffing, and when sautéed with garbanzo beans, makes a hearty entrée. Sage is especially delicious with sliced carrots sautéed in garlic and onion. If you want to be indulgent, sage leaves are also really good pan fried in a little canola oil and used as a topping for pasta or soup. To pick, just clip a branch low and pick off the leaves starting with the most tender ones at the top.
Rosemary
Rosemary is another herb that is easy to grow, is hearty, and will last for years. Rosemary is great for grilling and or when preparing meat or poultry. Minced, rosemary is good mixed with red pepper flakes and added to bread dough to make a savory loaf, pizza dough, or