5 Easy Herbs to Grow in your Garden this Season
We are always looking for ways to incorporate fresh herbs into our summer recipes. Not only do they add flavour to any meal, they’re one of the easiest things to grow in your home garden! Herbs also do really well in container gardens or planted pots on on your kitchen window sill if growing outside isn’t an option. Check out our top 5 fresh herbs used in Mealime recipes and how to grow them this summer.
Cilantro
Perfect for potted planting, cilantro grows best in mixed light with well drained soil. The life of the plant is quite short, so you want to harvest the leaves with sharp scissors and sow new seeds often.
Sweet Basil
These sun babies like at least 6 hours of direct light a day, so keep your basil plant in a warm spot in your garden or kitchen counter. Water often at the base of the plant and not the leaves.
Sage
One of the most robust herbs growing in the garden, sage is a perennial that will return to your garden every year. Plant in medium to full sun for best results. Adding a little sand to your soil is also recommended for this beautiful velvety plant.
Rosemary
Hands down one of the most pungent herbs to grow in your garden, depending on your climate, rosemary will form a shrub overtime. Remember to prune your plant once it flowers. When growing in a pot, keep watch that your soil is always moist and water at the base when dry.
Mint
Watch out for mint, as one of fastest spreading herbs, it can really take over your garden. Even if you’re going to grow this plant outside, keeping it contained in a pot is recommended. Mint is also happy in the shade of your garden or kitchen windowsill.
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