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Healthy Living By Growing Your Own Herbs.

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

One of the easiest plants to grow in your garden are herbs.There are many different kinds of herb gardening tips, just as there are many different varieties.They are drought tolerant, can be grown either in the garden itself, or even in small pots, making them ideal for smaller spaces, and even in a sunny window sill. Because they have a relatively short growing cycle, it is possible to have all the fresh herbs and spices throughout the year, even in the winter time.

Growing herbs in containers can be easy for those with small spaces, and may only have a small sunny window sill. However, if you have the space, herb gardening can be a fun and rewarding experience, especially the first time you use them in your kitchen. Herb gardens don’t have to take up a lot of space, and any area just 200-400 feet square is more than adequate for all of you needs. Start with a piece of graph paper and plot out your garden, taking into consideration the size of a mature plant, and adding approximately 1 foot around each one for pruning and weeding the plants.