Fascinating Herbs in Your Home Herb Garden
Growing fresh herbs in your home is possible with just a little space. A home herb garden can offer a lot of joy and excitement to its owners. Most of all, it offers many advantages such as food seasoning and adding fragrance to your home.
Home herb garden is beneficial to anyone who loves adding fascinating flavor to their favorite dishes. It is true that most herbs are very easy to grow. Growing such home herb garden doesn’t require a big space. In fact, a small container is alright for you to grow your herb. So it is hundred percent possible to grow herb in your apartment as long as you have a spot where there is sunlight.
When deciding what herbs to grow in your home herb garden, you must consider the herbs that you always use, maybe for seasoning your food, herbs that add fragrance to your home or herbs that adds beauty to your home. Chives, parsley, tarragon and chervil are some examples of herbs that are commonly used for salads, fish and chicken dishes or to a cooked egg by sprinkling those over its top. This may result to a more delicious menu.
The following are the list of fascinating herbs which are mostly used for food seasoning that you can grow in your home herb garden:
Chives, which belong to the onion family, are very simple and easy to grow. You can choose either ordinary chives or garlic chives. You can use them as garnish to your food by chopping their stems. In addition, you can use their pink flowers in your favorite salads.
Parsley is one of the commonly grown herbs in every home herb garden. It is being said that parsley can be grown easily either from seeds or from seedlings. The two types of this, namely: flat-leafed and curly, are great sources of vitamins and minerals. They can be used fresh. On the other hand, they can be used dry by drying their leaves for later use.
Tarragon, which has more sophisticated and subtle flavor than some herbs, is said to be the basic ingredient in any French cuisine. There is French tarragon which is better type compared to Russian tarragon. Aside from its usage as garnish and for cooking, it is also known for giving flavor to white vinegar.
Chervil grows in shady spots in the garden. It can be mistaken as parsley because of their likeness. Their usages are the same. Chervil leaves can also be used as either fresh or dried.
Bay trees can be grown either in a large garden or in your home herb garden by using pot. You can trim this herb as you wish because it is a beautiful plant. You can dry its leaves by hanging a branch in dark, dry and atmospheric place. After that, you can separate the leaves from the branch and then store it in a close container. The leaves of bay trees are commonly used if it is dry. On the other hand, it can also be used as fresh leaves but must be shredded before using it.
Rosemary is an herb that can also be grown easier than other herbs. You can plant them as easy as just sticking it on the ground using the lower part of its stem. It can be planted in your home herb garden using a pot or a container. Like the other herbs, it can be used either fresh or dry.
