If you love making fresh salsa, you have to try growing cilantro at home! Flavorful cilantro is a must-have in Tex-Mex and Asian cuisine. It’s guaranteed to take garden salads, chutneys and Indian dishes to the next level. Growing cilantro in pots means you can have a fresh supply all season long! Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)…
Easiest container herbs for beginning gardeners While many herbs work well in containers, certain varieties stand out if you’re just starting to grow your own herbs at home. Below are our top 5 favorite container garden herbs for beginners! These plants are all super low maintenance, produce plentiful harvests and are simply satisfying to grow….
Lavender is a gorgeous herb with gray-green foliage and bright purple, aromatic flowers that grow on spikes above the foliage. If you’re short on space but want to grow this beautiful plant, don’t worry. Lavender can thrive in containers! Read on for all the details about how to grow lavender in pots, including everything from…
Want to grow thyme in your patio or deck container garden? Here’s how. Thyme might sound fancy, but it’s an easy-to-grow, hardy herb and does very well in pots and container gardens. Grow thyme in a pot on your deck along with basil and oregano for your own little pizza garden. The tiny leaves smell…
If you want to know how to grow lemon balm, there are three main things to keep in mind: It spreads like nobody’s business, it prefers shade and cooler soil … and it smells amazing! Lemon balm is a member of the mint family, which includes many container garden staples like basil, thyme, oregano, rosemary,…
Mint is a fragrant, delicious, multi-purpose herb that’s so easy to grow it can easily take over when planted in the ground. That’s why it’s perfect for a container herb garden! Once you know how to grow mint in pots, you’ll be able to produce as much as you need, while controlling spread. One time…
Drying your own herbs at home Nothing beats walking out to your patio garden that’s filled with fresh herbs and snipping some off to use in a meal! However, if you live in an area that gets so cold your plants will die overwinter, make sure you are ready to dry your herbs for storage….
A step-by-step guide to growing dill in pots on your patio or deck I got my start growing herbs with the usual suspects: basil, oregano and thyme. They’re the familiar flavors you find in pasta sauce, pizza and soups, and they’re easy to grow in pots. But after a couple of seasons I was itching…