Grow an herb dish garden on my kitchen counter.

I asked my mom about this. She’s a master gardener, and she’s going to take me to the greenhouse with her in the spring. She said they have herbs there. I can’t wait!

It seems some herbs that grow well indoors are oregano and basil (YAY!), as well as mint, rosemary, lavender, and chamomile. I probably won’t grow mint, lavender, or chamomile as I’ve never used any of them, and the one time I tried using rosemary the results weren’t spectacular, but I have had dishes prepared by others (who knew what they were doing, lol) that were wonderful!

Anyway, it looks like I need to get a pot of some sort with good drainage, fill the bottom with gravel, and then the dirt. I also have to be careful not to water them too much.

This might wait until spring since I don’t know where I can get herbs around here in the winter, but I’m a little closer to this goal anyways.

what herbs I want to grow. I’m thinking definitely oregano since I use that one A LOT, cumin is the other I use, but I don’t think it’s an herb – pretty sure it’s a ground up seed. I’ll probably do basil too. I should maybe find out exactly which spices come from herbs and which are from seeds, etc.

Oh, and maybe find out where to get them and how to grow them. That might be helpful, lol!

I jazz up nearly everything I make with some type of herb or spice, but I’ve never used fresh ones. Only a couple are available in my town, and they’re very expensive. Come spring though, when I’m starting my garden, I’ll also start an herb garden in my kitchen and maybe a bigger one out with the regular garden, but I’ve never gardened before, so I don’t want to get over ambitious. I have bad luck with plants. I got a “bathroom plant” for my shower – you know, the plant you’re not suppose to be able to kill- yeah, I killed it.

I may love fresh herbs, but I’ve been quite lazy about making a proper herb garden. A herb dish on my window-still though, that’s definitely something I can handle.

I’ll go down to the local markets next weekend. There’s always a whole bunch of plant stalls, so I’m sure to find something there. I could even find something perfect for my hanging flower spheres Thing as well.

Killing two Things with one shopping expedition? Priceless.

that sounds like a cute thing to do… normally i don’t like doing too many cute things, but this is appealing. i think i’ll try it :D

I’m so excited! It was a thrill to get up the next morning and see that all of my herbs were still alive—parsley, sage, dill, oregano, basil, peppermint, thyme, and chives. To increase my chances of success, I planted some outside in large pots, and some in the kitchen. I’ve been chopping them up and throwing them into salads and pots of soup. The difference in flavor is incredible. I highly recommend this.

I have a large kitchen window that faces north. I hope that this will be enough light for an herb garden.

Fresh herbs are expensive, but really enhance the flavor of foods. How convenient it will be to just snip off a little basil or oregano and plop it in the simmering pot.