Chia Herb Garden – Grow Herbs All Year Round



Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009

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If you love to season and flavor your cooking with spices and fresh ingredients like basil, rosemary and oregano but are disappointed about them not being available in stores, you could go for a chia herb garden at home. A lot of people scout for fresh or dry aromatic plants at supermarkets or go to specialty, but what most people do not realize is that it is quite easy to grow these culinary ingredients right in your home with a chia herb garden. Not only will you save time and money on all those shopping trips, there is something about using home grown fresh herbs that does magic to the cooking!

Outdoor gardens can provide a good supply but only during a particular season or when there is lots of sunshine but come winter, most herbs die away. People with outdoor gardens ensure they have a good supply of herbs even during winter by drying the plants and stocking them up in airtight jars, but while some dry basil or celery can enhance your cooking, there is nothing on par with the taste and aroma of a fresh leaves.

With a chia herb garden it is possible to maintain a year round supply of herbs for your kitchen because a chia herb garden works both outdoors and indoors and you do not have to worry about cold winters. If you ever feel that there is a cold nip in the air, all you have to do is move your chia herb garden indoors and see it flourish. Just remember to carefully read the instructions that come along with the kit, it will surely mention the minimum numbers of hours that it has to be exposed to sunlight. So, even during those winters, just keep a tab on when the sun visits your home every day, choose the sunniest windowsill or corner and place the chia herb garden there. It will brighten up your bleak, wintery days with the smell and taste of your aromatic plants.

Also, ensure that the chia sponge never becomes dry and regularly inspect for any signs of the leaves getting wilted. These precautions should be more than sufficient to get a guaranteed supply all through the year.

There is a debate among die-hard herb lovers whether indoor grown herbs taste as good as the ones raised in the outdoors but there is very little proof or evidence to support either claim. So if you had previously hesitated to invest in a chia herb garden thinking that the herbs may not be on par with the ones grown outdoor with respect to their taste or aroma, do not ponder anymore!

A chia herb garden ensures that your herbs are ready in no time for cooking or medicinal purposes. Unlike traditional gardening, where the seeds or saplings may take time to show results, the chia sponge ensures that these herbs grow in no time - ready for that sumptuous feast that you are planning.

It should come as little surprise that it is preferable to start using fresh herbs grown right at your home instead of those at the supermarket that can be sometimes dry and wilted. A chia herb garden is a great way of ensuring regular supply of fresh herbs all through the year.

Lisa Summerfield is the author of "Secrets To A Successful Home Herb Garden" - compulsory reading for anyone considering to grow an herb garden. Her website contains valuable information on how to easily grow a chia herb garden... Even if you have never grown a garden before!

For a FREE 10 part mini-course on "The Secrets To Growing Delicious Herbs at Home!" go to http://herbgardensolutions.com

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» left by Nenita Wells
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Hi Lisa. Thank you for writing and sharing this information to us. Happy Thanksgiving Day. Stay Well. ~Nenita~
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