Every herb found at the grocery store was once a wild plant. For thousands of years growing herbs has been a rewarding practice and continues to be so today. Did you know five percent of the world’s plants have been tested for their medicinal properties? Yes, it’s true. Yet, 95 percent of pharmaceutical drugs are directly linked to plants. That’s an interesting fact, isn’t? Here is something equally fascinating when you think about it. More than 80 percent of the world’s populations rely on herbs for medical treatment of one sort or another.

Best herbs for new gardeners.

Thyme, sage, rosemary, parsley, mint, dill, chives and basil a perfect choices for the gardener just getting started with herb growing. These herbs are easy to grow and care for even for first time gardeners.

Outdoor Growing Tips

When growing herbs outdoors spread them around the garden to keep disease and garden pests away. It is believed that growing herbs will encourage healthy growth among other plants grown nearby. Herb plants should be inspected often for dusty and dirty leaves. If you find soiled leaves wipe them off with a clean damp cloth.

Your kitchen is a great place to grow herbs because of their pleasant aroma and convenient harvesting. Would you like to deter flies from entering your home or kitchen? Grow a container of mint at the entrance of your home or kitchen. That should do the trick.

Indoor herb gardening

Did you know you could protect your herb garden from pests without using dangerous chemicals?  How? Make sure you supply the herbs with the optimal amount of water, sunlight and food. You see, bugs attack sickly plants just as a pride of lions target young and weakened prey.  Strong plants keep at bay garden pests. Basil, lavender and thyme are known to repel many flying type pests.