If you are like most people, you love putting fresh herbs into your cooking. Like many people, you probably rely on your grocery store or farmer’s market for fresh herbs. However, you are probably spending too much on fresh herbs in the store. If you were to plant and grow your own herb garden you could have fresh herbs for a fraction of the price that you are paying at the grocery store.

Benefits To Growing Your Own Herb Garden

There are many benefits to growing your own herb garden. The first benefit is, of course, price. While the initial set up may be a little bit expensive, in the long run if you plant and grow your own herb garden you will pay pennies for the fresh herbs that you pay dollars for at the store. The second benefit is variety. Most stores only carry one or two different types of each herb. There are, however, dozens of categories of Basil, for example. You might find one or two in the store, but you can easily grow six or seven different types. You can use these unique herbs that you grew in your own herb garden to spice up a traditional dish. The third benefit to growing your own herb garden is that gardening of any sort is very relaxing. If you have high stress issues or high blood pressure, spending some time gardening might be a huge benefit to your health. So go ahead, plant your own herb garden and dig in!

How To Grow Your Own Herb Garden

You might be thinking that you do not have the space, time, or patience to grow your own herb garden. Think again! First of all, growing your own herb garden can be ridiculously easy. You do not need to spend money on items like an herb garden grow light or even the crazy contraptions for sale to grow your own herb garden in your kitchen. Instead, just get a couple of planters. You can grow your herb garden in your yard if you have the space, but if you do not, you can easily grow an herb garden in your house or on your porch. Make sure that the herbs you plant do well with whatever light source you have available, water the herbs on a regular basis, and be prepared to enjoy your food in a whole different way! Growing your own herb garden is not as difficult as you might think!