Creating a Windowsill Herb Garden

A lot of people love to have fresh herbs to use in cooking, garnish their plates, put in salad, or simply eat (mint leaves are very good by themselves). Herbs are also grown to put in tea, and some of them are helpful for basic medical conditions. If you don't have space for an herb garden, or you don't have the time to take care of one out in the yard after work each day, you might consider a windowsill herb garden. There are two ways you can do this: with a planter box that hangs on the outside of your windowsill, or with a planter box or small pots that sit on the inside of your windowsill. Either way can work, depending on the climate of your local area and how much sunlight the herbs will get.

For your windowsill herb garden you'll need several things: seeds or seedling plants for the herbs that you want to grow, proper soil for growing herbs, a planter box or small pots, and information on how much water and sunlight the herbs that you're growing need, because it can vary depending on the plant.

You can also get a watering can if you want, but a glass, cup, or bowl works fine, as well. You don't have to be fancy to have a windowsill herb garden that you can really enjoy - and that you can get some great herbs from. Sure, they taste good, but half of the fun of having an herb garden is actually the cultivation of the garden itself. To get started, you'll want to decide whether your garden will be inside or outside. If it's outside, you'll need to securely attach the planter box so that it won't fall off and get damaged. If you're creating your windowsill herb garden inside your home, you can simply place the planter box or pots in the windowsill.

Whether you're growing plants inside your windowsill or outside, if you're using seeds be sure to follow the instructions on the package so that you don't plant them too deep. If you do that, you'll have trouble getting them to grow. If you're using seedling plants be sure to water them after you transplant them into your planter box or pots, because it's a shock to them when they're moved. Pay attention to temperature and sunlight requirements for any herb that you plant, as well as how often it should be watered and whether the soil should always be kept moist or allowed to dry out.

If you aren't sure about how to grow a particular herb it's important to research it first, since you want your windowsill herb garden to perform well and be successful. If you have the space, you can use several different window boxes or pots so that you can grow a lot of different herbs, and that can help you control how much water and sunlight certain groups of herbs get. It's a great way to have a windowsill herb garden and enjoy it all year round.