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Herb Gardening

Herb Gardening

Min number of participants 1
Age 5+ yrs.
Safety support by adult Not required
Min duration 30 min.
Cost Low
Environment Indoor / Outdoor

Grow your own aromatic herbs — basil, mint, rosemary, and thyme — in pots on a windowsill or in a backyard bed, and enjoy fresh flavours straight from the garden.

The Essentials

  • Give herbs at least six hours of direct sunlight a day, since most culinary herbs like basil, rosemary, and thyme come from sunny Mediterranean climates and get leggy without enough light.
  • Use well-draining soil or add sand and perlite to regular potting mix, since most herbs' roots rot quickly in soil that stays soggy.
  • Water only when the top inch of soil feels dry, since overwatering kills far more herb plants than underwatering does.
  • Group herbs with similar water needs together, since basil and mint like consistent moisture while rosemary and thyme prefer to dry out between waterings.
  • Harvest by pinching or snipping just above a leaf node rather than at the stem's tip, since this encourages the plant to branch out and grow bushier.
  • Pick herbs regularly once established, since frequent light harvesting keeps most plants producing new growth instead of going to seed and losing flavor.

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