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What is it that makes Italian dishes so tasteful and bursting with flavors? The right herbs make all the difference. Here are just a few of my favorites, and the ones you should consider when starting your own Italian herb garden.
Oregano, while flavorful and decorative, when it fully matures it will sprout beautiful little purple flowers. Oregano should be harvested after it has flowered because this is when the plant is the most flavorful. A bit of Oregano will make all the difference in your spaghetti sauce.
Basil is the best known Italian herb and is useful in many Italian recipes. Thinking of a nice Pesto sauce? Imagine pulling fresh Basil from your Italian herb garden and whipping a fresh Pesto. Quick and easy. Did you know that Basil has some health benefits as well?
Parsley can be a hard herb to grow, but well worth the effort. Useful in not only Italian dishes but many other types of dishes as well. Long ago, it was found that eating raw parsley after a meal freshened your breath, and a tradition was born. That was to serve parsley on a small dish after the meal. Now you know where the popular parsley garnish came from.
Sage can be also be found in a variety of Italian dishes including salads and meats. The dried leaves of the sage plant are also traditionally added to the stuffings of turkey and chicken. Sage can be harvested after it blooms. A perfect addition to to your Italian herb garden.
Fennel is famous for the seeds that enhance the flavors of your favorite Italian sausage. Fennel tends to loose its flavor as it matures, so be sure to use early and often. Since it’s a perennial plant, it should be divided, then replanted every few years to make sure you have those savory flavors on hand.
Rosemary is another commonly used Italian herb providing wonderfully aromatic flavors. Rosemary is a hardy plant that like it’s soil a bit on the dry side.
Garlic. No Italian herb garden would be complete without this wonderfully useful herb. Did you know that Garlic gloves can be directly planted and will thrive in any garden setting with very little attention? Garlic will also repel red spider mites in the garden, is an effective insecticide when steeped in water.
Italian herbs not only provide wonderful food flavorings, they can also make beautiful additions to landscaped designs.
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You will notice a very big difference among herbs that do well indoors and ones that do well outdoors. Even though there are quite a few herbs that perform excellently both outside as well as inside, there are a few things to keep in mind when growing herbs inside. A container dries up very fast and thus you should continuously give the herb the moisture that it requires. You need to consider these factors when deciding how to plant a herb garden.
Herbs are not very high on maintenance. As long as you use the correct soil, they will flourish without much help. They may even enjoy conditions that other plants find harsh. Herbs do not require fertilizer, they have a high tolerance for droughts and keep growing back every year. Just watch the density of sunlight that they get. Ensure that they get ample sunlight irrespective of wherever you are growing them.
How to plant a herb garden indoors and which herbs should I use?
Since Bay Laurel is a native Mediterranean herb, it requires a lot of sunshine and dry conditions. You can sow it both inside as well as outside and if you are growing it in a pot then you must ensure that it has enough drainage. Place the pot in an area that receives a lot of sun. You should only use potting soil that is moistened prior when planting herbs in a pot so that the roots get space to grow. If you are using a small pot then the herb will be forced to be root bound. Also, you should ensure that they herb gets at least six hours of un-interrupted sunshine per day. This will ensure that the herb outgrows its container within a year.
Even though chives do well for themselves when they are potted, they simply out do themselves when they are planted in a garden. If they are planted in such a way that they can absorb heat, then they grow to sizes of about one foot and have distinctive purple blossoms. If you want chives to survive colder climates then you must group them together and this helps them get through cold winters. Instead of clipping leaves from the top of the plant you should consider the lower end of the plant for trimming.
A good example of a herb which you can grow inside your house is parsley. If you grow it outside, it will last you a season but if you grow it in a pot, it will stay for longer. It is not very difficult to take care of and they can be grown quite easily. They sprout from the middle and the peripherals should be chopped off in the beginning so that the plant maintains good health. These plants grow by absorbing heat and it is therefore suggested that they be kept on a south facing window.
There are many herbs that do extremely well irrespective of whether they are outdoors or indoors. Just ensure that you do not over water them and you can do this with the help of some granular loam and clay. So to sum up when deciding how to plant a herb garden, consider the position of your garden and the type of herbs to be used.
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