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Small container garden: Grow herbs in the kitchen

Greta Jonyniate | 22.08.11

By author: Amanda Kidd  Gardening Clan is a blogger who is a nature lover. She has her own rock garden and she is right now busy in growing herbs in it. She always keeps herself updated with new gardening tips to make sure that her garden is properly maintained. Here she shares her tips on growing herbs in your kitchen.

A visit to my friend’s house gave me an encouraging idea. She had smartly used and recycled many of the materials which normally reaches the trash without any second opinion. I was delighted to see a small area inside her kitchen brimming with life. There were small cute pots, which were actually designed out of used cans/containers, containing small herbs and plants. It seemed that she has put in all her biology lessons keenly into her kitchen garden. They were so appealing. And I was surprised to know that she had designed her ‘small container kitchen’ all alone with some inputs from the internet.

You can start working at your small container kitchen with some basic knowledge about plants and the ways to maintain them. Plants can be placed inside or outside your house. Outdoor garden enjoys the advantage of abundant sunlight and natural atmospheric climate, but certain climatic conditions can be harmful and you need to keep a check on them. Indoor garden enjoys the protection from unfavorable climatic conditions. You need to devote sometime exclusively for your garden to gain maximum benefit out of it.

Generally, an opening is made inside the pot to allow the excess water drain out. But if you choose to place the pots inside, you can either not make that outlet or select an area which allows draining while keeping the house tidy. Rainwater may play foul and damage your garden. After showers, plants need careful examination. Excessive water needs drainage and the lost soil, which gets flushed with rainwater, in the pot has to be restored. Plants gain nutrients mainly from the soil. Sometimes, a heavy downpour can potentially damage the plant, particularly the roots. Check it sometimes to determine whether it needs replacement.

You can select plants/vegetation which is easy to manage and grow. This can save troubling yourself and being comfortable with your garden. Many are happy to grow multiple plants/vegetation in single pot. This needs extra skills or else you may end up with not even one grown properly. Be careful while you select your plant.

The container garden allows you to experiment with many plants. The choice is varied. You can opt for some herbs which can add refreshing ingredient into your kitchen. Many people choose to grow vegetables which need less space and are easily manageable. Or you can prefer to nurture some of the beautiful flowering plants which are a delight to the viewers. At any point of time, you can choose to change the plant as per your need and desire. Being portable, you can keep them anywhere as per your requirement. The containers can be shaped beautifully that add interiors’ outlay to your house.

An environment oriented ingredient for your garden is the compost. It is made out of wastage and is really healthy for the plants. It is apt to provide micro and macro nutrients needed for the health and growth of the plants. The polluting content of artificial fertilizers is not found here. Besides, it is cheaper compared to the artificial fertilizer and easy vegetation. You may also need some pest-control tools to save your garden from pest infection.

By growing your own vegetation, you benefit your health as well. The extended use of synthetic fertilizers and other components have diluted the natural nutrition content of vegetation. This can be one of the prudent opportunities to gain healthy outcome with limited efforts. If you are new to the subject, restrict yourself to limited number of containers in your garden. Once you gain the tact, you can extend it according to desire. Regular trimming sessions can keep the plants in shape and avoid being clumsy. It is not only an option to spend your leisure time constructively, but also helps in saving money.
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