Intro: Growing an Herb Garden

Series Summary

Building an herb garden is a fun way to get back to nature and redevelop that green thumb. Having fresh herbs for a meal can mean the difference between boring leftovers and a enjoyable homemade breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Growing your own herbs can also be beneficial for medicinal purposes, allowing you to have potent potables on hand for your particular ailment. If for no other reason, an herb garden is a nice improvement on that unsightly grassless area in your backyard, and adds a certain something special when placed under the kitchen window, above the sink.

In this free gardening video series, learn how to plant your own herb garden. Our expert will guide you through building either an indoor or outdoor setup, with tips for choosing which herbs you should plant, what tools to use, how to prepare the soil and plant, allowing for proper water drainage, using plant food, and general garden care and maintenance.

Video Transcript

" Hello is Jose Zuniga. I'm representing expertvillage.com and you know what? Today we are going to be exploring how to create your own herb garden. You know whether it is outside of your home or inside, they just work perfect. So don't be afraid of it, cause I'll guide you where to purchase them, how to select your herbs, how to maintain them year around, also how much water do they need. Plant food, they need a little bit of plant food as well, and also I 'll guide you on how to be creative: use them in salads, in your chicken, and it is just wonderful to have fresh herbs everyday. You don't have to go to the store, just step down to your patio or in your kitchen. Look I got my little oregano. If you are a cook, then a herb garden is definitely a most. If you don't cook, having a indoor herb garden, just having that mint in the house is going to smell so good. I'll also tell you “hey come on let's go to the flea market and get some today.” So come on guys let's explore today and create our own herb garden."