Never planted anything in your life before? Don’t know where to start? No problem! Herb garden kits can make a beginner look like an expert.
Many kits are like complete frozen dinners that you buy at the supermarket. “Everything is there” to borrow a line from a TV commercial: everything except the water. Others may only supply seeds, and others fall somewhere in between. But generally, most kits supply soil or pellets to grow the seeds. So depending on your level of knowledge, experience, and energy, there are many options.
A good place to start is deciding what herbs you want to grow and where to grow them.
The first decision is easy. Just look at all the little bottles of herbs in your kitchen cabinet. These will give you a clue as to which herbs you use all the time.
The second decision is probably not a problem either. Indoors, you have the ability to create the right environment for the plants you choose to grow, meaning you can grow them almost anywhere. Outdoors, it can be a bit more restricted.
Kits are available at any local garden supply or garden center, but if you can’t find what you want, search the WEB. You’ll find a variety of kits to fit a theme like Italian Herb Garden, Culinary Garden, Herbal Tea Garden, Sauce Garden, Salad Garden, and more. Just look at what types of seeds come in each kit, compare it to the list of herbs you use all the time, compare the price, the guarantee a supplier offers, and make your decision. There you have it, an instant herb garden without the mess, fuss, or work.
The real decisions from my experience, however, are not the kits themselves, but where you are going to place them. Questions to ask before buying a kit are: will they fill my living space? If I don’t have 6 hours of daylight available, can I install artificial lighting somewhere? And will my pets leave the plants alone?
Herb garden kits eliminate most of the challenges a beginner faces when starting an indoor herb garden. In several weeks, when his plants start to sprout and he is enjoying the fragrance and appearance of his plants, he will begin to look and feel like an expert.
