 winter herbs by lyn hayes forsyth co master gardener townloafer magazine november 2006 growing your own herbs can be such a fun and satisfying experience they are easy to grow and can be used to zip up any dish you may be preparing in your kitchen you can plant them in the spring and enjoy them throughout the summer for the barbecue and summer salads in fall cut them back for transplanting and bring them inside to enjoy during the winter months most herbs are perennial and will come back for you year after year so dividing them in the fall to bring inside will not hurt the mother plant if you want to start an inside herb garden now my recommendation would be to purchase plants in 4 rdquo pots for instant satisfaction versus nurturing them from seeds they are inexpensive and you will have a variety to choose from the secret to having a beautiful herb garden is to place them in a sunny spot with well drained soil you can plant your herb garden for winter enjoy it for the season and then transplant your beautiful plants to an appropriate area outside in the spring remember if you want to use them in your cooking it would make sense to plant them near your kitchen the aroma from the herbs can be a welcome addition to any patio area it is important to note that when choosing your herbs read the information tag and make sure it is an herb for culinary use ornamental herbs are cultivated for their appearance and not for their flavor an example of this is basil known as lsquo dark opal rsquo or lsquo purple ruffles rsquo this variety is used more as a bedding plant than in the kitchen when planting herbs in a small pot the recommendation is 1 part sand to 3 parts organic potting soil herbs can prosper with slight neglect versus heavy fertilization the over use of liquid fertilizer can rob the herb of its essential oils go easy on the fertilizer and apply an organic slow release type they require only 1 inch of water a week with the exception of mint so avoid over watering 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