Revitalize Your Cooking by Growing Your Own Kitchen Herbs

Perhaps you, like the creation of exotic and tasty dishes for your family and friends. Or maybe the kitchen is not only his favorite occupation, but ... Well, you have to eat. Whatever the reason for local chefs at home, a growing share of the herbs in the kitchen, adds vitality and joy to your kitchen. Most every recipe requires only a little of this herb, or some branch of it. Once you use fresh herbs, will surely agree that winning, hands down, to flavor.Herbs are fairly easy to grow. They grow in most soils, because most of them in their original form, wild, grew up in very difficult conditions. The most important thing to remember, they hate wet feet, so no moist soil. Otherwise, with a sunny and a little water to grow well and reward you with scented leaves and fragrant. You can plant outside the kitchen door, if you have a sunny spot for them, keep them on hand for your kitchen. Another option is to plant in containers and place in a sunny balcony, patio or window ledge.Start herbs you like and use frequently. You can buy plants from a nursery or farmers market, or you can choose to start from seed. Some of the best first choices are basil, parsley, oregano, thyme, rosemary and dill. If Cook food, Mexican or Oriental, you want to grow some cilantro (the parts are called cilantro and the seeds are coriander). Chives are another very easy to grow herbs to add flavor to salads, omelets, cheeses and sauces vegetablesSome of these plants are perennials, so they can grow best planted in a garden. Thyme, sage, oregano, chives, winter savory and ticks are hardy perennials used in cooking. Cilantro, dill, chervil and basil are annuals, so they will have to buy seed or start new plants each spring. Parsley is a biennial, leafing through the first year and the second seed. In some climates, is treated as one and, in warmer areas can almost be a perennial.By planting your herbs in containers, you can control the growth needs - enough light, enough water and good soil loose. It is also easy to move around plants or in a safer winter. For apartment or city dwellers, this is a great way to have fresh herbs right hand.Since many herbs are interesting (and tasty), foliage, and many have enough flowers to attract bees, we could stagger the herbs in the kitchen your beds flowers. However, be sure to keep any pesticides or chemical fertilizers is well away from any herbal consume.Keep pinch the growing tips to delay flowering and to encourage the plant to full branch. If you have more of your collection that you can use at the time, because they are dried for the winter. The best time to pick herbs is in the early morning before the sun heats up. You want it to evaporate any condensation, but as sunbathing, essential oils begin to be scattered and some lost.This flavor is just a small sample of the herbs can be grown in a backyard garden of herbs. There are so many to choose from, all with their wonderful traits. Explore all, and adds even more fun and satisfaction of your kitchen.