If you like a summer herb garden, it’s always a disappointment when cold weather sets in and your fresh herbs die off. A window planter herb tray keeps fresh herbs on your menus and near at hand. Now you need to use dried herbs as the next best substance to enhance your menus. With a south-facing window and some TLC, you can enjoy a thriving window herb garden throughout the winter. Here we have seven herbs you can sustain in a window herb garden, without too much effort, enhancing a variety of dishes with that just-picked flavor.
Parsley is readily available in the market year-round. However, there’s a world of difference between fresh picked parsley, both in flavor and nutrition, from a bunch that’s traveled hundreds or thousands of miles before reaching your store. Rosemary lends itself well to cold weather menus. It’s perennial and is easy to grow with the rooting hormone method. You might also be able to buy a small pot of rooted rosemary at the nursery. Rosemary is one of the most versatile herbs, a valuable addition to the window herb garden.
Sage is another easy grown herb. Just one fresh leaf will grow an entire plant. Using a sharp knife, make small cuts along the veins of the leaf. Dust the cuts with rooting hormone and watch that plant go to town. It’s important to spray the cutting periodically, to help a healthy root system. Every cook knows the value of sage in any poultry dish, such as that Thanksgiving turkey. Mint can overgrow a garden in short order during the summer. Before that patch retires in the fall. Basil is a traditional summer annual, you can successfully grow it in your window herb garden. Basil may be slightly trickier than other herbs, so you may wish to start several to ensure success.
Once you’ve got viable plants, you’ve established a window planter herb garden that can hold you through the winter in elegant style. A wonderful addition to any home can be using a copper planter either in the home or outside of it.
