{"id":533910,"date":"2010-04-19T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-19T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d48a69e20133ecb0e650970b"},"modified":"2010-04-14T17:54:43","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T21:54:43","slug":"thoughts-of-growing-herbs-in-an-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/533910","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts Of Growing Herbs In An Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cravingideas.com\/.a\/6a00d83451d48a69e201347fe0d6bb970c-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Herbs_pot2\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451d48a69e201347fe0d6bb970c \" src=\"http:\/\/www.cravingideas.com\/.a\/6a00d83451d48a69e201347fe0d6bb970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><\/img><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m starting to use fresh herbs in my cooking way more because I like how fragrant and tasty the herbs are compared to stuff from a bottle. Buying fresh herbs though when you are a single person living in an apartment gets kind of expensive because fresh herbs are usually sold in bundles and I never need that much for my cooking at one time so I end up throwing much of it away which does sadden me. I&#8217;ve tried freezing them and it usually ends in a fail on my part.<\/p>\n<p>So after seeing this really cool <a href=\"http:\/\/phoenix.noshtopia.com\/2010\/04\/some-pictures-from-the-arizona-bbq-festival.html\">chocolate mint plant<\/a>, I&#8217;ve been thinking more and more about growing some herbs right here in my apartment. I figure too it would be a nice way to have living things in my place&#8230;with the bonus that I can eat the plant later on.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cravingideas.com\/.a\/6a00d83451d48a69e201347fe0d727970c-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Herbs_pot\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451d48a69e201347fe0d727970c \" src=\"http:\/\/www.cravingideas.com\/.a\/6a00d83451d48a69e201347fe0d727970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><\/img><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t started yet. My parents are here this week so maybe I can get mom to help me going on the herb project since she has a green thumb. For now, I searched the interwebs and found some really good tips on how to get started with growing herbs in an apartment. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Never Buy Fresh Herbs Again &#8211; includes tips on how to grow herbs in pots and apartments with some links to yummy recipes using fresh herbs. [<a href=\"http:\/\/kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com\/2008\/05\/never-buy-fresh-herbs-again.html#herbs_apartments\">A Veggie Venture<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Culinary Gardening in Any Space &#8211; includes a nice list of herbs that are a great start for beginners. [<a href=\"http:\/\/herb-gardens.suite101.com\/article.cfm\/grow_a_thriving_herb_garden\">Suite 101<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Here&#8217;s a beautiful gallery of 10 urban gardens for growing food in small places &#8211; people are so creative. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thekitchn.com\/thekitchn\/gardening\/10-inspiring-gardens-for-growing-food-in-small-spaces-083198\">The Kitchn<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This whole blog is about gardening tips for apartment and condo dwellers. I got lost reading the post as there are some really cool things here like this beautiful pictorial, &#8220;Herbs to grow for ethnic cuisine.&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/lifeonthebalcony.com\/herbs-to-grow-for-ethnic-cuisines\/\">Life on the Balcony<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, have you started an herb garden in your apartment or condo? 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