Know what you want to grow in your garden and what you want to grow in potted plants because some herbs grow back each year.
But others don’t and have to be planted every year.
It also depends on what you cook more of, like if you cook a lot of Mexican foods then it would be more convenient to grow, cilantro, oregano, jalapenos, onion, garlic, and cumin.
Depending on the kind of foods you cook you would plant your herbs to have on hand.
The next thing would be to check your herbs and see if they are the kind that needs a lot of suns, and do they grow back each year or do you need to replant them every year.
One can stay in your garden or be planted in a pot to be taken into the house when it starts to get cold.
Next, you need to decide if you want to start them already grown in small pots and then replant them when you get them home.
Or do you want to start from scratch which means you start by planting your seeds?
I always thought that you plant your seed and watch it grow.
But not all seeds are that way.
I had bought some seeds that the package said you need to have pure soil and it told you how to do it, I followed the instructions.
planted my seeds and they never grew.
So years later I found the packet of seeds from the plant that I tried to grow before and I have been hesitant to plant them because of what happened last time.
But we learn from our mistakes and I just need to plant them.
It is a lot easier now than it uses to be, now if I have a question about what I am doing I can go to the computer and look up the information and well be taught step by step.
So don’t be discouraged.
One very important thing to do before you start to plant your herbs is to loosen the soil so when you plant your plants and water the water drains better.
The roots of the plants can go deeper into the soil without any resistance.
If you add compost into the soil before you start planting and mix well and then plant it does a plant even better.
When it comes to watering your plants you should always check the dirt first, if it is still moist a few inches under the ground then you shouldn’t water.
wait for the next day or two.
You don’t want to overwater your plants because they will feel like you are drowning them.
They don’t feel well and start to turn yellow a sign of overwatering and start to get diseased.
So just make sure you water them when the soil feels dry, and don’t overwater.
It is always good to plant the herbs that have the same water requirements altogether, which will make it easier on you.
