| Herb gardening is becoming more and more
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| | especially if the gardener doesn't want
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| popular every day and for good reason.
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| | plants that require a lot of hassle.
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| Herbs have practical value, serve a
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| | Chives are good when used in salads, egg
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| purpose and with herb gardening, you can
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| | dishes and many different sauces.
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| actually get to use your plants. When
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| | Mint is also very simple to grow and is
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| most people think of herb gardening, they
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| | good to use in mint jelly, mint juleps,
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| automatically think of cooking, but herbs
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| | lemonade and any other kind of fruity
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| are also grown for their pleasant aromas
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| | drink. Mint is also good in herb
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| and their beauty.
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| | gardening, for its unique minty smell.
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| One important part of herb gardening, is
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| | Two herbs that appear in nearly
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| drying the herbs, for use during the
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| | everyone's herb garden, are Thyme and
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| winter months, especially if you plan on
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| | Sage. Both of these herb gardening
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| cooking with them. First, the tops of
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| | favourites, are used for flavouring
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| leafy herbs have to be cut, washed, and
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| | soups, chicken, turkey, pork and other
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| hung up, for the water to evaporate.
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| | sausages. Sage is also grown sometimes,
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| Then, tie the stems together and hang
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| | for its beautiful blue spiked flowers.
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| them up in a paper bag, to dry properly.
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| | Lavender is probably the best smelling
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| After two, to three weeks, they can be
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| | herb, in all of herb gardening and is
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| removed. Crumble the leaves, dry them out
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| | often used in candles, as a perfume scent
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| in the oven and store in a glass jar.
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| | and to improve the smell in linen chests.
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| One of the most common herbs gown in herb
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| | The light purple flowers smell
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| gardening, is Basil. "Dark Opal" and
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| | absolutely lovely.
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| regular Green Basil, are beautiful
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| | Other types of herbs often grown in herb
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| additions to any garden and are often
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| | gardening, include Borage (used in
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| used as decoration. Dark Opal has light
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| | salads), Chervil (used in egg dishes),
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| pink flowers and dark red leaves. Basil
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| | sweet Marjoram (flavours lamb, fish,
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| isn't just used for its looks, it is used
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| | salad, and soup), Sesame (flavours
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| for extra flavour in tomato juices and
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| | crackers, cookies and bread) and Dill
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| pastes.
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| | (flavours meats and used in pickles).
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| Chives are very petite looking and
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| | Herb gardening allows gardeners to use
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| resemble a blade of grass. They are much
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| | herbs from their own garden, for cooking,
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| stronger than they look however and will
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| | looks and smell. Herb gardening will
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| grow well, through a drought. Their
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| | produce much fresher herbs, with more
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| toughness and sturdiness makes Chives a
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| | flavour than store-bought herbs and are a
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| perfect plant, for herb gardening,
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| | lot cheaper.
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