Growing Herbs at Home: Herbs at Home
By Linda Gray
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"Growing Herbs at Home" describes ten everyday herbs, how to grow them and a little useful information about each one….
Aloe vera
Basil
Chives
Coriander
Garlic
Mint
Parsley
Sage
Thyme
Watercress
Herbs have been cultivated for medicinal and culinary use for thousands of years. The herbs in 'Growing Herbs at Home" can be grown either in pots, containers or in your outdoor herb garden.
Aloe Vera contains twenty of the twenty two amino acids we need as humans and is a very effective healing herb. The sap will soothe and help heal minor burns, which makes it a practical plant to grow on a kitchen windowsill. Find out more about aloe vera and other magical herbs in 'Growing herbs at Home'
Linda Gray
Linda Gray lived off the land as a stay-at-home mum on a tiny budget for many years and, among other things, learned how to connect with nature and the simpler things in life. Her experiences led her to pursue her childhood dream of writing and she has been sharing her ideas via books and blogs for more than a decade.
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Growing Herbs at Home - Linda Gray
INTRODUCTION
Herbs have been cultivated for medicinal and culinary use for thousands of years.
All the herbs in ’Growing Herbs at Home" can be grown either in pots, containers or in your outdoor herb garden.
Giving pots of herbs as Christmas presents are thoughtful and inexpensive gifts. You’ll need a little space for your pots, but as long as they have light, not necessarily direct sunlight, you could spread them round the house or conservatory until Christmas.
And the added bonus of course is that you don’t actually have to wrap them. A festive gold or silver bow tied round a nice pot is wrapping enough!
Or choose a container that can go out on the patio as well as inside...
And you can guarantee the herbs will be appreciated by everyone. I’ve included a little history and uses for the herbs, in case you give them to friends who have absolutely no idea. Copy out the useful bits and make a small card to give as part of the gift.
ALOE VERA
Although Aloe Vera is indigenous to hot countries, it can be grown in pots in milder climates and kept indoors; on a windowsill or bright space in your house or conservatory.
The plant will tolerate very high temperatures as well as cold air temperatures, but will not cope with very cold soil. For this reason it shouldn’t be planted outside in an area where there is likely to be a ground frost.
Aloe Vera has been used in medicinal preparations for thousands of years, and the recent popularity it enjoys is well deserved.
The medicinal properties are held in the gel like fluid in the leaves of the plant. Because it contains twenty of the twenty two amino acids we need as humans, it is a very effective healing herb. The sap will soothe and help heal minor burns, which makes it a practical plant to grow on a kitchen windowsill!
One of the more interesting facts about aloe vera is that the