Anyone who cooks knows that the most expensive ingredients you can buy are herbs and spices. Just go into the local herb section of your local supermarket and you’ll see how expensive these little containers can be. And even though you may need a pinch of this or just a dash of that, you must buy an entire container that will last you a long time. If you fill your cart up with these herbs, you should be realy for a hefty grocery bill. If you cook a lot, though, you could save so much money by just growing your own culinary herb garden. You can get the seeds you need in any garden store or even in your local supermarket. Herbs don’t take much to keep them growing strong and healthy. As long as they get a lot of sunlight, a lot of water, love and attention, you’ll have a culinary herb garden to last you a long time.

Inside Growing

Many people don’t have the luxury of a yard in which to grow a lush garden to help them with growing herbs. People who live in apartments, for example, can’t grow outside gardens. For these people, and for those who live in an area not conducive to good plant growing, there are devices that will grow herbs right on your kitchen counter. Kitchen herb gardens will grow just as lush as any outside garden, but when you grow your herbs inside, you don’t have to worry about pests as much, you don’t have to worry about scavengers and you can completely control the light, the water and other factors that go into growing a successful garden. The drawback to these types of culinary herb gardens is that you are limited to the size of the device as to how much you can grow.

Vacuum Packing

Once you’ve successfully grown your culinary home herb garden, you then have to store it correctly so that it will last you a long time. You should fill a container, not like those you find sold in your local store. That will last you a while. The rest, if you have a lot left over, you should have it vacuum packed so you will have a fresh supply whenever you run low. You can buy vacuum sealers in your local store or you can find them online. You simply put your herbs in a plastic baggy and then use the vacuum sealer to seal the baggy while sucking the air out. This will allow you to have all the herbs you need to cook masterpieces.

Whether you have a green thumb or not, you can grow a culinary herb garden. Growing herbs isn’t difficult. As long as the plants are given the attention they need, you'll find that it is very easy to have a fresh supply of herbs whenever you need them.