I love to use fresh herbs in my cooking and I hate to pay $3-4 for bunch of parsley from the supermarket which is saggy and has obviously been there for some time.
I am told that the taste of the herb dissipates very quickly from the time it is originally picked. So, freshly picked is the way to go.
To date, I have been growing fresh herbs outside the back of my garage, down some steps from the deck outside the kitchen as well as some on the deck itself.
The ones on the deck are grown in normal soil and the results have been mixed, as you can see from the photo – it is currently winter here in Sydney Australia – so, not expecting too much growth – in the summer I get good results from this way of growing.
However, my most success has been using a Hydroponics system I bought last year. You can see from the picture, the Basil is superb and the Lemon Grass has taken over everything!
So, what is my Indoor Herb Garden Challenge about you would be asking yourself!
Well, it seems that I have a lazy streak – well hidden I hope – but a lazy streak nonetheless. While I have these great herbs within 20 paces or so, I find it a bit of chore to go outside and pick them while I am preparing food!
So, it struck me recently, how great it would be to just have them growing on the bench or in the kitchen window and I could have my very own indoor herb garden, where I just lean over and pick the herb I need to use and then it keeps growing and refreshing itself.
Well, easy you might say, just go out and buy one of those kits that you see advertised around the place, so, I did think about doing that and read some reviews etc. The one that is marketed mostly in Australia – wont mention brands at this point – uses a lamp system and looks great on TV, but from reading some reviews, it may be a bit noisy – also, it is quite pricy. There is another one I see advertised in USA ——- which seems to be good, but doesn’t sell here as far as I know.
Anyway, I thought, why not try to duplicate my success with the Hydroponics system outside and use it to build my very own Indoor Herb Garden?
So, that is what the Indoor Herb Garden Challenge is all about.
I am also, trying to learn about doing business on the Internet, so, thought I’d combine the two objectives and put up a Web Site dedicate to the Indoor Herb Garden Challenge and keep a diary of my attempts.
Although I am based in Sydney Australia, the techniques I am planning to use, should translate to any country worldwide.
I am sure there will be lots of people saying I cant do it for a variety of valid scientific reasons, but as they say in Australia – Give It A Go You Mug !!!
So, wish me luck!
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