5 Easy to Grow Herbs for Your Chef’s Garden

Picture this: It’s Sunday morning, and you’re craving a fresh herb omelet to pair with your morning cuppa. Instead of heading to the store, you tiptoe barefooted to your little indoor herb garden and pluck a few fresh sage leaves to grind into your eggy scramble. When it’s ready, you top it off with a yummy thyme flower and sprinkling of chopped fresh basil.

Nothing compares to the joy of sourcing fresh culinary herbs right from your home! 

Tending to a chef’s garden is the perfect way to keep your green thumb happy while always having delicious, high-quality ingredients handy. The best part? You don’t need a sprawling yard to grow your own herbs. An empty wall or a few square feet of indoor floor space is enough to start a chef’s garden. 

5 Easiest Herbs to Grow in an Indoor Herb Garden

Imagine never running low on your own spice standbys! These 5 container-friendly plants do wonderfully well indoors, provided you ensure they receive the right amount of water and sunlight.

You can make the most of your chef’s garden by planting your go-to kitchen herbs, and consider throwing in a few spicy greens for a tower-to-table meal. 

Here are our top five with full details on how to grow and care for them. 

Basil

This versatile, leafy herb is perfect for beginner gardeners or those with limited space for a garden. All it needs is a warm, sunny, but sheltered spot and a pot filled with rich, well-draining potting mix. Container-grown basil requires regular watering to prevent it from drying out or flowering too early. 

Avoid overwatering, as this plant doesn’t like being too wet. Too much moisture can cause your basil plant to develop black and brown spots, wilted stems, and root rot. Opt for a container with plenty of drainage holes to allow excess water to escape. Finally, basil plants will often die back if they’re allowed to flower and seed. So prune your basil plant regularly for a longer lifespan and bushier, fuller growth.

Thyme

Like basil, thyme is a great option for beginner gardeners. This sun-loving Mediterranean herb is compact, versatile, and incredibly low-maintenance. Once settled in, thyme is fairly drought-tolerant, making it ideal for an indoor herb garden. Thyme’s clusters of tiny pink, red, or purple flowers are beautiful and delicious. Bonus if your chef’s garden is outdoors because the flowers are a nectar powerhouse for pollinators. 

Plant this herb in a warm, sunny spot in containers with drainage holes and well-aerated, well-draining potting compost. Overwatering is an absolute no-no when it comes to thyme, as it can lead to root rot, so be sure to choose a place that doesn’t get too much water. It’s a perennial plant, so once this friend is established, you’ll have thyme for many years to come!

Sage in an Indoor Herb Garden? YES!

Sage is another versatile, easy-to-grow Mediterranean herb with a wide range of therapeutic and culinary uses! It’s evergreen and hardy, which means you can pick its aromatic leaves all year round. Sage loves full sun, free-draining and well-aerated soil. That’s why it’s essential to select a container with ample drainage and aeration holes. 

When growing in the ground and established, sage does not need frequent watering. However, in containers, the risk of potting compost drying out rapidly may require you to keep a watchful eye and water just enough to keep the compost slightly moist. Be careful not to overwater, as this plant dislikes having its feet wet for too long. Don’t forget to trim sage’s young leaves regularly for a gorgeous foliage.

Put Coriander in Your Chef’s Garden!

Coriander dominates the Mexican and Asian cuisines for its unique flavour and aroma. It thrives in cooler conditions and a well-drained growing medium. In summer, keep your coriander plant in a lightly shaded spot away from direct sunlight, as the scorching heat can stress the plant, causing it to bolt prematurely. 

Bolting causes the leaves of coriander to be tough and more bitter. So if you’re keeping this plant for its leaves in the springtime, keep it a little shady and cut it often. In the summer and fall, let it go and it will flower and seed delicious coriander seeds to keep you until next spring (just save a couple so you can plant them again). 

When growing in containers, ensure that you water just enough to keep the soil moist, as overwatering can cause the roots to become soggy. Continue to pick coriander leaves regularly to encourage the plant to produce more leaves.

Nasturtium

Here’s a container-friendly annual known for its ornamental, edible, and nutritional value. Nasturtiums not only produce spectacular flowers, but their leaves, blooms, and seeds are a culinary feast for both humans and pollinators. They are an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and K, as well as manganese and iron. Nasturtiums make a perfect companion plant for many herbs as they repel aphids, bugs, and other garden pests. Building a tower garden is a wonderful way to grow nasturtiums because you can train their vining nature upwards into the built in trellises.

Choose a well-lit spot for your tower garden, as nasturtiums love full sun and they can get pretty large. Water them regularly, but in moderate amounts, as they don’t fare well in wet conditions. So, make sure your container has sufficient drainage openings to take care of the excess water.

The Eggologic Bundles are Perfect for Your Chef’s Garden

Want to build your indoor herb garden right now? Check out our Eggologic Planter Bundles. They each come with several Planters and Trellises so that you can choose the best combination of herbs for your wall personal garden. AND because you’re buying in bulk, you get a pretty nice little discount (hint, hint: it’s worth it).

There are three to choose from: the Retreat (4 pods), the Oasis (8 pods), and the Haven (12 pods) so that you don’t have to think about the perfect combination for you and your family!

While the Trellis design is simple with big holes for your plants to easily grow through, the Planter Pods are expertly designed to make your dream indoor herb gardens possible. While the tough outer shell looks GREAT in your home, the easily removable inner shell creates an optimal growing environment for your precious herbs.

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