{"id":8084,"date":"2016-06-14T23:10:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8084"},"modified":"2016-06-03T09:11:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T08:11:22","slug":"five-easy-herbs-to-grow-and-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/five-easy-herbs-to-grow-and-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Herbs to Grow and Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Chives in flower \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4706196439\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4065\/4706196439_bed36df058.jpg\" alt=\"Chive flowers\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Basil<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scented basil is a key part of Italian cooking and a perfect companion to tomatoes. Eat your own basil in omelettes or as a pesto sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Growing from seed on a windowsil in a 3&#8243; pot is easy peasy<\/li>\n<li>Pick leaves as needed, pinching out the top encourages growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Parsley<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Curly parsley is best used as a garnish and with cold dishes.<\/li>\n<li>Flat leaved parsley is used with hot dishes according to Jamie Oliver.<\/li>\n<li>Grown from seed Parsley will last through winter as it is a short lived perennial<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Coriander<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With a strong warming taste and very aromatic Coriander can be added in stir fries, couscous and other dishes just before serving.<\/li>\n<li>Grow from seed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mint<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mint is available in several flavours all with that refreshing minty taste to accompany new potatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Crushing the mint stems brings out extra flavour but chopped leaves are traditionally used in mint sauce with lamb.<\/li>\n<li>Mint can be grown from seed but I would buy a plant of your chosen mint type.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/tips-for-growing-mint\/\"> Mint<\/a> is long lived and can spread rapidly via stolens under ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See them in flower above. Use the edible flowers to decorate a dish<\/li>\n<li>A mild onion flavour makes Chives useful in potato salad, cheese sauce and egg dishes.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle on cheese sandwiches or make a herb butter to serve with steak or chops.<\/li>\n<li>Grow from seed and cut leaves as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Chive plants will regrow each spring and flower in June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Buying Herb Seeds<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=&lt;b&gt;herbs&lt;\/b&gt;\"> Thompson Morgan<\/a> have a good selection available on this link.<\/li>\n<li>Try the windowsill variety pack as a starter.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use all the seed at once but resow every few weeks to keep a steady supply of tasty aromatic plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read about <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/tips\/winter-herbs\/\">Winter herbs<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/pests-problems\/herbs-for-drinks-pillows-and-baths\/\">Herbs for Drinks, Pillows and Baths<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basil Scented basil is a key part of Italian cooking and a perfect companion to tomatoes. Eat your own basil in omelettes or as a pesto sauce. Growing from seed on a windowsil in a 3&#8243; pot is easy peasy Pick leaves as needed, pinching out the top encourages growth Parsley Curly parsley is best used as a garnish and with cold dishes. Flat leaved parsley is used with hot dishes according to Jamie Oliver. Grown from seed Parsley will&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/five-easy-herbs-to-grow-and-eat\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegetables-herbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}