Mini Herb Garden

“Herbs are nature’s own medicine and has highly healing compounds. Drinking, eating, smelling, and using herbs in different ways can get you more balanced, de-stress, sleep better, and improve overall health.”

—Law of Positivism

During the Quarantine period, people are finding ways to survive it. Since most places were closed, and we can’t go anywhere, I tried to stay sane by working in my backyard garden. With all the news going on about the pandemic, people dying, and recently, the riots and protests, I got stressed out and started to feel anxious. So, I focused my attention on a small project. I found an old barrel planter laying down in our yard, so I got the idea of making it an herb garden. Buying herbs was kind of expensive, and I didn’t get to use all of them. But planting them in my garden and pinching some of the leaves would be useful for my cooking ingredients. After leaving the herbs alone for a while, they will continue to grow. Then, when winter comes, I suggest drying the leaves or freezing them. They will last until next summer. Overall I mainly use herbs for my cooking, baking, and tea-brewing.

About two weeks ago I went to the gardening store and bought a variety of herbs. I included some vegetables, too, like kale and sweet potatoes to complement them. Also, I gathered some garden decorations that I collected over the years and incorporated them into my garden, as well. Since it was hard to remember all the names of the herbs, I used small labels to identify them.

For soil, I used one that was organic. Then I got a mini trellis and used it as a sign for my small garden. I gathered a lot of small pots and planted the remaining herbs since they all didn’t fit in the barrel planter.

Over the years, we’ve been mostly planting flowers on pots, but I never thought of incorporating vegetables and herbs onto them, too. With the prices of food rising today, I discovered that this is one way to save money and support sustainability. It is actually a great way to start your day looking at your garden and it brings you joy and happiness after seeing your plants grow!