If you have found your way to this article then perhaps you are just kicking some green tires and want to check out the grounds a bit to see if this herb business is for you.
Well, let us tell you, there are so many reasons to have a growing herb garden that it could be EXACTLY what you are looking for.
So, here is a list, simply put, of 17 GREAT reasons to get a little more serious: * Aid your digestion.
Mint, fennel seed, peppermint .
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these are just a few which can cool hot stomachs and calm the beast.
* Appetite reduction and therefore weight loss .
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chewing on fennel seeds is just one of several "tricks.
" * Do you have pets? Many herbs can cure their occasional distresses.
* Catnip calms the wildest feline.
Grow your own and save your furniture.
* Smell good! Create original potpourri.
* Worried? Nervous? Herbal teas .
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* Save money.
The herbs you eat will be fresher and cheaper than herbs you buy.
* Are you green minded? An outdoor herb garden will attract all the good guys; bees, butterflies and other desirable insects, and eliminate the bad guys, like slugs! * Medicinal herbs have more applications than you can imagine.
Insect bite/bee stings? Rub some plantain leaf on it.
A growing herb garden gives you access to the freshest, most potent herbs to use.
* Sore throats are made less so with a good, fresh sage tea.
* Create beauty with herb flowers! * Want to have some meaningful gifts on hand? Herbs are gifts from the hear which keep on giving.
* Feeling tense? Gardening is the answer.
It is the original "grounding" activity! * Worried about the flu season? Herbs can build up your immune system.
* Skin and hair products can be awfully expensive and many contain harmful ingredients.
You can learn to make your own for your unique hair and skin, and do yourself a big favor! * Herb Jellies!!! * They beautify your environment and enrich your quality of life.
Herbs, as you can see, are rather special plants for us.
As humans we get to do more than simply feed on them for nourishment, as we might expect is the case for our friends in the animal kingdom.
Using herbs as part of our diet is more frequently a measure of our ability to implement the taste of our food and create flavors specifically for our own, personal preferences.
Having fresh herbs available to us when we prepare our meals is a great bonus in that use.
Medicinally, herbs have been used for thousands of years to relieve symptoms, cure illnesses and alter moods.
Artifacts found besides Cro-Magnons dug out of glaciers over ten thousand years old have revealed they were traveling with herbs which are believed to have been used to increase heart rate for travel in cold climates.
And of course there are the aesthetic benefits of the beautiful flowers which many herbs will yield as they grow.
Their many forms and colors provide us with visual as well as olfactory delights to add positively to the quality of our lives and our spirits.
So by now you should be ready to get started and not waste any time getting your home herb garden planted.
Enjoy the journey.
That's what it's all about!