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Donnerstag, 29. Oktober 2009

The 7 Tips To Consider About Italian Herb Garden

By Jack Grant

Growing your own herbs in an Italian herb garden at home provide a huge amount of possibilities. As far as you know, some of the most famous and tastiest herbs in the world come from the Italian herb garden in Italy. Some of the best cuisines come from Italy and are famous in part for their herbs.

The most commonly used herb garden in Italy is the herb basil. It has a lot of benefits not only to humans but also to the other garden plants. Its additional flavor to Italian cuisines is really loved and aside from that it also improves the taste of peppers and tomatoes if you plant basil next to them. Basil also can repel flies and mosquitoes in the garden.

Parsley is another Italian herb which is difficult to grow and useful not only to Italian dishes but also to other types of cuisines. Breath mints are also planted many years ago but then they found out that eating fresh and raw parsley after meal leaves bad breath after enjoying a flavorful meal. However, the tradition of serving parsley on a small dish after meal lives on and it is still used as a garnish on variety of dishes.

Oregano is as decorative in an Italian herb garden as it is flavorful. When it is fully mature it will sprout pretty little purple flowers. Italian herb garden owners know that Oregano should not be harvested until it has flowered because this is when the plant is most flavorful.

Seeds of another famous herb known as fennel makes Italian sausages very exciting to eat because of its additional flavor in it. Fennel is a perennial plant that should be replanted and divided every few years because it looses its flavor as it reaches its maturity.

Rosemary along with basil is also beneficial to the garden. It is an evergreen perennial plant sensitive to frost and helps in the Italian garden by attracting bees. Rosemary grows into a large shrub that sprouts pretty little blue flowers.

Probably the most used herb in an Italian herb garden and in Italy's cuisines is garlic. No Italian herb garden would be complete without this useful herb. Garlic gloves can be planted and will thrive in just about any garden with very little attention. They can be stored to be used at a later time after they are harvested by freezing them or pickling them to store in the refrigerator.

The flavors of sage, another herb useful in Italian cuisines are found with its new shoots. It is encourage to let new shoots grow so better trim it and do not let it become woody. Garden owners are aware that sage plants are harvested only after it blooms.

Before planning to own an Italian herb garden, be sure that you can take care of the herbs and apply them with their proper uses. You should look at the herbs not only as additional flavors to dishes but beyond that. It is really great feeling if you have your own Italian garden at home, it is like having an Italian hillside as your own.

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