Pruning your herb garden

So by now your herb garden is giving you a plentiful harvest!!! It's time to prune for cooking or sharing. My favorite part of sharing from my herb garden is the reaction people give me when they start cooking with the herbs. They're shocked by the flavors they get with just using a pinch. While supermarket herbs you can use a handful and not get the same flavor you just got from  that very pinch you just used from the garden.

Basil: 

• You can pick off leaves individually or prune all around the plant. 
• Just remember to never prune more than one-third of the plant.
• Or if just taking the leaves to take every 3rd leaf.
• Flowers should be edible.

Oregano: 

• This herb can be invasive if not controlled.
• The flowers are also edible and do not need to be removed. 
• You can prune up to 2- 3 inches from the ground.

Parsley:

• You can prune all over the plant or just pick the stems as far down as you like.
• Letting it go to seed you will get more plants next year since its a biennial.

Cilantro:

• The seeds are edible and they are called coriander. 
• If left to seed it will fall on the ground and will begin to germinate and start new plants. 
• Its better to sow seeds about every 2-3 weeks. It will be your herb with the shortest life span.

Lemon Thyme:

• It's the same as the oregano.

Mint:

• It's the same as 

Remember to prune your garden once the sun isn't hitting it directly. And don't prune after rain or watering. This is to prevent your herbs from getting a disease. It is very good to prune your herbs because it will encourage new growth.

Happy Gardening!!!!