{"id":1222,"date":"2017-01-23T19:06:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T00:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2021-09-16T16:51:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T21:51:24","slug":"indoor-organic-herb-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=1222","title":{"rendered":"Indoor Organic Herb Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Problem<\/strong><\/span>: need for herbs during winter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another major problem this &#8220;winter&#8221; is the temps have been a balmy 70 degrees all January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Solution<\/span>:&nbsp;Indoor Herb Garden!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/indoorherbsblog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/indoorherbsblog.jpg\" alt=\"Parsley, sweet Basil, Peppermint, Thyme, Lemon Balm, Indoor Herb Garden GA, Zone 7b\" class=\"wp-image-1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/indoorherbsblog.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/indoorherbsblog-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/indoorherbsblog-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Parsley x2, Sweet Basil, Peppermint, Thyme, &amp; Lemon Balm<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I brought them inside despite the crazy warm temps, thinking we would have a freeze months ago, but no. The photo below was just for pretty factor the day I brought the first few inside, just before Thanksgiving. They are now growing on a north facing windowsill (with no direct sun).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/herbsinbowlblog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/herbsinbowlblog.jpg\" alt=\"organicgarden herbs- peppermint, basil, &amp; parsley brought inside for the winter in Ga Zone 7b\" class=\"wp-image-1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/herbsinbowlblog.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/herbsinbowlblog-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/herbsinbowlblog-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Peppermint, Sweet Basil, Lemon-Lime Basil, &amp;Parsley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbs add flavor to all kinds of foods and drinks, and as a bonus are known for their medicinal properties. The parsley below was delicious in this&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernliving.com\/food\/entertaining\/southern-gentleman-skirt-steak-chimichurri-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chimichurri steak recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parsley is not the most flavorful herb, but adds a unique and understated flavor when combined with other ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/parsleyharvestblog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/parsleyharvestblog.jpg\" alt=\"organic Parsley harvested from raised beds in Ga Zone 7b in mid Nov 2016\" class=\"wp-image-1450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/parsleyharvestblog.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/parsleyharvestblog-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/parsleyharvestblog-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Parsley harvest from the raised beds in mid Nov<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am working on a post about the Garlic and Onions I planted in the raised beds. We use so much of both that I knew I must grow some this year. I am experimenting with winter gardening for the first time in the raised beds. We are fortunate to have many warm months to garden here in Georgia. However, I hope we get a little winter here soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Problem: need for herbs during winter Another major problem this &#8220;winter&#8221; is the temps have been a balmy 70 degrees all January. Solution:&nbsp;Indoor Herb Garden! I brought them inside despite the crazy warm temps, thinking we would have a freeze months ago, but no. The photo below was just for pretty factor the day I &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=1222\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Indoor Organic Herb Garden&#8221;<\/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":[180,3,6,11,2,12],"tags":[29,22,70,26,66,68,38,35,67,69,28],"class_list":["post-1222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-annuals","category-containerplants","category-edibles","category-herbs","category-landscapeplants","category-perennials","tag-georgia","tag-herbs-2","tag-lemon-balm","tag-organic","tag-parsley","tag-peppermint","tag-perennial","tag-raised-garden","tag-sweet-basil","tag-thyme","tag-zone-8"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1222"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2936,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions\/2936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}