How to grow spices and aromatic plants in your home

Maintaining these green species and is much simpler than you think.

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The spices never plent in the kitchen and can make the difference between any dish and an unmatched flavor. The aromatic plants such as parsley, basil or mint are essential in the Mexican cuisine And best of all, you don't need to leave home to achieve reproduction and cultivation.

Cultivating aromatic plants in pots is a simpler task than you think. You just need medium pots, seeds or cuttings and land So that in a few months, you can have at your disposal a garden of smells and flavors always fresh :

Basil is frequently used in Italian food.

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Basil

Cultivating basil is a perfect challenge if you have already achieved with some other aromatic plant, because its germination is simple, it requires extra care, Like irrigation almost daily to keep it wet and a drain that avoids rotting its root.

To have your own basil, it is best to take a cutting out of the main stem of another plant and keep it in water until its germination. Pay special attention to dried leaves and cut them quickly and Avoid planting it in summer Or near autumn, it is an annual species that will perish when the weather becomes colder.