Herb Trough Garden: Easy & Accessible!
For delicious herbs, try this DIY Herb Trough Garden: Easy & Accessible for your next outdoor project. Grow your own herbs right outside your kitchen door!
Friends, I realized as I went out to my herb trough to get fresh basil for my Strawberry Bruschetta that I never shared my Mother’s Day gift that I received this year.
When my family asked me what I wanted, along with love, hugs, breakfast, lunch, dinner, foot rubs, chores done, peace and quiet (I don’t ask for much, do I?) I asked for a trough garden to plant my herbs in.
So we went to the local Grange and purchased a brand new animal water trough.
Herb Trough Garden: Easy & Accessible!
In fact, they were all sold out of the size that we wanted, so we had to remove the baby chicks from the one we bought. We brought it home and found the perfect location (right off of our back patio).
We love to recycle and use what we have, so we took the kids’ old trampoline and stuffed it down to the bottom.
Filled the top with enriched soil.
Planted our favorite herbs.
My gift for today is having fresh garden herbs right outside our back kitchen door.
What a perfect idea for anyone, really, if you live in the city or in the country, to have herbs easily accessible.
Right now as our tomatoes are coming on, and the basil is so plentiful, I’m starting to crave Insalata Caprese Salad, (Mozzarella, Tomato & Fresh Basil).
If you grow herbs, would you share the way that you grow them?
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Love the trough! It reminds me of growing up on the farm. I, too, have an herb garden conveniently placed outside my back door, and use it almost every day during the warm months. It’s so much fun!
If you want to check out mine, please see: http://www.afarmgirlsdabbles.com/2010/06/07/my-kitchen-garden/
Great Idea! I plant my herbs in a raise box too but I think the tin is pretty. Enjoy your harvest.
What a great idea! Our herbs are along the back fence of the garden-way across the yard but I kind of like the quiet walk that comes with getting herbs right before dinner. It forces me to slow down a bit and think about all the beauty and goodness around me. But I like your idea for strawberries or something closer to our house where the dirt is lousy.
Oh my goodness! What a GREAT idea. We have an old trough out on our property. I’ve never thought of doing much with it.
I think I will be taking a little walk to see if it is salvageable. If so, I do believe it just very well may be finding itself a new home. :-)
Mine are growing in a 1/2 wine barrel that used to belong to my hubby’s grandfather. I had found it in an old shed on their families property and my FIL cut it in half. 1/2 for me, 1/2 for my MIL. It still smelled like hard apple cider. This is the second year I’ve planted herbs in it.
I have them in small pots this year in out window sill. I am hoping to move them outside next year. My daughter (4yr old) helped me plant them from seeds so we kept them where she could see them everyday!
This is a great idea! I planted my herbs in small pots this year…. Next year, I plan to use something bigger ~~~ like a trough! :)
I had my herbs growing in a planter box but had to separate them because they got so big! I transplanted them into terra-cotta pots with herb labels that I modpodged onto the pots. I love my herbs!!!
I love your idea!
Great idea Sandy!!!
What a great idea! All of our herbs are scattered in raised beds and pots right now. Before winter sets in I hope to organize the perennial herbs for easier access next year.
Have a great Monday!