Spending time at home during the pandemic could be a great challenge for many of us, mainly if you are used to having a mobile and dynamic routine every day. However, with the current new usual way of living, sometimes you need a boost in your routine, so it doesn’t feel dull over time. Among many activity ideas that you could try, home gardening has been quite a popular activity to do while spending time at home.

However, creating a home garden isn’t just an easy-peasy type of activity. It requires a lot of commitment to keep all harvest alive and prosperous, especially when growing spices. If you are building your very first home spices garden, here are three essential basic tips to get you started:

1. Pick spices that are easy to grow at home.

It is good to do a little initial research before creating a home spices garden when it comes to growing spices. Not every spice is easy to grow. Hence you need to have a piece of adequate information on which spice you can grow at home depending on where you live, your house condition, and even the time and effort that you’re willing to invest into. For starters, growing ginger or turmeric could be a great idea. Ginger is relatively easy to cultivate as it only requires shallow soil for planting and constant moisture. Like ginger, turmeric is also low maintenance, and it grows best when planted just an inch to two deep.

2. Put the garden in a strategic spot.

The number one rule of home gardening is never to forget to water your harvest. If you have a terrible memory, you should place your home garden at a spot where you often visit at home, such as the kitchen or living room. Anywhere would work as long as you regularly ensure that the harvest receives the sufficient amount of sunlight that it needs to grow.

3. Ensure you have a water source in the garden and an automatic irrigation system.

Hand watering is nice, but it could get old and boring as time goes by. Moreover, if you usually have a tight schedule, hand watering is probably not a good idea to integrate into your home gardening routine. Instead, consider having a water source in the garden and an automatic irrigation system so that you don’t need to spend too much time just watering your harvest while having a bunch of errands to run.

Creating a home spices garden is definitely a worthwhile hobby, especially if you love spices and often use them in many of your cooking recipes. Nevertheless, one thing to note is always ensuring that you get your spices from the right sources: do some research and pick wisely. Are you ready to start a gardening hobby?

References:
1. https://gardeningtips.in/spice-gardening-tips-techniques-for-dummies
2. https://morningchores.com/easy-to-grow-spices/