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Mike Ehrmantraut
2020-07-20 08:40:28
When Hua Hua was a child, I often planted several big ingredients at home. When I was stewing fish and cooking, my grandparents asked me to pick some leaves. Now I know that those are herbs. The dried herbs on the market are sold in two ways, which is better than the fresh ones we planted at home!

Perilla

Perilla is one of our common spices. It has two effects, edible and medicinal. It can nourish Qi and disperse cold.

1. How to eat

Perilla is often used as seasoning for fish, shrimp, snails, crabs and other dishes. It can not only add freshness and remove fishiness, but also drive cold air. Fresh perilla leaves can be cold mixed, and dried perilla leaves can also make tea.

2. Planting method

Sowing: it can be sown in spring, summer and autumn. The seeds can be buried in the moist pot soil, covered with plastic bags to keep warm and moisturize, and sprout in about three days.

Maintenance: perilla is good to keep and willing to grow. Water once every 2-3 days, and pick leaves in less than 1 month.

Rosemary

Many people feel that rosemary is very "foreign". In fact, in the period of Cao Wei, we have introduced rosemary from Europe

1. How to eat

Rosemary is mostly used for barbecue, Western food, pastry cooking, to add flavor. We can also put some Rosemary in stew, which will also add flavor. In addition to eating, rosemary can also beauty antioxidant, refined essential oil can help sleep

2. Planting method

Rosemary likes alkaline soil. Generally, garden soil can be planted. If the soil and water near your home are acid, you can sprinkle 3-5g lime to neutralize it. If there is no lime, you can add desiccant in snacks.

Usually water once every 3-5 days. Rosemary likes the sun. It can be raised in the open, on the balcony and on the windowsill, but it should be kept warm in winter.

Rosemary has a strong taste. In addition to being a seasoning, it can cut flower branches and tie them up. It's hung in a ventilated place in the room. Its smell can prevent mosquitoes.

Basil

Basil, commonly known as nine story tower, tastes like fennel, and is also a popular spice.

1. How to eat

In Western food, basil is often added for seasoning and embellishment. In fact, it is also commonly used in Chinese food, such as boiling soup and frying.

2. Planting method

Basil can be sown in all seasons, but pay attention to keep warm in autumn and winter, and sprout as soon as possible after 18 degrees. Just sow with the moist common garden soil.

Generally, the leaves grow up within a few days after sprouting. You can pick the leaves for cooking in 1-2 weeks.

Peppermint

Peppermint is a kind of peppermint. Generally, peppermint leaves are round, light green with yellow color. Peppermint leaves are sharp and dark.

1. How to eat

Peppermint is not only a bright ornament, but also a good seasoning for freshness. You can add peppermint to soup, meat, cake, fruit, rice and dessert.

2. Planting method

Peppermint is heat-resistant and cold-resistant. It can be planted in all seasons. It has no requirement for soil. It can be raised and exploded in a small basin.

Patchouli

When it comes to agastache, you must be the first to think of the positive Qi water of Agastache. Yes, it's that agastache

1. How to eat

Huoxiang has the effect of clearing away heat and heat. When we are used to making fish, we can add some Huoxiang. In fact, we can fry the leaves of Huoxiang directly to eat. In summer, it is easy to get burned and dizzy. We often have some Huoxiang tea sticks.

2. Planting method

Agastache planting needs a cool environment. It can be planted in spring and autumn. The basin soil is mixed with sand to improve the air permeability. Spray water every day, and sprout about 7 days.

Before the seedlings grow to 10 cm, they should keep the basin soil moist, and loosen the soil to prevent hardening in time, so that the seedlings are strong, and the agastache can grow bigger

Lavender

Lavender is also very familiar to us. Its flower language is waiting for love. Isn't it beautiful and romantic?

Lavender

1. Usage

Lavender has the effect of relaxing and relaxing. It is often used in essential oil, fragrance and body wash.

2. Planting method

Lavender planting time is mainly in spring, choose sand soil mixed garden soil planting, like the sun, can be fully sun, so also need to water in time.

Lavender flowers can be cut and hung in a ventilated place to make dry flowers, which is a very good decoration ~

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