This is a perfect time of the year to grow yourself come culinary herbs. It couldn't be any easier and this is coming from someone who kills every plant she touches.

There's no need to plant them outside - in fact I find it much easier to use them if they are in little pots in the house. I have mine in the dining room because there is lots of sunlight in there.

I am always blown away by the price of herbs at the supermarket. $1.69 for more for a bunch of chives? Now that I think about it, our supermarket doesn't even carry chives! I have two little pots of chives and always have more than enough for any recipe I want to make. They grow so fast you can practically watch it happen.

I planted some Sweet Basil seeds last week and within 4 days I had tons of tiny green shoots appearing above the dirt. That is great for the impatient types like me.

Always reaching for the dried parsley in your spice rack? Grow some! The fresh is so much more flavorful. Personally, I prefer the flat leaf italian parsely over the curly.

I'm sure that almost anyone out there reading this now is a better gardener than I am but one tip for success - keep a mister bottle handy and mist the top of the soil frequently so that they seeds don't dry out before they germinate.

Happy growing!

--- © Chef Raven

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