Why not grow an at-home herb garden? These five tools make it easy - Toronto Star

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There’s no fresher finishing touch than herbs you’ve grown right at home, and with the right tools, nurturing and preparing them couldn’t be easier. Here are some useful finds to make the most of your garden.

For year-round growing

Pop a plant pod, which contains soil, seeds and nutrients, in this garden, and watch your herbs come to life — automated water and lighting make this nearly effortless. The hardest part may be cherry-picking from the 50-plus plants available, like marjoram, lavender and curly parsley.

Click & Grow smart garden 3, $129.95, clickandgrow.com

For custom labelling

If you have a more spacious garden, these alder wood markers can help you differentiate, say, your basil from oregano at a glance. Each stake has two lines of text you can personalize, so you can ID each herb and add your own name, too.

Bed Bath & Beyond herb garden personalized plant marker set, $35, bedbathandbeyond.ca

For herb storage

Extend the shelf life of your harvested herbs using this well-designed holder, which easily fits into your refrigerator door. It keeps stems immersed in water, so they’ll stay fresh and hydrated until you’re ready to garnish.

Cuisipro herb keeper, $28, cuisipro.com

For pesto prepping

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Honour your fresh basil by preparing pesto in a classic mortar and pestle, which gives it a more luscious and grit-free feel compared to one made in a food processor. If you’re growing tomatoes, you could whip up a lovely salsa in this, too.

Anthropologie terrazzo mortar and pestle set, $39, anthropologie.com

For herb milling

This handy tool makes quick work of cutting herbs, without bruising any leaves, and you’ll find a herb stripper inside to destem fragrant rosemary. Just don’t try to mill freshly washed leaves; wet herbs can clog the device.

Microplane two-in-one herb mill with herb stripper, $27, bedbathandbeyond.ca

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June 03, 2021 at 05:01PM
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Why not grow an at-home herb garden? These five tools make it easy - Toronto Star

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