There is nothing better than fresh herbs and vegetables when cooking. Especially when they are grown in your own backyard. There are so many health benefits from growing your own garden. Benefits both physically and mentally. My favorite reason for gardening is that organic produce is much cheaper when produced on your own and it tastes so much better! I grew up in a home with a kitchen garden. I was always responsible for helping to weed it and that was about the extent of my gardening knowledge. The Mr. and I started with a 2X4 box for a garden our first year of marriage. As you can see below, it has expanded substantially. 
The top picture is our indoor herb garden. Our kitchen has two large windows that let in a lot of light. The Mr. built two shelves that go across the windows so the herbs do not take up any counter space (limited in our place). It also makes it very convenient for cooking. So what is in our outdoor garden you ask? Carrots, beets, greens (arugula, spinach, swiss chard, green leaf lettuce, bibb lettuce), bok choy, bell peppers, jalepenos, chilies, tomatoes (beefsteak, roma), sugar snap peas, grean beans, zucchini, strawberries, broccoli, cucumbers and our newest addition...a blueberry bush. It is hard to believe all of that fits in this small space. I cannot wait until the plants begin to fill in the empty space and we can begin using the vegetables. That is definately the best part. Happy Gardening!
P.S. to start your own garden use smartgardener.com to help you plan and learn when and how to plant.
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