WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0 00:00.000 --> 00:03.437 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:03.437 --> 00:07.370 align:middle line:90% 00:07.370 --> 00:09.740 align:middle line:84% Right now we're going to talk about herbs. 00:09.740 --> 00:12.750 align:middle line:90% 00:12.750 --> 00:14.240 align:middle line:90% I love to cook with herbs. 00:14.240 --> 00:17.210 align:middle line:84% And the thing about it is the flavor. 00:17.210 --> 00:21.980 align:middle line:84% And just standing here with the smell is kind of intoxicating. 00:21.980 --> 00:24.920 align:middle line:84% And the thing about herbs, like I said, these are perennials. 00:24.920 --> 00:26.490 align:middle line:90% They'll keep growing. 00:26.490 --> 00:28.760 align:middle line:84% I've had rosemary in my garden for the last 10 00:28.760 --> 00:29.735 align:middle line:90% years the same plant. 00:29.735 --> 00:32.630 align:middle line:90% 00:32.630 --> 00:38.390 align:middle line:84% Even a sprig of this in water is a beautiful thing. 00:38.390 --> 00:41.000 align:middle line:84% But chicken, fish, all of this, that's 00:41.000 --> 00:42.380 align:middle line:84% why you need this in your garden. 00:42.380 --> 00:44.780 align:middle line:84% And the thing about this, it doesn't take a lot of space 00:44.780 --> 00:45.860 align:middle line:90% to grow herbs. 00:45.860 --> 00:47.630 align:middle line:84% I have a lot of friends in New York. 00:47.630 --> 00:51.500 align:middle line:84% And they always ask me, what can they grow on their fire escape 00:51.500 --> 00:54.290 align:middle line:84% or what can they grow on their windowsill. 00:54.290 --> 00:57.500 align:middle line:84% And I always tell them herbs because they don't take up 00:57.500 --> 00:58.880 align:middle line:90% that much space. 00:58.880 --> 01:01.550 align:middle line:90% And they're hardy. 01:01.550 --> 01:05.960 align:middle line:84% But, yes, you can't kill these if you try hard enough. 01:05.960 --> 01:07.970 align:middle line:90% But they don't really-- 01:07.970 --> 01:11.510 align:middle line:84% you don't have to do a lot to take care of herbs. 01:11.510 --> 01:14.180 align:middle line:84% What I like to do is have them in my kitchen, 01:14.180 --> 01:16.650 align:middle line:84% growing on a windowsill in my kitchen, 01:16.650 --> 01:18.780 align:middle line:84% so you can cut them right there when you need them. 01:18.780 --> 01:20.405 align:middle line:84% You don't have to go out to the garden. 01:20.405 --> 01:21.510 align:middle line:90% They're right there. 01:21.510 --> 01:23.370 align:middle line:90% And it's convenient. 01:23.370 --> 01:27.300 align:middle line:84% One of the reasons I like to grow these 01:27.300 --> 01:29.970 align:middle line:84% is because of what they cost in the store. 01:29.970 --> 01:34.020 align:middle line:84% The price is ridiculous what grocery stores get for these. 01:34.020 --> 01:35.920 align:middle line:84% And then they don't even last that long. 01:35.920 --> 01:38.550 align:middle line:84% They're like the price of gold when you think about it 01:38.550 --> 01:43.290 align:middle line:84% whereas when you grow it, all you might need 01:43.290 --> 01:46.700 align:middle line:84% is a couple of leaves of this rather than buying 01:46.700 --> 01:51.300 align:middle line:84% a six pack of leaves that cost you $6 in the grocery store. 01:51.300 --> 01:54.900 align:middle line:84% This is why I like to grow this because, to me, this 01:54.900 --> 01:57.390 align:middle line:84% is more economical than getting it from the store. 01:57.390 --> 02:04.480 align:middle line:90% 02:04.480 --> 02:08.530 align:middle line:84% When I go to the nursery to buy my herb starters, 02:08.530 --> 02:13.310 align:middle line:84% I try to look for everything on the plant 02:13.310 --> 02:16.910 align:middle line:84% is green there is not dry spots or dry leaves. 02:16.910 --> 02:20.330 align:middle line:84% This is some really, really healthy looking thyme. 02:20.330 --> 02:22.700 align:middle line:84% And I like to grow herbs from seedlings 02:22.700 --> 02:25.250 align:middle line:84% because it's easier since most herbs take a long time 02:25.250 --> 02:28.130 align:middle line:90% to mature from seeds. 02:28.130 --> 02:29.450 align:middle line:90% You want to hold it. 02:29.450 --> 02:32.060 align:middle line:84% You don't want to pull the roots of the plant. 02:32.060 --> 02:35.750 align:middle line:84% You want to squeeze it out and let it fall in your hand. 02:35.750 --> 02:38.450 align:middle line:84% And so we have a little friend in here. 02:38.450 --> 02:44.930 align:middle line:90% 02:44.930 --> 02:50.620 align:middle line:84% You want to open up the soil to basically 02:50.620 --> 02:52.600 align:middle line:84% to let the plant know that now it can 02:52.600 --> 02:57.190 align:middle line:90% grow because it was in the pot. 02:57.190 --> 03:03.850 align:middle line:84% And my analogy for that is it's like living in a box. 03:03.850 --> 03:07.060 align:middle line:84% If you live in a box, all your thoughts, all your life, 03:07.060 --> 03:10.807 align:middle line:84% you start shrinking because you can't expand. 03:10.807 --> 03:11.890 align:middle line:90% These things want to grow. 03:11.890 --> 03:12.940 align:middle line:90% And they want to expand. 03:12.940 --> 03:14.290 align:middle line:84% So this is the same thing as you think 03:14.290 --> 03:15.755 align:middle line:90% about your life and your brain. 03:15.755 --> 03:20.250 align:middle line:90% 03:20.250 --> 03:20.750 align:middle line:90% Here. 03:20.750 --> 03:24.220 align:middle line:84% As you can see, the roots are free. 03:24.220 --> 03:27.040 align:middle line:84% You don't want to go under where it was already 03:27.040 --> 03:28.270 align:middle line:90% planted in the ground. 03:28.270 --> 03:29.950 align:middle line:84% You don't want to plant above that. 03:29.950 --> 03:32.410 align:middle line:90% Like you wouldn't do this. 03:32.410 --> 03:34.370 align:middle line:90% And press it down. 03:34.370 --> 03:36.580 align:middle line:90% You don't have to do too hard. 03:36.580 --> 03:37.330 align:middle line:90% There you have it. 03:37.330 --> 03:40.150 align:middle line:90% 03:40.150 --> 03:43.270 align:middle line:84% Rosemary is probably one of the hardier 03:43.270 --> 03:51.350 align:middle line:84% varieties of herbs with sage because the stems 03:51.350 --> 03:53.450 align:middle line:90% are like bushes. 03:53.450 --> 03:57.540 align:middle line:90% So see what I'm doing here? 03:57.540 --> 03:58.650 align:middle line:90% You want to open the soil. 03:58.650 --> 04:02.160 align:middle line:90% 04:02.160 --> 04:04.290 align:middle line:84% And you can-- see, I'm just doing this with my hand 04:04.290 --> 04:09.560 align:middle line:84% because of how great the soil is. 04:09.560 --> 04:11.390 align:middle line:84% In a box in your window, you might 04:11.390 --> 04:16.970 align:middle line:84% have something that's a 6 by, what, 18 or something. 04:16.970 --> 04:20.070 align:middle line:84% And you can plant them pretty fairly close, especially 04:20.070 --> 04:22.460 align:middle line:90% things like thyme. 04:22.460 --> 04:25.240 align:middle line:84% You might want to give this a little more room 04:25.240 --> 04:27.830 align:middle line:90% so you can get a bigger plant. 04:27.830 --> 04:30.860 align:middle line:90% Chives-- they come in-- 04:30.860 --> 04:34.280 align:middle line:84% they come in a bunch so you want-- 04:34.280 --> 04:37.160 align:middle line:84% I would get like three or four bunch of these for my boxes. 04:37.160 --> 04:41.160 align:middle line:90% 04:41.160 --> 04:45.150 align:middle line:84% And basically, it's a small onion. 04:45.150 --> 04:47.730 align:middle line:90% There you go. 04:47.730 --> 04:49.470 align:middle line:84% And you can see the roots here where 04:49.470 --> 04:52.080 align:middle line:84% they were starting to think about getting root bound. 04:52.080 --> 04:57.030 align:middle line:90% 04:57.030 --> 05:00.030 align:middle line:84% And sometimes some people will separate these. 05:00.030 --> 05:06.500 align:middle line:90% 05:06.500 --> 05:07.830 align:middle line:90% You don't want to pull. 05:07.830 --> 05:08.940 align:middle line:90% You want to shake. 05:08.940 --> 05:20.300 align:middle line:84% So you can see that all of these are together. 05:20.300 --> 05:21.740 align:middle line:90% OK. 05:21.740 --> 05:24.920 align:middle line:84% And so you don't have to plant all the chives together. 05:24.920 --> 05:29.360 align:middle line:84% You can plant them in different sections of your box. 05:29.360 --> 05:32.810 align:middle line:84% Other benefits are the health properties. 05:32.810 --> 05:35.030 align:middle line:84% I mean a lot of these herbs are medicinal. 05:35.030 --> 05:38.570 align:middle line:84% Another reason to plant herbs like basils 05:38.570 --> 05:44.690 align:middle line:84% is they have insect repellent properties like the horn worm, 05:44.690 --> 05:49.640 align:middle line:90% mosquitoes, flies, and aphids. 05:49.640 --> 05:53.430 align:middle line:84% And there's other plants that repel insects. 05:53.430 --> 05:55.340 align:middle line:84% And it's a good reason to have them. 05:55.340 --> 05:58.790 align:middle line:84% Like there is companion planning that you plant 05:58.790 --> 06:00.380 align:middle line:90% two different plants together. 06:00.380 --> 06:03.080 align:middle line:84% And one of them is for that, to repel 06:03.080 --> 06:09.060 align:middle line:84% another insect or pest that might get on the other plant. 06:09.060 --> 06:11.150 align:middle line:84% For example, growing mint can help you out 06:11.150 --> 06:13.220 align:middle line:90% if you have an ant problem. 06:13.220 --> 06:17.300 align:middle line:84% Lemongrass has citronella, which mosquitoes hate. 06:17.300 --> 06:20.300 align:middle line:84% Lavender will attract bees, which are great, but will 06:20.300 --> 06:22.370 align:middle line:90% repel other bugs. 06:22.370 --> 06:24.620 align:middle line:84% And marigolds will help you get rid of mosquitoes, 06:24.620 --> 06:26.690 align:middle line:90% white flies, and nematodes. 06:26.690 --> 06:29.990 align:middle line:84% So it's great to plant these with tomatoes. 06:29.990 --> 06:40.590 align:middle line:84% Once this is done, you're going to get this mix of smells that 06:40.590 --> 06:43.850 align:middle line:84% is kind of amazing because I'm actually getting it right now. 06:43.850 --> 06:46.890 align:middle line:90% 06:46.890 --> 06:48.600 align:middle line:90% But this is something-- 06:48.600 --> 06:52.380 align:middle line:84% herbs, you can use them immediately. 06:52.380 --> 06:58.830 align:middle line:84% I mean this is, a lot of times, what separates your dishes from 06:58.830 --> 06:59.780 align:middle line:90% someone else's. 06:59.780 --> 07:02.820 align:middle line:90% 07:02.820 --> 07:06.417 align:middle line:84% And also, when you see these leaves like this, 07:06.417 --> 07:07.500 align:middle line:90% you want to take them off. 07:07.500 --> 07:10.870 align:middle line:84% And either get your clippers or just put them down. 07:10.870 --> 07:12.718 align:middle line:90% Don't pull them straight out. 07:12.718 --> 07:13.510 align:middle line:90% Don't pull them up. 07:13.510 --> 07:15.600 align:middle line:90% Pull them down. 07:15.600 --> 07:21.120 align:middle line:84% You want to remove the dried leaves because sometimes 07:21.120 --> 07:24.150 align:middle line:84% there's still energy in a plant that's going to that leaf 07:24.150 --> 07:26.040 align:middle line:84% because it might be trying to heal it. 07:26.040 --> 07:28.000 align:middle line:84% So if you eliminate it, it's going 07:28.000 --> 07:30.108 align:middle line:90% to give energy to new growth. 07:30.108 --> 07:31.150 align:middle line:90% And that's what you want. 07:31.150 --> 07:32.150 align:middle line:90% You want the new growth. 07:32.150 --> 07:37.820 align:middle line:90% 07:37.820 --> 07:40.300 align:middle line:84% So we're almost done with this box. 07:40.300 --> 07:41.890 align:middle line:84% All we have to do is put some water. 07:41.890 --> 07:48.310 align:middle line:90% 07:48.310 --> 07:54.540 align:middle line:84% And if I would have bought these herbs in the grocery 07:54.540 --> 07:56.610 align:middle line:84% store, no telling how much you might money 07:56.610 --> 07:58.030 align:middle line:90% this would've cost me. 07:58.030 --> 08:03.130 align:middle line:84% But since I planted myself, not only do I have an herb garden, 08:03.130 --> 08:07.050 align:middle line:84% I have herbs that will last me for years. 08:07.050 --> 08:09.200 align:middle line:90% Plant an herb garden.