#StressRemedies: Try Planting These Easy To Grow Herbs at Home

Planting is one of the great ways to burst stress and to get positive vibes while enhancing your mental well-being. Gardening or planting is a great full-body workout that helps in improving your physical and mental well-being. If you have a garden space in your home, filling it up with different types of plants can help you in unwinding the calmness while decreasing the stress. Planting a tree is an inexpensive way to make yourself fit as a fiddle. Here we bring you some fresh herbs that you should definitely try planting in your home.

Here are some fresh herbs and plants that you can grow in your garden or in your windowsill.

• Parsley

A mildly bitter herb, Parsley, escalates the flavour of your food. Some use it for garnishing the dish while others use it for balancing the flavour of the stew. Parsley is an evergreen herb, often grown in milder climates. They are said to be large and bushy and are considered to be a good source of vitamin C & A.

• Mint

There are varieties of this herb. You can use it in drinks like mint juleps or mojitos or simply add in your ice tea. Mint helps calm down the stomach and freshens the breath. Keep in mind before you plant this herb that they are considered as an invasion plant and are likely to spread and take over your garden. So if you want to grow this herb, use a container for better results.

• Basil

Whether you choose large purple sweet basil or large leaf basil, this plant is popular in many Italian cuisines: pesto, sauces, salads, and pizza. You can grow basil alongside with your tomatoes as some people believe that tomatoes taste sweeter when planted with basil. They have many potential health benefits of antioxidants and are relatively dense against low blood sugar.

• Coriander

Coriander leaf is also known as cilantro or Chinese parsley. Coriander is a perfect ingredient that fits in all kinds of spicy foods like Indian and Southeast Asian, Chinese and Mexican cuisines. The seeds of cilantro are called coriander. The plant cannot bear the warm ground hence it is grown early in the season.

• Stevia

Stevia is a natural sweetener and an attractive looking plant with zero calories. Stevia is native to tropical and subtropical regions in the western hemisphere and is also considered as a part of the sunflower family. It is also known as sugar leaf or sweet leaf and can be used as a sugar substitute. For those who want to cut down sugar entirely stevia can be your escape.

• Lemongrass

Lemongrass stalks provide you with antioxidants like beta-carotene and defence against eye inflammation and cancer. It has a strong lemon flavour and can be used as a herb seasoning or simply brew it in tea. This plant can grow up to 6 feet high but can be notably smaller if you grow it indoors.

Over to you:
These were some refreshing herbs that you can grow at your home and concoct some healthy recipes for your family. Try planting these easy to grow herbs at home and enhance the physical and mental wellbeing of you and your closed ones.