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Last night I went grocery shopping and ended up buying seeds for a few different cooking herbs.  It’s something that I’ve been talking about doing for a while, and I finally have the opportunity to do it.  I picked up some chives, oregano, green onion, and sweet basil, as well as a parsley plant that’s already potted.  Since we haven’t quite felt the affects of spring yet, I plan on planting them in pots by a window inside to start.  Once they start to grow and the weather gets nicer, they’ll move to our balcony outside.

This is really my first “gardening” experience on my own, as minor as it might be.  The seed packets have some basic instructions on them that I think will get me through.  But, what other suggestions do people have?  How will I know when they are ready for “harvesting”, and how much can I cut off without killing the plant?  Are there any other herbs that are nice for growing in the kitchen?

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