The small bottles of dried herbs I walked by at the grocery
store the other day reminded me (again) how they hardly compare
to fresh herbs. I know manufacturers do their best to preserve
as much flavour as possible, but it's a bit like trying to trap
lightning in a bottle. It just isn't gonna happen. The only way
to capture the lightning is to buy fresh or to grow your own. If
you're hesitant about growing herbs, don't be. Start with a few
of your favourites and keep them in great shape with the five
S's: Sun, soil, space, solution and snip. Let me explain. First
and foremost, sunlight is critical for growing high-quality
herbs. Most culinary herbs are indigenous to the Mediterranean
where sunlight is abundant. So it's not surprising that herbs
produce the best flavours when bathed in six hours (or more) of
direct sunlight per day. Basil is a bit of an anomaly, because
our hot afternoon sun tends to diminish the size of the basil
leaves and make them a bit tough. Direct sunlight from morning
until noon, follo