Everyone loves an adorable baby, especially when that sweet little cutie is a baby herb seedling. Enjoy these pictures of all of the little babies growing in my kitchen window herb garden.
Keep reading, I’ll reveal my choice for cutest of the cute.
Genovese Basil
Basil babies have a soft, round look to them, like chubby little cheeks.
Oregano
A tiny little choir of oregano seedlings grew from itty-bitty black seeds.
Spinach
Nature is so funny. Would you believe these lanky green shoots turn into oval spinach leaves? Check out the little curly ends, awww.
Catnip
My catnip took so long to sprout, it’s still just emerging from its sleep. One miniature sproutling is just popping through.
Tomatillo
They’re not just any ordinary tomatillo. These baby herb seedlings are going to grow into purple tomatillos!
Parsley
Something about the leaves on a crowd of baby parsley reminds me of a flock of birds. Or at least, the way I draw them as V’s.
Bay leaves
Wee baby bay leaves…it should be a nursery rhyme. I love plants that start as tight buds. One day, they burst into an explosion of little leaves. I cheated a little with this one. It’s not a baby herb seedling, just baby leaf buds.
Ground cherries
You all know I’m partial to ground cherries. I created a salsa recipe featuring ground cherries instead of tomatoes, so unexpected. If I didn’t harvest these seeds myself from some ground cherries I picked up at this farm stand, I would not recognize this bowtie-shaped baby herb seedling.
Cilantro
So easily confused with baby parsley, cilantro leaves are more full and less spikey on the ends. They look like tiny little fans as they begin to form. Cilantro babies sprout in pairs; in other words, they’re twins!
Nasturtium
I confess. I have a favorite baby. It’s a nasturtium seedling. Every time I find one coming up in the garden, it makes me smile. Every. Time. Baby nasturtium leaves look like a little duck landed head first in the dirt with her feet up in the air. Too cute.
Newborn kale is pretty cute, too, but we’ll have to wait until I can do a feature on herb babies of the outdoor garden in May!
How about you? Do you have a favorite baby herb seedling? Leave a message in the comments.
to the US during colonial times, the nation-wide spreading of the wildflower is a direct result of the American Civil War negatively affecting the availability of tea and coffee in the divided country.
I plant in my garden. Really, it looks like something from an alien nation. It’s mildly spikey and curved, almost in an arrogant way. It grows easily and goes to 
with bright yellow flowers.
for harvest time.
. Salves are just heavy, solid lotions that are intended to be soothing to the skin or to wounds.
them. You shouldn’t compost oil or oil-infused herbs. Your bin will stink.
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. Do yourself a favor and label them well. You can share extra seeds with your friends or coworkers. You can even offer them for sale at your farm stand.
, clary sage smells great blended with lemon or black pepper.
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, which actually seems almost cruel. The plant stretches its stems like arms with big, leafy hands. As my clary sage grows, it seems to try to escape the confines of the bed.
. Unlike him, I do not recommend putting them in your eyes. Given 
. I don’t often see them at nurseries. They don’t transplant well, but it will save you time and money to grow nasturtiums yourself from seeds. I buy one 
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, there is another obsession in my farm life
will give you a blue-flower fix all summer long. It is a tall, impressive plant that is easy to grow. And, when it sets too many baby seedlings, it is easy to weed.
to destroy their sprout-like root system in seconds.
next to the seedlings wherever they decide to pop-up.