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Grow Herbs on The Indoors
Seedlings should be planted by removing them from their container,
shaking the loose dirt from their roots, placing them in the center
of a small pot, and filling the remaining
portion of the container
with soil around the roots. Again, seedlings in a larger container
should be placed about six inches apart. You can propagate a cutting
by placing the cut end of the herb in water until roots start to form.
You can then plant the cutting much like you would a seedling, making
sure to cover the new roots and place the cuttings six inches apart.
Remember to place the containers on an external stairwell, a windowsill,
bay window, or any other area that gets at least a minimum of four
hours of direct sunlight. Indoor herb garden supplies, even indoor
herb kits, can be purchased at most home improvement warehouses or
nurseries. Indoor herb garden kits are nice because you get everything
you need in one purchase. Buying individually, you want to be sure
to get gardening gloves,
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small preening shears, label stakes, a hand
spade, a watering can, and a reference book for further information
on caring for your herbs.
Indoor Herb Garden Ideas, at a
Glance
Herbs don’t like cooking fumes
Hot, dry air above radiators is not good for indoor herbs
Clip the outer leaves when harvesting, leave fresh, young growth
on the plant
Feed plants once a week with seaweed extract or fish emulsion
Do not over water your herbs
Provide herbs with ventilation, but no consistent, direct drafts.
Use mushroom compost to enrich the soil when potting (can be
bought at most nurseries)
Supplement natural light with florescent lighting for plants
that require a lot of light.
Put stones, wood chips, dried moss, or pinecones on the surface
of the soil to help prevent evaporation, keeping the soil moist.
Special Care for Indoor/Outdoor Transitions and Pests
Year round care for herbs may involve moving them from outside in
summer, to inside in winter. This transition is traumatic for plants
and will probably result in the browning and loosing of outer leaves
of the plant. It is normal for a plant to react in this way and after
a few weeks indoors, you will begin to see new, green growth. To help
alleviate some of the stress for the plant, move it gradually over
a couple of weeks. Each time you move it, place it where it will receive
a little less sunlight. Move it once every four or five days. Once
the herbs are brought in, they will take less time to acclimate.
Whiteflies, spider mites, aphids, mealy bugs, scale insects, and thrips
are common pests that may endanger your herbs. You can use a vaporizing
sprayer to apply an insecticidal soap to the plant, or dip the plants
by holding your hands over the soil and inverting the plant into a
pail of insecticidal soap and swishing it around once or twice.
Herbs are savory, fragrant, and beautiful. They enrich our food and
our lives. Fresh herbs are easy to grow indoors and indoor herb gardening
makes them convenient for easy use. Just remember to determine what
you want and when you want it, to place the herbs in direct sunlight,
and the more care you put into your plants, the more you enjoy their
results. Grab an indoor herb gardening kit, some containers (big or
small), and put some of that sunny windowsill space to good use.
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