Growing Your Herbs Indoors
March 6th, 2010
If you have a sunny window in your house or apartment you can start your herb garden there. Make sure that the window is going to provide plenty of sun. A south-facing window is better. If you do not have a good window or place, you can purchase a grow light. This is more costly than sunshine, but whatever works for your herb plants is best!
Don’t put your herb plants near your heater (maybe this is obvious?) because they will get easily scorched and too much hot air will kill them.
I gave up on bringing my herb plants inside during winter long ago because I never really had good luck. If you’re like me, you’ll drop by the greenhouse or grocery store to get the herbs you will need over the winter. Keep the indoor herbs indoors and the outdoor ones outside.
Bringing herb plants indoors in the winter is a big change for them—some get wiry or spindly. What I mean by that is they grow tall, but don’t often get full and bushy is a good thing. To help with this, snip off the top of the herb and that will trick the plant into growing more full.
Because you want your herbs to do well in your indoor herb garden, always try to get the right pot for your herb plants. Do your homework and you’ll find the best herbs for your indoor garden.
These are some nice herb plants to begin within your indoor garden. Not only will these bring a fantastic aroma to your home, they have a lot of uses.
- Sage: Like rosemary, the pungent flavor and silvery leaves make sage a wonderful addition to your inside garden. Here’s some sage advice: cut a few leaves from the lower branches to add them to your next meal.
- Thyme: With all the tastes and types, you may have a hard thyme choosing the right one for your indoor garden. There is also the added benefit that it also smells fabulous growing in your kitchen.
- Mustard: Turn up the spice for this herb. Experiment with some of the different types of mustard, keep in mind that all the flavor of the herb is in the foliage and the seeds. If you like mustard greens, be sure to cook them thoroughly to soften the course leaves. The typical mustard herb can get rather large, so be sure that when you go to pick-up your mustard plant, be sure that you purchase a smaller kind.
- Angelica: This herb is phenomenal in its appearance and its course texture makes it a unique addition to your indoor herb garden. Use the flowers in your floral arrangements. Like mustard, it can also get pretty tall unless you cultivate a type that you can maintain indoors.
Choose a container that will provide for good drainage. That’s crucial for your plants’ health. You will also want to think about where your pot will drain (you do not want water flowing all over the floor or window sill. All my potted herb plants sit on a tray on my kitchen table. The tray keeps them together and catches the draining water. I enjoy using the tray because I can fast move all my herbs at once, or turn the tray so that my plants get the best light.
Good luck with your herb gardening. Be sure to let me know how your herb garden grows.
Here is more information on Mini Herb Garden. Here is a website with a free mini-course dedicated to Herb Gardens.
How to Grow an Herb Garden Indoors or Outdoors : Choosing Which Herbs to Plant in Your Herb Garden
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