3 Top Tips For Your Indoor Herb Gardens

Posted by John Jay Amarant on August 16, 2010

Growing herbs is a great pastime. They add to your cooking, decorate your home and are simple to grow. Lots of people believe that herbs won’t grow properly indoors. This is a long way from the truth. Many herbs will grow quite happily in a home. However, there are a few areas which need a little bit extra thought.

Below are the three commonest pit falls and the way to avoid them.

1. Sunlight. Herbs like sunlight. Try and keep your plants close to a bright window that catches a good amount of sunlight. If the herbs start to get long, weak stems then this is a sign that the indoor herb gardens craving extra sunshine. If you are unable to provide natural sunlight to your herbs then you should purchase a growlight. These are special lights which replicate sunlight and help your herbs to flourish.

2. Temperature. Nearly all of us love to be warm in winter. However our heating system dries out the air and may upset your herbs. You may possibly find that the plants flourish better with added humidity. To accomplish this you do not need to go out and buy costly humidifiers, one can simply place your herb pots near a larger bowl which you can fill with pebbles and water. As your house gets warmer then the water will evaporate and the herbs will perk up almost immediately.

3. Pests. Through the cold winter months many of the eggs laid by the pests which attack herb gardens will be killed off by the cold. With indoor herb gardens the eggs aren’t killed off and you could suddenly find that the plants are bug-ridden. If your herbs are in fairly small pots these are incredibly easy to get rid off. You should prepare a bowl of tepid water mixed with a small quantity of washing up liquid. Just turn the herb upside-down, holding the soil and roots in place within the pot and swill the leaves about in the water. This will eradicate the pest and will not have an effect on the herb. If your indoor herb gardens are in bigger pots then you will need to place the soapy water in a spray and spray the pests. This may take longer and you might want to keep an eye out for re-infestation as you are not likely to get all the eggs at once, but it’ll work just as successfully.

So with plenty of light, moisture to compensate for your central heating and a vigilant eye for pests your indoor herb gardens should before long be flourishing.

If you’re uncertain which herbs to begin with, try considering which would be the most useful in your kitchen and start with these. Through growing what you need you will soon realize the reward and enjoyment available from your indoor herb gardens.

Indoor herb gardens are a great way to enhance your cooking and your home.

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Is It Possible To Grow Tropical Fruit Plants Indoors In The Canadian Winter?

Posted by admin on July 13, 2010

I have currently grown two orange/tangerine seeds in a 6″ pot into small sprouts about 2″, but it’s been about 2 months and they have basically stopped growing (but they are still alive and look healthy.) What can I do to get them more light and warmth even though it’s winter? Will regular lights work as well as sunlight for photosynthesis or is it the wrong wavelength? I don’t want to buy any specialized lamps or bulbs for them.
What should I do to keep them warm? Will keeping them in an airtight container help keep heat in? Should I blow in it to add moisture and CO2?
I am also planning on growing a mango pit that I got out of a mango from the grocery store, but I think I will wait for spring. Any tips for that too?
Mainly I just want to know if it’s possible to have warm-climate plants thrive in a house at 20 degrees C, or should I basically just rip them out and wait until spring?
When the oranges came up they had 2 shoots and I cut one off… is that y they stop growin