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Does the Chia Pet Herb Garden really work indoors? How? What herbs grow well indoors?

Container Gardening Administrator — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:53:42 +0000

Question by Jo-Anna: Does the Chia Pet Herb Garden really work indoors? How? What herbs grow well indoors?
I was always under the assumption that one could only grow heartier herbs indoors like rosemary, etc., and that basil would be a little more difficult.

But the Chia Pet Herb Garden includes basil seeds in its box. Does it grow well indoors?

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Answer by cope_acetic@yahoo.com
ALL herbs grow well indoors, with enough light & water.

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Container Gardening Administrator — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:57:16 +0000

Question by LOTR4EVER: How can I have a decent herb garden indoors?
I live in an apartment and love using fresh herbs for my recipes but my one try at an indoor herb garden failed. Can anyone give me a decent plan to have a sustainable herb garden indoors? I have windows on one side of the apartment that only get morning light.

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Answer by dustinamoody
Get a high pressure hydrogen and a high pressure sodium bulb, and you will have the best herbs on the block.

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Herb selection: Growing your own indoor herb garden – with outdoor planting techniques: Learn how to make a basicherb garden in this free gardening video series, with tips for soil preparation and plant maintenance. Expert: Jose Zuniga Bio: Jose’s experience with gardening comes from growing up around his grandfather, who was an avid gardener and farmer. Filmmaker: Grady Johnson
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Herb Gardening Indoors

Container Gardening Administrator — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:40:16 +0000

by DominusVobiscum

Herb Gardening Indoors

For thousands and thousands of years we have turned to plants we call herbs for flavor, dye, perfume and cosmetics. We have believed that individual herbs held the power to repel insects, evil and vampires, while others attracted the perfect lover, good luck or bees to pollinate our crops. For some, the use of herbs can cure headaches and burns. And, of course, what would fine dining be without the culinary herbs?

Here are some tips for herb gardening indoors that will simulate the conditions in an outside garden. For Herb gardening indoors the growing climates need to be pretty much the same as the conditions outside.

Make sure you have a sunny windowsill that your herbs will love. Use a container that is at least 6-12 inches deep.

Get your herb plants from a good garden center nursery who will have plenty of garden advice to help you with your inside garden. You will need some garden equipment like a small digging garden tool, garden gloves, organic fertilizer and some small gardening containers. You probably already have most of these garden supplies in your garden shed.

Soil is the most important aspect of growing herbs indoors. Use only top grade potting soil with an organic fertilizer mixed in. If you think it is too fine a soil, use a little perlite. Fertilize while potting the herbs and they should be happy until spring. If you have an herb that is not growing vigorously add a little organic liquid fertilizer to the water.

When you go to transplant the herb, go one inch up in the size of the gardening container. If the plant is in a two inch pot, go to a three inch gardening container. Leave the roots alone and be careful not to bruise the stem.

Don’t plant oreganos, mints, lemon balm or bee balm with other plants because they will overgrow everything. Pot these herbs in a garden container all their own. You may want to always plant those herbs in containers since they tend to “take over” the garden.

Some people swear that you must put garden stones in the bottom of the gardening container, but I dispute that opinion. I feel that the garden stones take valuable space away from the herb roots. You might want to place a small piece of wire screening over the hole to keep it from getting clogged.

Here are some examples of which herbs to plant together:

* For an Italian selection try Sweet basil, Italian parsley, Oregano, Marjoram and Thyme.
* For a lovely scented container use Lavender, Rose scented geranium, Lemon balm, Lemon thyme, and Pineapple sage.
* For really great salads try Garlic chives, Rocket, Salad burnet, Parsley, Celery.
* And to say “We love French Cooking!” use Tarragon, Chervil, Parsley, Chives and Sage

Allow time for your herbs to grow used to their new conditions. Once you see growth you can start using you herbs. Snip and use your herbs often to encourage them to grow full and bushy.

When it comes to light, all herbs must get 4 to 6 hours of sunlight a day on your window sill. If your window doesn’t supply that much light then purchase garden grow lights and hang them three inches above the plants. If you live in a very hot climate shade the herbs during the hottest periods. If you live in a very cold climate keep the herbs away from the cold glass panes.

When it comes to watering, don’t let the herbs dry out but don’t drown them either. Herbs do not like to sit in wet soil. An inexpensive water meter from your garden center nursery will help with this important step in growing your herbs. Always use room temperature water so as not to shock the herb’s roots.

If you follow all of these steps you will have a healthy herb garden all winter on your sunny windowsill.

Visit Mary Hanna’s websites at: Gardening Herb, Gardening Landscaping Tips and Container Gardening

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Watch this video for a demonstration of “How to Grow an Herb Garden Indoors”. Tocomplete the task, you will need: Containers Pottery shards or gravel Planter soil or potting soil and perlite Get started with the first step: Decide which herbs you’d like to plant. Basil, cilantro, chives, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, and thyme all grow well indoors. For the complete guide, go to www.howcast.com Also check out Howcast for other do it yourself videos from carlo_scialla and more videos in the Herb Gardening category. How can you contribute? Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or apply to the Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com
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