How to Grow Herbs Indoors

Herbs flourish under the same conditions that flowers or vegetables do.

They need at least 4 to 6 hours of sunlight a day, so it would be great to have that in mind as you choose where to place the pots.

Herbs do better in soils of low to medium fertility. Put just a bit of compost to enrich the soil, or you will get plants that produce lots of foliage that is low in flavour.

While growing, pinch the plants back to keep them bushy and compact and remove any dead or diseased leaves to keep them healthy.

Here are some tips about how to grow and harvest them:

Basil – Grow basil in full sun. Basil does not like cold weather.

Once your basil plant begins to flower nip the flowers off as they reduce the basil’s flavor. Pruning its flowers also encourages more basil growth

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– Grow basil in full sun. Basil does not like cold weather.

Once your basil plant begins to flower, nip the flowers off as they reduce the basil’s flavour. Pruning its flowers also encourages more basil growth

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Dill – Thin dill plants out to about 9 inches apart. This is done about two weeks after planting, once the dill plants have emerged.

Harvest the leaves about four to six weeks after planting. You can continue to allow the dill plant to grow after your first harvest.

Look for the flower heads on the dill plant. Once the flower heads appear, there will be no more leaves produced by the plant

Hey, dill is great for you. One tablespoon of dill seed contains more calcium than a cup of milk.

Oregano – Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep.

Oregano plants prefer full sun and will grow in almost any well-drained soil.

You can go ahead and harvest your oregano just before the flowers open.

Oregano is great on Pizzas

Rosemary – Use a clay pot that measures at least 12 inches deep and 12 inches across and has plenty of drainage holes.

Keep the soil moist and spray the plants at least twice a week with lukewarm water.

Clip leaves or sprigs anytime you need them.

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Parsley -Plant the seeds about a 1/2 inch deep

Cover with a soil, water the plant occasionally, do not overwater

Parsely likes the light

There are a few different types but curly leaf or flat leaf are the most popular. Use for cooking or salads

Thyme – Thyme likes to be bathed in sunlight.

Place twenty or so seeds in a small pot and cover with fertilised soil. Make sure the seeds are planted at least six inches deep.

If where you live rains often ( as in Three Little Woods), you may only need to water it once a week.

Harvest both leaves and flowers of the Thyme.

Mint – Plant mint in moist yet well-drained soil, ideally in an area receiving full sun to partial shade.

Cultivating mint in a container is advisable as it prevents competition with nearby plants when compared to planting it directly in the ground.

Harvest as needed, ensuring to leave some stems for flowering, which benefits pollinators. Mint is a perennial herb, regrowing annually.

Gardening is for everyone. It is fun and easy, with great surprises and rewards. Every garden is different. Some are small, some large, some in a yard, and some on a windowsill.

Herbs are great to grow as they are quick, easy, and really tasty.