Tips For Growing Herbs Indoors

Growing herbs indoors can be less intimidating to a beginner than trying to create a garden outside. There are fewer factors to battle inside: no bugs, no weather, no weeds and no roaming neighborhood pets. Let’s not forget to mention the convenience of growing herbs indoors. There’s no worry that the rain will prevent you from tending to or harvesting from your garden. The following five tips are provided to help you grow an indoor herb garden from start to finish. Before you know it, you’ll be enjoying some freshly picked basil sprinkled over your favorite pasta and sauce dish.

Pick Herbs That Are Easy To Grow

Certain types of herbs are easier to grow than others. Seedlings are the easier to grow but most people prefer to start their herb gardens from scratch. By choosing seeds that flourish easily, including mint, rosemary, basil and oregano, you increase your chances of successfully growing herbs indoors.

Make Sure Your Containers Have Proper Drainage

Special containers aren’t necessary when growing herbs indoors, herbs are sturdy enough plants that they can grow in just about any container you have around your house. However you do need to make sure that the containers provide the proper drainage for your plants so that they do not suffer from too much moisture.

Mix Up The Proper Soil Composition

By combining commercial potting soil with a bit of sand as well as a tiny amount of lime (the mineral, not the fruit) you will provide the best soil conditions for your indoor herb garden. Adding a small layer of gravel to the bottom of your containers can also help offer proper drainage for growing your indoor herbs.

Maintain Proper Lighting Conditions

Herbs require sunlight, at least moderately, so be careful when deciding where to place your growing herbs indoors. It is a good idea to choose a windowpane or a particularly sunny part of a room for your containers. South facing windows are better than north facing windows, which will not offer growing herbs enough light. During warm weather, a trip outside can offer a delightful boost to you herb garden.

Maintain The Proper Amount Of Water

Inexperienced gardeners are at a much higher risk of over watering their indoor herbs than under watering them. Herbs should be kept moist but not soggy and require no more than a thorough watering once every week or every other week. How often you should water really depends on how dry the air inside your home is. Feeling the soil with your fingertip is the best way to tell is the soil needs watering. Yellowing leaves can be an indication of over watering.