How to Grow Hers Indoors

In colder climates, you can still garden year round by growing herbs indoors. Many herbs will grow year round if you keep them warn and well lit.

To begin with, you can purchase your herb seeds for growing your indoor herb garden from a local department store or from a gardening store.  Herbs that do especially well indoors include mint, rosemary, chamomile, lavender, basil & oregano.

You can use any container as long as it has proper drainage.  Be sure to put loose gravel below the soil and set the pots or containers on a tray so that you do not end up with a mess when excess water drains out.

You can use potting soil.  We recommend you give your herbs a kick start by adding liquid compost to energize your herb garden.  One bottle of Great big Plants will get you through the winter months and help your herbs thrive.

Lighting is an important issue because of the shorter winter daylight hours.  Be sure to put your herbs near a window that faces south, which will provide the most daylight throughout the day.  North facing windows will provide the least.

Once you have your herb garden planted, be sure to water it once every one to two weeks.  Pay attention to the plants and the soil.  The soil should be moist but not saturated, which deprives the plants of oxygen.

Growing Herbs indoors is especially great if you enjoy cooking and will use the herbs, or if you have kids and want to teach them about agriculture and where food comes from.

Your indoor herb garden can provide you will year round fresh herbs that will be easy to maintain and tasty to enjoy.

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