Improve The Looks of Your Room With a Windowsill Herb Garden
Any room looks better once you have planted a windowsill herb garden. While herbs are attractive plants they are extremely useful, especially in the kitchen. Any room will benefit from a garden assuming you use right container, soil, and have proper lighting
Growing herbs today has never been easier, especially with the variety, and quality of products being sold in nurseries and online. Seriously, why wait; you can enjoy your garden that much sooner if you will just get started, now.
Choosing your windowsill herb garden location is the first decision in your gardening journey. The windowsill that is south, or west, facing provides maximum natural light coming indoors.
It is recommended that most herbs receive six to eight hours of direct sun. This should be easily accomplished in your windowsill. However, if this isn't possible then supplement the light using a lamp, preferably a "grow lamp" from online or your garden center.
While some people like to choose various individual pots for the window ledge, my belief is that this tends to be cluttered. Take your time and choose an appropriate container.
Try to find a potting tray, which is a long rectangular vessel that will hold a variety of herbs at once, without causing clutter. To allow for the soil to breathe more oxygen choose one that is made from clay, rather than plastic.
No matter your location (even a windowsill) or the choice of container (potting tray) the soil is necessary to any plant. Because herbs prefer nutrient deficient soil using potting soil is not recommended. Mix the potting soil with sand to cut it down. The sand also retains moisture with being too wet. Now is the time to add one or two tablespoons of lime to the mix, giving your herbs the slightly alkaline soil they love.
Before adding your soil mixture to the potting tray, begin with a one inch layer of pebbles, or aquarium gravel. This will soil to drain to avoid getting soggy.
It may seem like a good idea to give your herbs a drink of fresh rainwater by placing them outside during a downpour. This is usually a bad idea and can quickly create a soggy mess.
A supplement to root watering that is quite effective is misting (or lightly spraying water) onto the leaves and stems. Herbs can take in quite a bit of water in this way.
Perform a quick moisture check a couple of times a day by pressing down on the soil about an inch from the plant with your finger. If water puddles up then the herb is overwatered.
To plant the herb seed simply sprinkle on the soil mixture. Press each into the soil without pushing down too deeply. For faster germination and root development push the seed no further than one-half inch into the soil.
Growing herbs today has never been easier, especially with the variety, and quality of products being sold in nurseries and online. Seriously, why wait; you can enjoy your garden that much sooner if you will just get started, now.
Choosing your windowsill herb garden location is the first decision in your gardening journey. The windowsill that is south, or west, facing provides maximum natural light coming indoors.
It is recommended that most herbs receive six to eight hours of direct sun. This should be easily accomplished in your windowsill. However, if this isn't possible then supplement the light using a lamp, preferably a "grow lamp" from online or your garden center.
While some people like to choose various individual pots for the window ledge, my belief is that this tends to be cluttered. Take your time and choose an appropriate container.
Try to find a potting tray, which is a long rectangular vessel that will hold a variety of herbs at once, without causing clutter. To allow for the soil to breathe more oxygen choose one that is made from clay, rather than plastic.
No matter your location (even a windowsill) or the choice of container (potting tray) the soil is necessary to any plant. Because herbs prefer nutrient deficient soil using potting soil is not recommended. Mix the potting soil with sand to cut it down. The sand also retains moisture with being too wet. Now is the time to add one or two tablespoons of lime to the mix, giving your herbs the slightly alkaline soil they love.
Before adding your soil mixture to the potting tray, begin with a one inch layer of pebbles, or aquarium gravel. This will soil to drain to avoid getting soggy.
It may seem like a good idea to give your herbs a drink of fresh rainwater by placing them outside during a downpour. This is usually a bad idea and can quickly create a soggy mess.
A supplement to root watering that is quite effective is misting (or lightly spraying water) onto the leaves and stems. Herbs can take in quite a bit of water in this way.
Perform a quick moisture check a couple of times a day by pressing down on the soil about an inch from the plant with your finger. If water puddles up then the herb is overwatered.
To plant the herb seed simply sprinkle on the soil mixture. Press each into the soil without pushing down too deeply. For faster germination and root development push the seed no further than one-half inch into the soil.
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