Growing Herbs in Pots
Container gardening is another way to grow herbs indoors. You can also use baskets (hanging type) or window boxes.Growing herb indoors or outdoors, it takes almost same amount of effort.Indoor herb gardens have the same requirements that garden herbs have.
Herb in a pot
Soil,Water and Sunlight are the 3 essential things for any plant life.Its same for herbs too.Water and Soil, we can provide artificially, but it’s not the case with Sunlight. Your Kitchen Herb Garden room should face south or west to get the best sunlight. Some varieties need less, some more, but they all need minimum amount of sunlight. People usually provide alternate light sources with fluorescent lamps and other plant lightings.
Herbs need optimum wet soil, not too wet or dry.To make a container for a herb, add 2 parts of potting soil and 1 part sand. And from the bottom about 1inch higher, you need to put gravel to ensure drainage. The soil in the pots can also be made more nutrient for the herb, by adding 1tea spoon of lime per 5-inch pot.
Water is essential for potted herbs too. Misting the herbs is required to keep humidity. Container herbs require more water to supplement less minerals in the soil, but care should be taken not to drench the roots.
Portability is one of the main advantages of the container herbs. You can put them in one place in the morning and another place in the afternoons to provide natural sunlight. Perennial herbs (a herb that lasts more than 2 or 3 seasons) survive better if place outside in summers.
Herbs in a Recycled Container [Courtesy: Greenscraper
Some herbs actually do better in containers. Mint is a container herb. It may take over the entire garden, if planted outside.
Conclusion is that, growing herbs in indoors in containers or pots is not that difficult. They can be moved anywhere and harvested anytime for a seasoning or flavoring while cooking.
These are the general things that one should know about the indoor herb gardening. Other things one must ensure is that they should be repotted every year and certain herbs needs to be moved outdoors while others are to brought in. You also need to harvest from time to time for even more fresh growth.
What do you do if you have a killer season ? Give it to friends, use them in cooking and if you entrepreneur or saving type, may be you can even sell to local store.
