Indoor Herb Gardening: Great Nutritious Fun

Growing herbs indoors provides you with plenty of benefits. Herbs are good for health and they are easy to grow too. Growing herbs indoors gives you access to them anytime you want. If your cooking requires herbs you need to add to it, then you can have it freshly plucked from your very own indoor herb garden. Spice up your food with herbs. You can be assured that your herbs are free from chemicals or pesticides and will cause no harm to you.

Growing herbs indoors is not a difficult task as most people think. All that is needed by herbs need is well-drained soil and good sunlight. Here are certain tips for growing your indoor herbs.

Look for windows that have access to good sunlight but not too hot. So a south or west window would be an excellent choice. You can always use a fluorescent lamp, like the Osram DULUX D/E except larger, in winter to keep the herbs happy and they will never know. Prepare a pot of soil that is not too rich and has good drainage. Too much of water retention can kill your herbs. Some herbs can last upto a year and some last only for a few months. Herbs can be left out in the sun from time to time especially in the summer months or could be left in the patio. Some herbs don’t require too much sunlight, so keep them well protected and provide them with the required amount of sunlight.

Herbs will die when left out during the cold winter months especially when there is frost. Therefore have them brought indoors immediately. Herbs like tarragon, chives and mint don’t mind a little frost as it helps them grow a lush foliage later.

Grow your indoor herbs in small containers so you can move them around easily. Growing herbs indoors provides colour to your home and you can always do with a whiff of fresh oxygen at night.