Starting seeds indoors is a great way to start your garden plants early so you get the longest time possible in the growing season.I have lived in a number of cool climates and I have been able to add weeks or months to the growing time. For food crops like tomatoes, peppers and cucum...
Scallions—one of our favorite herbs, if you couldn’t tell by perusing our menu—regrow in no time, and are absolutely fuss-free. To start, place the root end (the part we normally tell you to throw away) in a small glass of water. Make sure the roots are fully submerged and that...
Purchasing herbs as transplants from your local nursery is a great way to get started growing herbs indoors as well. Seeds. If growing herbs from seed appeals to you, try basil and chives, which are the easiest to start from seed. Noelle Johnson Landscape Consulting Cuttings. Another way to...
Here’s how to sow seeds and what that means exactly. Get your garden started with this handy guide.
Which seeds are good for starting indoors? Seeds that do well with starting indoors are tomatoes, peppers, bok choy, and herbs like basil. These types of seeds aren’t root vegetables that don’t like their roots disturbed (like carrots or potatoes). You want to make sure to start these...
There are many benefits to sowing seeds indoors: Obviously, it gives you a head start on the growing season, which can lead to more fruitful harvests. It’s actually necessary for a number of plants. Warm-season vegetables—such as tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant—can’t be planted too ear...
Of course, you’ll need a watering can to tend to your herbs especially if you’re growing them indoors. Herb seeds Consider getting easy and basic culinary herbs to start with - those that you usually buy and use such as basil, dill, parsley, mint, and thyme. ...
Growing chives indoors on a sunny windowsill is an easy way to keep it within reach for cooking. Don't have a sunny window for it? Herbs grow wonderfully under artificial grow lights. Did you know... Among the first to discover the virtues of this herb are the Chinese, who have been...
Tips And Tricks For Growing Herbs Indoors To speed the growth of your herbs you can opt to buy seedlings rather than planting the seeds yourself. If you chose to use seedlings, be sure to thoroughly inspect the plants before you bring them home. Look for signs of insect activity. If the...
If you want to get really fancy try setting up grow lights for best results, especially when growing from seeds. Then, it won’t really matter where the plants are! Step 2: Choose herbs, then purchase plants or plant seeds Purchase plants any time of year! Pick up a few from the loca...