How Many Times a Day Do I Water my Indoor Herb Garden?
Posted by pano | Under Indoor Herb Garden Friday Sep 23, 2011I bought a mint garden, and a basil garden from my my neighbourhood farmers market. They are already grown and they look stunning on my window sill, but how do i keep them from dyeing?
How many times do i water them? Do i use a lot of water? Do i only wet the soil, or can i wet the actual plant as well?
Is there a certain way to pick the herb out of it’s stem? If so, how?
Please give me all the tips you have.
/Users/tv220/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011/IMG_1778.JPG
Depends on what plants you have there, i think once in 2-3 should be enough
The correct answer to that would be when the soil is dry. Since both of these plants are in the mint family they like soil a little moist but not wet.
Where the plant is located determines how often it needs water. On your window sill in full sun would need watering more often than in bright, indirect sun.
I would check them every 4-5 days to see if they do need water. When you water, if you’ll put a few drops of a liquid fertilizer in the water it will keep the plants fed and looking great.
Don’t over water though as that is the number 1 killer of house plants.
Every once in a while I like to sit my house plants in the kitchen sink and with the sprayer and luke warm water give the leaves a little shower. They’ll thank you for it. Just let it drain really well afterwards.
To use the herbs, just clip out some of the stems and leaves, never removing more than 1/3 of the plant at a time.