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Indoor Herb Garden

pano — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:51 +0000

I 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?

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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.
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How Many Times a Day Do I Water my Indoor Herb Garden?

pano — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:21 +0000

I 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.
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Do herbs need rotating like other crops?

pano — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:37:34 +0000

I want to start a herb garden and was thinking that it would make sense for herbs to require rotation with other crops so the soil retains a balance of nutrients. But I’ve never heard of anyone doing that. Herb gardens tend to stay for years.

Does the quality of herbs go down after a few years because the soil is over-used?

I’ve never heard of that, have you?

I mixed about half cow manure and half garden soil from the store, and planted my herbs in it, will they die?

pano — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:10:12 +0000

I don’t think the plants like the cow manure. Also, I don’t think I used it the right way.

Should I dig up the plants and replant them just into the soil, or miracle grow soil, and take out all the cow manure and just spread that out somewhere else?

Starting my own small(ish) herb garden?

pano — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:01:25 +0000

I have a 8ft x 10ft stretch of land in my back garden. It’s walled, i’d say the walls are maybe shin level and the base and walls are made of concrete. I’m thinking of filling the bottom of it with gravel for drainage, and then filling the rest of it with soil to start my own herb garden. I’ve never even tried gardening before (until recently, i’ve never lived anywhere with more than a windowsill plantpot). Does anyone have some general tips for me on what soil to use generally for herbs, how to keep out pests, and anything else i should be aware of? Any help would be greatly appreciated, i feel like i’m already getting the "gardening bug" and i’m only in the planning stage

Gardening tips for a herb garden?

pano — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:01:14 +0000

Should I help my seedlings break through the soil?

pano — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:24 +0000

Hello I have started an indoor herb garden from seeds (Basil, Coriander, Parsley) and my Basil plants are growing really well, the ones around the edges have broken through the soil and have two leaves (still very young and small). However, the soil in the middle has been pushed up, should I lift and overturn this to allow the seedlings underneath it to push up easier, or should I leave it and let them push through on their own? Would pushing the lifted soil down be bad for the seedlings underneath?

I have a 13×13(?) foot plot in a community garden. Can you help me plan what to plant?

pano — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:22:28 +0000

I want green peppers, tomatoes..at this point I get lost. It does get full sun. I might also get a 2nd plot.

Are there vegetables that grow better together, and some that cannot be grown with others? Just help with planning a basic garden…no herbs, don’t have the experience. Help?

Can I also plant flowers? I know some are edible, which ones?

Thank you so much..I am quite excited about this.

Oh…this area got hit by tomato blight last year. So far the year has been unnaturally damp. Should I forgo tomatoes altogether?

My dad put pest moss and manure in his garden. Should I? I don’t know the PH, its in a lot where a building was tore down; lots of bits of crumbled brick, etc, in the soil.
Thanks for all the help!

Can I use fake pebbles to assist in drainage for my herbs?

pano — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:13:07 +0000

This question sounds idiotic to anyone who already knows how to indoor garden, I know. And a quick Google search didn’t give me any answers.

I know I’m supposed to use pebbles under the soil in my pots to assist with drainage but I don’t have any actual pebbles (I don’t have a yard and I live in a city so no access to rivers or ponds). I do have some of those fake pebbles that I was using to decorate a vase with fake flowers in it. Will those suffice to do the same job as real pebbles?

I never thought I’d have such limited access to rocks.

Are there any herbs, fruits, veggies, or edible flowers i can grow in a pot, bucket, or tray in a shady patio?

pano — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:02:38 +0000

Hahhaha i know this is like a really lame way to grow stuff but ive got a shady patio all to myself n i took a trip to Rite Aid today n saw they had veggies & stuff straight comin outta pots so i wondered to myself: Can i buy these or buy some seeds like a sunflower seeds or something & start like a garden in my patio? There is no sun in my patio but im sure i can figure out a way to put them outside or somethin for a few hrs a day to get some sun like in my car or somethin. I would do it inna park or like a secluded spot with more room & soil but i live in a place where EVERYTHING is landscaped & maintained so they would yank anything out right away

Has anyone ever tried this? Any ideas or recomendations? haha

I am already familiar with sprouting i know this is a good way to get veggies indoors but i was wondering if planting them in pots inna shady patio would actually work? Are there any specific spices, herbs, veggies, fruits, etc that do not need sun or too much root room?

Thank you!!!!

PS. Any good gardening tips on how to grow stuff also if you are experienced in this would be very much appreciated
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