If you want an initial foray into growing your own herbs you could do a lot worse than buying some pre-selected seeds and grow a Chia herb garden. You can have your very own culinary herb garden in your home 12 months a year.
Here are some great tips to keeping your herb garden flourishing all year round……

Sprouting Seeds

When you first start seeing the seeds sprout in your Chia herb garden, it is important that you keep the sponges moist. You should aim at keeping about a quarter inch of water in the saucer liners. If you do not keep enough moisture in the sponges, there will not be enough water for the seeds germinate and sprout, and you will not have the herbs that you desire.

As well as keeping the seed bed moist there are two other points you should remember.
1. There is no need to add any additional feed at this stage.
2. In addition, when the seeds are first sprouting, it really does not matter whether or not they have darkness or light. Instead, the most important thing to remember is that the soil temperature needs to be kept at the proper warmth. The soil temperature needs to be right around 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

If your house is too cold, try placing the Chia herb garden on top of your water heater or any other heat source (mine sits on a shelf above the refrigerator). If your house is too warm, find a stable temperature area in your house – remember it does not matter, at this stage, if they are exposed to darkness or light.

In conjunction with the temperature, herbs will grow best with increased humidity around them. One way to create an ideal environment for your Chia herb is to place an open plastic bag around the garden. You can use a small sandwich bag if it fits. This principle is very much along the lines of the Victorian bell jars (these were often used as an in-door and out-door aid to germination.). You will begin to see some condensation inside of the bag because the humidity will increase. This is the best environment for a seeds to sprout – warm and humid.

After The Seeds Sprout

After the seeds sprout, things are different. You will need to first move the Chia herb garden to a windowsill that receives plenty of sunlight. A southern or western window will give enough sunlight as long as the window is not blocked by anything. If you feel that the light access through the window is insufficient you can always supplement the natural light with artificial lighting.

A good tip here is to keep the herb garden about four or five inches away from the window. In the winter, the window can cause the herbs to freeze, and in the summer they can get too hot.

Now, just as in the germination phase, you need to keep the growth medium moist. Not too wet and certainly don’t allow them to dry out completely and then hope to revive them with a cup of water. Remember the plants now carry foliage and as such can evaporate a surprising amount to moisture.

Oh by the way, did I mention, this is a great way to introduce your children to gardening !!

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