| Here are some tips for herb gardening indoors that | | | | that you must put garden stones in the bottom of |
| will simulate the conditions in an outside garden. For | | | | the gardening container, but I dispute that opinion. I |
| Herb gardening indoors the growing climates need to | | | | feel that the garden stones take valuable space |
| be pretty much the same as the conditions outside. | | | | away from the herb roots. |
| Get your herb plants from a good garden center | | | | When it comes to light, all herbs must get 4 to 6 |
| nursery who will have plenty of garden advice to help | | | | hours of sunlight a day on your window sill. If your |
| you with your inside garden. You will need some | | | | window doesn't supply that much light then purchase |
| garden equipment like a small digging garden tool, | | | | garden grow lights and hang them three inches |
| garden gloves, organic fertilizer and some small | | | | above the plants. If you live in a very hot climate |
| gardening containers. You probably already have | | | | shade the herbs during the hottest periods. If you |
| most of these garden supplies in your garden shed. | | | | live in a very cold climate keep the herbs away from |
| Soil is the most important aspect of growing herbs | | | | the cold glass panes. |
| indoors. Use only top grade potting soil with an | | | | When it comes to watering, don't let the herbs dry |
| organic fertilizer mixed in. If you think it is too fine a | | | | out but don't drown them either. An inexpensive |
| soil, use a little perlite. Fertilize while potting the herbs | | | | water meter from your garden center nursery will |
| and they should be happy until spring. If you have an | | | | help with this important step in growing your herbs. |
| herb that is not growing vigorously add a little organic | | | | Always use room temperature water so as not to |
| liquid fertilizer to the water. | | | | shock the herb's roots. |
| When you go to transplant the herb, go one inch up | | | | If you follow all of these steps you will have a |
| in the size of the gardening container. If the plant is in | | | | healthy herb garden all winter. |
| a two inch pot, go to a three inch gardening | | | | Copyright © 2005 Mary Hanna. All Rights |
| container. Leave the roots alone and be careful not | | | | reserved. |
| to bruise the stem. Don't plant oreganos, mints, | | | | This article may be distributed freely on your |
| lemon balm or bee balm with other plants because | | | | website, in your ezines and in your eBooks, as long |
| they will overgrow everything. Pot these herbs in a | | | | as this entire article, copyright notice, links and the |
| garden container all their own. Some people swear | | | | resource box are unchanged. |