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help! why cant i grow herbs indoors?
I wonder if anyone can help me, i live in a ground floor flat and am very unfortunate not to have a garden.
I love cooking and gardening so i have been attempting to grow herbs indoors. I buy all my herbs already grown and put them by my windows within my kitchin and living room. My Basil and Mint have grown beautifully and doubled in size however my rosemerry and greek basil although growing well for several months have now seemed to have died on me, also my Tyme and Corriander never last longer then a month im confused as to what im doing wrong. I water all of them almost every day...the basil in particular i only water when it looks like it needs watering as im told these do not need to be watered eveyday. |
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help! why cant i grow herbs indoors?
"clairescanvas" wrote in message ... I wonder if anyone can help me, i live in a ground floor flat and am very unfortunate not to have a garden. I love cooking and gardening so i have been attempting to grow herbs indoors. I buy all my herbs already grown and put them by my windows within my kitchin and living room. My Basil and Mint have grown beautifully and doubled in size however my rosemerry and greek basil although growing well for several months have now seemed to have died on me, also my Tyme and Corriander never last longer then a month im confused as to what im doing wrong. I water all of them almost every day...the basil in particular i only water when it looks like it needs watering as im told these do not need to be watered eveyday. It would help if describe more about how they died, what were the symptoms? Do they all have a few hours of sunlight at least each day? These plants are not derived from the depths of a rainforest but from sun-blasted hillsides of the mediterranean, or similar. Water them as appropriate for each plant. Mint loves water and grows best when damp. If it dries out it may live but not thrive. Rosemary OTOH hates wet feet. Its roots will rot if kept constantly wet, make sure its potting mix is free draining and let it dry out between watering. If you have bought one of those cute combination planters with many different herbs you will have trouble keeping them all happy unless they maker was smart enough to group the ones that like similar conditions together. David |
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help! why cant i grow herbs indoors?
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clairescanvas wrote: I wonder if anyone can help me, i live in a ground floor flat and am very unfortunate not to have a garden. I love cooking and gardening so i have been attempting to grow herbs indoors. I buy all my herbs already grown and put them by my windows within my kitchin and living room. My Basil and Mint have grown beautifully and doubled in size however my rosemerry and greek basil although growing well for several months have now seemed to have died on me, also my Tyme and Corriander never last longer then a month im confused as to what im doing wrong. I water all of them almost every day...the basil in particular i only water when it looks like it needs watering as im told these do not need to be watered eveyday. Let the herb's soil dry out between waterings. Don't water every day. Also, consider a grow-light. :-) Hope this helps? -- Peace, Om Remove both _ (underscores) to validate gmail e-mails. "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Steve Rothstein |
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help! why cant i grow herbs indoors?
On Nov 1, 3:47 am, Omelet wrote:
In article , clairescanvas wrote: I wonder if anyone can help me, i live in a ground floor flat and am very unfortunate not to have a garden. I love cooking and gardening so i have been attempting to grow herbs indoors. I buy all my herbs already grown and put them by my windows within my kitchin and living room. My Basil and Mint have grown beautifully and doubled in size however my rosemerry and greek basil although growing well for several months have now seemed to have died on me, also my Tyme and Corriander never last longer then a month im confused as to what im doing wrong. I water all of them almost every day...the basil in particular i only water when it looks like it needs watering as im told these do not need to be watered eveyday. Let the herb's soil dry out between waterings. Don't water every day. Also, consider a grow-light. :-) Hope this helps? -- Peace, Om Remove both _ (underscores) to validate gmail e-mails. "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Steve Rothstein- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - rosemerry you Don't water every day - only 1 a week ! |
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well the plants that died seem to look like they dried out...but im guessing i over watered the rosemerry.
whats your tips on growing healthy tyme? and corriander? |
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help! why cant i grow herbs indoors?
On Nov 2, 5:01?am, clairescanvas clairescanvas.
wrote: well the plants that died seem to look like they dried out...but im guessing i over watered the rosemerry. whats your tips on growing healthy tyme? and corriander? -- clairescanvas Tyme in my must be grown in full sun with not to dry but not wet either soil. I just light water it. Soil must be fast draining.It dies back in the winter and looks tacky until the warmer weather comes. Corriander goes very quickly to full seed stage in our warm weather and I don't even bother to grow it because of that. Buying cilanthro in the store is a better option for me. I cannot grow rosemary inside - it needs full sun, its own growing area, regular but not too much watering or fast draining soil, and full sun. Given those conditions in So. Calif. it grows and flowers very easily. The bees love it when in bloom. I think so many growers sell the cut little pots of herbs to grow indoors but in reality, the only winners will be the grower and retailer. I home grower will NEVER get many of them to last except for "a little while." You have the false impression that they are doing well when they are in fact slowly dying from the time you bring them into your house. Best advise is to experiment, and keep growing those that do well and ignore those that die on you. I don't know of anyone who has kept a rosemary inside where it lived and could be used for seasoning. If you'all disagree, I'm sure you will write it down. Regards - Jim |
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help! why cant i grow herbs indoors?
On Nov 3, 9:25 am, jimnginger wrote:
On Nov 2, 5:01?am, clairescanvas clairescanvas. wrote: well the plants that died seem to look like they dried out...but im guessing i over watered the rosemerry. whats your tips on growing healthy tyme? and corriander? -- clairescanvas Tyme in my must be grown in full sun with not to dry but not wet either soil. I just light water it. Soil must be fast draining.It dies back in the winter and looks tacky until the warmer weather comes. Corriander goes very quickly to full seed stage in our warm weather and I don't even bother to grow it because of that. Buying cilanthro in the store is a better option for me. I cannot grow rosemary inside - it needs full sun, its own growing area, regular but not too much watering or fast draining soil, and full sun. Given those conditions in So. Calif. it grows and flowers very easily. The bees love it when in bloom. I think so many growers sell the cut little pots of herbs to grow indoors but in reality, the only winners will be the grower and retailer. I home grower will NEVER get many of them to last except for "a little while." You have the false impression that they are doing well when they are in fact slowly dying from the time you bring them into your house. Best advise is to experiment, and keep growing those that do well and ignore those that die on you. I don't know of anyone who has kept a rosemary inside where it lived and could be used for seasoning. If you'all disagree, I'm sure you will write it down. Regards - Jim Oh yes, absolutely! Rosemary must have full sun and, like Lavender, kept on the dry side. I get my idea of how dry the Rosemary is when the Lavender leaves start to droop, then I give them only 60ml with some 3:1:6 (46) added. I grew both of these bushes from cuttings. If you want additional information, see http://www.margaretroberts.co.za/ she is the absolute fundi on anything herbs in this country. You could also try http://www.herbherbert.com/ |
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