Top 6 Struggles of Growing Herbs Indoors (w/ solutions)!!!🌿🌿🌿 // Garden Answer
Top 6 Struggles of Growing Herbs Indoors (w/ solutions)!!!🌿🌿🌿 // Garden Answer
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LIST OF HERBS (always choose compact/dwarf varieties when you can):
-Herbs I’ve had the best success growing inside:
Needs lots of Light: Basil, Bay, Cilantro (likes a cool-ish location so it doesn’t bolt), Mint, Rosemary, Thyme
Doesn’t require quite as much light: Chives, Parsley (slow grower)
-Marginal luck with:
Marjoram, oregano, sage (susceptible to mildew)
-Bad luck with:
Lavender, Tarragon, Stevia
-Have never tried, but many say it grows great indoors:
Dill
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Aerogarden addresses a lot of these issues. I am watching this video as I wish to transplant some herbs I’ve grown from seeds in the aerogarden into potted soil.
Thanks for all the tips. I am a new gardener and thought I would like to start with herbs. Took lots of notes. I so enjoy all your videos. I am in southern Florida so growing here is quite different to what you can grow
Something about watching this three years later also in the middle of winter struck me as a sign lol. Thank you for making this!!!
Outside, that’s truly where the plants are the happiest ☀️😊
Laura, you mentioned not having much success with oregano, thyme, and lavender. My oregano and thyme grow like a weed in my outside raised bed and beyond as perennials. They have taken over a 6’x6’ raised bed together in 8 years. We are zone 7a here in Reno NV. Dry and windy climate. We also get winter snow and freezing all winter since were in the Eastern Sierra foothills. My oregano and thyme get no special care and winter over in the raised bed fine. They were just grocery store starts. They seed into other areas of my garden in the summer including near by pots. I transplant the seedlings into pots to give to people and they self seed in regular ground soil in my yard with no care at all. I’m experimenting and have created about a 10’ hedge with those in the ground. They love full sun up to later afternoon. The bees love them! They are about 3’ H bushes with woody stems so I need to trim them back at least once each summer. I harvest from them all summer long. I dry the leaves for winter use for myself and friends too with way more than I can use or give. All to say gardening here for 40+ years your zone is like our local foothills where I’ve also grown them with the same results. Maybe neglect is the key- LOL. But perhaps a protected sunny area would work for you there too. I’ve had similar results with specific varieties of perennial lavender here. Outside we get perennial lavender bushes to grow to 4’ diameter and lots of blooms like the lavender farms in Utah. I have found variety counts with lavender. I’ve also grown Rosemary varieties as perennials outside here where they get lots of afternoon sun and not much water. I did mulch those in the winter though. Rosemary grows woody stems as perennials here too. They even use some variety in some commercial landscaping here. Lavender too. So you might want to just try those herbs outside. Not much to lose for a about $3 a plant at the grocery store or garden center, right? I love your channel! I watch every episode. God bless you and yours. Can’t wait to hear the good news of your little girls arrival.
What would you recommend for drainage in a hanging Pottery plant?
Stevia loves the hot, humid, southern weather. Planted a couple of plants a few years ago and only died when the temp dropped. I harvested enough leaves to last a couple of years! May plant again, due to the cost. But hard to find.
Bought a lavender plant shaped like a Christmas tree for the holiday season to take to my daughters.
…forgot it, gone 10 days, left in middle of table no light on or window light within 3 ft., heat set at 60. Expected to come home and it would be dead or at least unsalvageable. Nope! Sporting new and abundant growth. Some plants….just want to live…. I’m 66 and still learning. Love your informational and charming videos. Going back and watching earlier ones. Great way to spend gloomy winter days! Thank you!
Very informative, thank you. I’m subscribing!
what about if I have a skylight? should that reflect enough light down?
This is the most clear, straight to the bottom and fastest with honesty of herb growing video! Thank you!
Thankyou for giving information on what to do for my
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I spray my plants, most kinds seem to like it, not cacti obviously.
Spring onions or any onion plant acts as a natural insect repellent plant or place them near your other greens
Any special soil needs for herbs Never? Never had much luck with any herbs except mint, basil, and oregano outside. Mint takes over and not sure what to do. Tried keeping it in a pot but it got away anyhow.
I am a new gardener and trying to grow lemon balm indoors, mint and sage. My first attempt didn’t go well. Any tips for growing these I doors all year around. I’m in a state that is humid with maybe 1 month of cold weather. Thanks for any advice.
Wow! Thank you so much for all this info in a nutshell!!! 😁👍❤️
Learned a lot and you speak nice and quick but it’s comfortable thanks!
Lavender, Rosemary, Stevia and Sage do awesome for me in zone 5! My Sage is doing great through the winter too which surprised me. Thyme is what is have problems with! I always seem to kill thyme
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Your advices are super useful! Thank you!
Thank you Laura. I am inspired to try a few herbs on my window. Very helpful video.
I find this so hard to understand 🥺 I’ve never grown herbs before this would be my first but all the different soils and drainage and everything is confusing me..
This was super insightful
I live in a really humid climate, but it gets freezing cold during the winter. Unfortunately.. my rosemary got root rot from overwatering/humidity
Is bottom watering good for indoor herbs?
Why do Americans pronounce it ‘erbs’, dropping ‘h’? Are they trying to sound more sophisticated?
Never have a problem making it to the end of your videos!! My problem is watching multiple times or multiple videos and forgetting that I have my own chores waiting🙄😉❤️.
I know this video is nearly 3 years old, but it was so helpful, thank you for your expertise!
Great help tips ….. amazing video as well !!!!
Video Teleportation 😀
Lighting ~ 2:00
Water ~ 4:13
Drainage/soil ~ 5:53
Temperature ~ 8:20
Fertilizing ~ 9:04
Insects ~ 9:45
Great video! Thank you. I would like to know what kind of camera and lens you are using? Wonderful clarity and depth of field.
I envy you that you have that luxury can buying herbs plants in groceries store. It’s very convenient and easy to do rather than germinating seeds. In my country, there’s no such thing. 😭
I have south facing windows and my herbs still won’t grow 😫
Love love love this video. New to your channel and this is very helpful. Although, I just bought seeds to grow herbs. Should have watched this first! Wish me luck everyone! 😂😂
I love watching your videos. Thank you. Im learning so much.
All new to gardening, started a month ago inside, from seeds, it’s slow going.
My mom has the intention of growing herbs for cooking this is good information for her. Thanks
where did you buy your grow light?
Love this vid. Thanks for the helpful tips! 🙂
Thank you for your video, it was so informative helpful and on point, you target it and answer all of my questions thank you 👌😄
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Thank you For the helpful information. Great video.
I simply loooooooved how you explain everything!!!! Because of you I. started my herbs . Instead of just flowers.
I can’t for the life of me keep Rosemary alive ☹️. I can root just about any cutting and germinate seeds with no problem. I even germinate hass avocado pits without issues, but keeping rosemary alive has been such an issue. Any tips will be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Just so you know there is a H in Herb 🙂
I thought it was good to put stones, rocks, empty bottles, sticks, or something in the bottom of pots, buckets for better drainage; not true? I’ve done that outside for 🍅 tomato plants etc in buckets.
I made it to the end while moping and watering… <3
How do you get rid of the mold? I have one of these machines but mold grew all over the plants.
I’ve had amazing luck with dill growing indoors it needs alot of light though basil too was very successful and oregano. My indoor garden. I had bad luck with green onion chive and cheery tomatoes indoors.