Windowsill Herb Gardening

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Windowsill Herb Gardening



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You can grow almost any herb on a windowsill, as long as you trim the plants often to keep them nice and bushy and compact. But some herbs are especially suited to windowsill growing, says Louise Hyde of Well-Sweep Herb Farm in Port Murray, New Jersey.

Hyde likes Italian oregano for its appropriate size and delicious flavor, and favors Logee Blue rosemary for its fungus repellent nature. Basils like Miniature and Globe are also great indoor herbs to cultivate. English and lemon thyme do well indoors, too, growing thick and full as you clip them. Regular curly leaf parsley and sage will also thrive in the house, she adds, and if they get too big, just nip them back. Give bay laurel a try too, but stay away from the likes of tarragon.

Hyde recommends that you plant herb seedlings in 4-inch-wide containers, and fill the containers with good potting soil (not dirt from your garden). Fertilize your plants with compost tea or a seaweed spray every 6 to 8 weeks, but curtail applications when plant growth slows in the winter. Make sure to give plants plenty of light too and water only when the top of the soil feels dry.

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