- 1). Choose a growing location where your herb plants will have benefit of at least 6 to 8 hours per day of bright, direct sunlight and where there is good fresh air circulation through the room and temperatures hover around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Alternatively, select a spot that provides 14 to 16 hours of light every day from a fluorescent source positioned 6 to 15 inches directly over the herb plants.
- 2). Select a container or containers that fit well in the growing location you have chosen both by size and style. Ensure that any planting container has several drainage holes for excess water to escape. Alternatively, choose a waterproof decorative container and line it with one or more nursery pots with appropriate drainage holes.
- 3). Fill the planting container/s with equal parts fresh, bagged potting mix, horticultural sand, perlite and peat moss. Use potting mix rated for indoor use and refrain from ground garden soil or bagged garden soil not rated for indoor use as these can be too heavy in structure and carry pathogens you will not want inside the home.
- 4). Water your herb plants to keep the soil uniformly moist at all times. When ambient humidity is low, due to climate or use of HV/AC systems set the herbs pots on a larger tray filled with stones and water to boost the humidity in the immediate area around the plants.
- 5). Fertilize your herb plants lightly with an organic indoor liquid plant fertilizer or a synthetic fertilizer that is water soluble once or twice per month. Apply according to the product label dosing directions and always err on the side of less fertilizer, never more, to ensure flavorful herbs and prevent leggy growth.
- 6). Rotate the herb container/s every few days to keep the plants growing upright and filling the whole pot and not just listing toward the direction of the sunlight.
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