Just a quicky rant:
I saw an infomercial for an “indoor herb garden” kit that the merchant is promoting as an easy way to grow herbs indoors. It made me cringe! The merchant and promoters obviously  have no experience in container gardening, growing herbs, or growing herbs indoors. These guys are selling one large planter in which to grow ALL of the herb seeds they send you.
Nooooooooooooo!
The merchant obviously has no experience with container gardening, herbs, or growing herbs indoors. You should NEVER grow all of your herbs in one pot. …

Most of the herbs that I grow, I grow in my little indoor herb garden. It’s just easier this way. During late summer, the sun destroys their tender little leaves, and the rare winter frosts kill the plants to the ground. Plus, it’s so much easier to reach over and pluck herbs from the plants sitting on the kitchen counter while I cook.
Growing Herbs Indoors
Growing herbs indoors is much like growing herbs outdoors. The plants still need the same things: water and light. An organic fertilizer helps get things going …

Garlic is probably one of my favorite things that I grow in my container garden. I LOVE garlic, and love all of its healthy benefits. People would be amazed at how very simple it is to grow your own garlic at home. You can even give yourself a head start and plant a sprouted garlic bulb in a container, instead of planting seeds. Sprouted garlic bulb? Yup. You know those heads of garlic that you forget about, and by the time you find them, some of the bulbs are forcing …

I’ve decided that because of the extreme heat this summer, I’m going to start an indoor container garden.   I’ll grow basil, rosemary, chives, thyme, and dill.  I’m also going to try to grow lavender for the first time in my life.
I have a sunny kitchen window, which should do nicely.    Unfortunately, the window looks directly into the window of my nosey neighbors’ kitchen window, so I’ll have to figure out a way for me to allow my plants to get full sunlight, while keeping our privacy.  Hm.
Originally posted 2009-07-12 05:47:48. …

Holy basil is a member of the basil family. The leaves look like most other basils. The plant grows in “white” and “red” varieties, but the color name refers to the stems of the plants; the leaves are green on both varieties. The full grown height is about 18 inches tall, but the size of the container you grow them in can control how large they get.
I grow my holy basil in a small 6 inch pot in my living room. They require full to partial sun, and the windows …