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 …

Herbs aren’t just edible. They’re also drinkable. The leaves, flowers, and roots of most edible herbs can be steeped in hot water to make herbal teas. Before I started container gardening, I tried growing an herbal tea garden directly in the ground. I have to say that growing a tea garden in containers is scads easier. Herbs grown directly in the ground require more care, affect one another’s flavors, and–in the case of the spearmint I grew–took over the entire garden. By the end of the season, the spearmint had …

The other day, I wrote about how to grow vegetable plants in an apartment. I addressed what window to put your plants in, and what sort of sunlight they need. But what if you live in a place where there is very little sunlight, or want to start a vegetable garden in your basement? You can grow vegetable plants indoors using UV lights.
What Kinds of Lights Are Needed to Grow Vegetable Plants Indoors?
Technically speaking, you could use any light source to grow vegetable plants indoors. You could tilt a lamp …

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 …

Herbs typically have very delicate leaves, so they aren’t very happy plants in very cold or very cold climates. Because they are usually such easy growers, herbs can grow in containers indoors easily in most cases. As I write this, I have new basil and cilantro growing in little self-watering pots on my window sill (that’s them, pictured here).
What Herbs Grow Indoors?
Honestly, anything that you can grow outdoors, you can grow indoors with the right conditions. All you need is containers for your herb seeds or seedlings, potting soil and …