How to grow herbs indoors

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In this section we will briefly outline the basic methods required to learn how to grow herbs indoors that will apply to the majority of herbs available on the market. 

 You should know that herbs are among the easiest plants to grow out of all the plant groups. 

However, not all herbs are suitable for indoor growing. 

 For example, Bay leaves come from a tree which can grow up to 40 feet in height and is clearly impractical for most people. 

 Most herbs are easily started from seed and are readily available from most garden centres. Generally, herbs adapt well to whichever soil is provided except in some cases which are outlined on their respective pages (See Below). 

Lighting for herbs is comparativel easy when compared to some of the lighting techniques for vegetables and fruit.

Most can be grown in a large window that receives a few hours of sunlight everyday. 

Even without sunlight, a very basic grow light will provide sufficient light for a large number of herbs. 

The majority of herbs prefer a more humid atmosphere. 

A good tip to produce this humidity and to prevent single plants drying out on a windowsill is to grow a group of herbs close together and to allow them to create there own environment. 

You will find that most herbs will be happy enough at a regular room temperature at around 15 degree Celsius. 

As we are only interested in growing herbs for their foliage, then we shall not go into detail on pollination, but most should be placed outside for pollination by insects as hand pollination is out of the question for herbs that produce tiny blossom. 

Herbs should be fed sparingly as most plants will reach maturity before all the nutrients in the soil are used up. Herbs are easily harvested, usually by trimming the biggest outside leaves. 

This allows the plant to replenish this foliage with fresh growth which can then be harvested over and over again.

You can read all of our articles on how to grow herbs indoors for each herb by clicking the links below!

Basil 

Rosemary 

Sage

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