Don’t get too overwhelmed by each herb’s specific needs. A little general gardening know-how can help you make the most of your herb garden.
Here are some gardening tips from the professionals.
1. Start small
If you’re new to growing herbs or your space is limited, start with two to three herbs. Select the ones that you believe you will use the most.
2. Choose herbs you like to eat
Start your apartment herb garden with herbs you like to use or that you’d typically buy at the grocery store. Once you get used to cooking with fresh herbs, there’s nothing better than having a plant on the windowsill you can snip a few leaves from to create salads and other dishes.
3. Pick the right spot
You may live in a concrete jungle, but try to find your herbs as much natural light as possible. “Place them in a sunny spot near a window or on a deck, where they’ll get at least six hours of sun daily.
4. Don’t put your herbs together, unless they like one another
Not all herbs are friends, so don’t put them in the same container. Each herb may have its own needs, which conflict with another herb that you are trying to grow in the same pot.
5. Don’t overwater your herbs
The biggest mistake that gardeners and cooks make is to overwater their herbs. If the leaves start turning yellow, you are probably watering too much.
6. Use high-quality potting soil
Invest in an organic, high-quality potting soil. Don’t use soil from outdoors, as that’s a good way to bring unwanted pests into your home.
7. Water the soil, not the leaves
Unless you want to grow fungus (you don’t!), water the soil of your herbs, not the leaves.
8. Don’t let your herbs sit in water
Make sure you give your herbs well-drained soil, so water doesn’t pool. And, don’t let them sit in a tray full of water. Once you water your herbs, let them drain into the saucer for a few minutes, and then empty the saucer out so it’s dry. Leaving your plants sitting in water can cause root rot.
Source: www.organicauthority.com.