Pots & Soil
Potting Soil for Indoor Herbs: What to Look for in a Mix
Why garden soil fails in containers, what the ingredients in a bagged potting mix do, and how to adjust a mix for dry-loving herbs such as thyme and rosemary.
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Pots & Soil
Best Pots for Indoor Herbs: Size, Material and Shape
How to choose containers for kitchen herbs: why a drainage hole comes first, what size and depth each herb needs, and how terracotta, ceramic, plastic and self-watering pots compare.
Light & Water
How to Water Indoor Herbs: When and How Much
A reliable way to water herbs in pots: check the potting mix with a finger, feel the weight of the pot, then water until it runs from the drainage hole and empty the saucer.
Light & Water
How Much Light Do Indoor Herbs Need?
Find out how much light indoor herbs commonly need, which windows give the most, how to check a spot with the hand-shadow test and which herbs cope with moderate light.
Indoor Herb Gardening Basics
Best Herbs to Grow Indoors: 10 Good Choices for Beginners
Ten herbs worth trying on a windowsill, grouped by the light and moisture each one asks for, with a comparison table and advice on which herbs can share a pot.
Indoor Herb Gardening Basics
Indoor Herb Gardening for Beginners: A Simple Starting Guide
A plain starting guide to growing herbs indoors: the four basics that decide most outcomes, whether to begin with seed or a young plant, how many herbs to start with and what to realistically expect.