Seasonal Indoor Gardening
Bringing Outdoor Herbs Indoors for Winter
Which garden and balcony herbs are worth moving inside for winter, when to start, and the steps to pot up, check for pests and ease them into lower light.
Tutorials
Step-by-step indoor herb tutorials: sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, repotting, watering, pruning, and harvesting, one task at a time.
9 guides published
Herb Harvesting
How to Prune Basil So It Grows Bushy
The one cut that turns a tall, single-stemmed basil into a bushy plant: where the node is, how far above it to cut, how much to take, and what to do about flower buds.
Herb Harvesting
How to Harvest Herbs Without Harming the Plant
Where to cut each type of herb and how much to take at once, so that basil, chives, parsley, thyme and the rest keep regrowing after every harvest.
Indoor Herb Gardening Basics
Grocery Store Herb Plants: How to Keep Them Growing
Why supermarket herb pots collapse so quickly at home, and a simple way to split one crowded pot into several that keep producing leaves for much longer.
Pots & Soil
How to Repot Herbs Step by Step
The signs that a potted herb has outgrown its container, how to choose the next pot size, and a clear step-by-step method for repotting, plus when to divide or replace the plant instead.
Starting Herbs
Transplanting Herb Seedlings: When and How to Pot Them On
How to tell when herb seedlings are ready to move, the gentle step-by-step way to pot them on, which herbs dislike being disturbed, and how to look after them for the first few days.
Starting Herbs
Starting Herbs From Seed Indoors: A Step-by-Step Guide
Follow six clear steps to sow herb seed indoors: moisten the mix, sow at the right depth, cover, give light as soon as sprouts show, water gently and thin to the strongest seedlings.
Indoor Herb Gardening Basics
Windowsill Herb Garden: How to Set One Up
A step-by-step setup for a small row of herbs on a kitchen windowsill: choosing the window, grouping herbs with similar needs, potting up, arranging the pots and caring for them in the first weeks.
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.