Top 7 Herbs To Grow At Home

Basil should be planted in a sunny and warm location, but try to avoid using fertilizer as it will only decrease the flavor of the plant.

Be sure to remove any flower buds as soon as they appear, and make sure it is planted in light soil as well. If your basil plant keeps on wilting from lack of water, it can easily be recovered if you consistently water it on a regular basis.

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Thyme should be placed in well-drained soil and in an area that gets full sun. Although you can grow thyme as a seed, root, or even from cuttings, the best way to grow the herb is to grow it from a seed, however, it will take approximately a year for it to grow.

Unlike other herbs, you will not need to cover the oregano seeds with soil, but instead, mist them with water and then cover the seed tray or container with plastic.

Then, place the container in a sunny location next to a window, and wait until the seeds germinate. Although you generally won’t need to fertilize it, you will need to pinch the flower buds as soon as they bloom in order to increase the flavor of the herb.

Before you plant parsley, be sure to soak the seeds in warm or hot water for one night and then plant it in small pots. Also, be sure to cover the seeds with about half an inch of well-drained soil, and then add a small layer of bone meal on top.

Try to place the herb in an area where it will get about six to eight hours of sun every day but make sure that it gets some shade during the hottest hours of the day as well.

When planting cilantro use a pot that has a drainage hole along with a well-drained potting mix because if the herb is overwatered it could rot the root.

Then place the container in an area that gets plenty of sunlight, and be sure to water the herb on a regular basis and check on it often because cilantro is known to dry out quickly.

In order for rosemary to grow it will need to be placed in soil that has excellent drainage and should receive about six to eight hours of sun a day.

However, if you’re going to grow the herb indoors you will need to place it under artificial lighting in order for it to grow.

Chives should be planted in a pot with good houseplant soil and should be well-drained, but it does not require fertilizer in order for it to grow.

Be sure to place the herb in an area that gets about five to eight hours of sunlight a day, or place it under fluorescent lights that are about six inches above the plant so they get 14 hours of light each day.