If you want to start cultivating an herb garden inside your home, winter is the best time to plan and begin the planting of an indoor herb garden. This is because, growing during this period can be extended cultivation time, so that with the first warm the plants grow stronger and in greater quantity.
As with any project related to gardening, the first step is to assess the area to go to the garden, for just then decide which plants will be included there. A logical starting point would make a diagram of the garden designed.
Most herbs require full sun to grow, while some can tolerate (and even need) shadow. These aspects should be your starting point. You’ll need to monitor the area at various times of day, to determine if it receives a continuous or only partial sun (for example, because the roof of the roof of his house.)
Note that these parameters are not fixed, as they may change as the seasons change, largely by the growth of trees and shadows resulting spectrum.
After that, it is time to determine what kind of herbs and plants would grow in the new garden. A good starting point would be to assess their needs, ie whether they will be most useful for cooking issues, medical, aesthetic, or a combination of all these factors.
Any good scholarly book will describe the properties of each herb, as well as their sizes, how much space you need each other, or any other specific information about its characteristics.
It will be very important to be aware of these issues, since some plants have very specific requirements, without which no amount to much either. For example, mint and violets are very invasive, so it would be preferable to grow in pots, rather than the garden itself.
Once you know this information, you are ready to plan your garden. First, you should make a sketch to scale, at any card or worksheet. There should indicate where each plant would grow, making circles with the name of each written inside. It may take more than a sketch if it’s your first design, so arm yourself with patience and not be afraid to throw cards .
If you are lucky to have more space in the back or front, you can try a formal design, with a statue or fountain in the middle, and orange stone paths which divide areas of different plantations. Otherwise (most common) first try plants that do not put up much shade to the smaller ones.
Another aspect to consider with the lack of space, will plant the herbs with a certain distance, so you get enough space to pass between them to watering and harvesting. On the other hand, many plants can not grow well without proper clearance.
Once you are satisfied with the design of your new garden, take count of the number of plants that grow in it total, and make a list for the purchase of seeds, pots, tools, fertilizers, and, if If necessary, some fertile ground.
The latter will especially help their crops, facilitating the growth of new roots. If you do not know what kind or how much soil mix buy, ask the seller of the nursery, which surely can advise accordingly.
Not be a bad idea to plant more plants and herbs from which it needs in your garden, to see which of them growing up without problems and what not. Then you can discard the plants will not survive, but certainly will not be bare spots in the garden.
If all your plants grow with no problem, you can always give the leftover to family, friends or neighbors, who no doubt take into account their generosity.
It is always advisable to start planting the seeds of eight to twelve weeks before winter, but also should check the specific recommendations for each, in the same package.
When ready to begin the new land spread over the entire garden, and make several small holes with a corresponding drain. Put seeds in each hole, always with the depth specified in the package.
Note that the seeds require a certain warmth to germinate, so you should leave them in warm areas, and well ventilated. Always keep the moisture in the soil. Germination time varies from plant to plant, so not all grow at exactly the same time. During that time, look to solve the lighting requirements of plants.
Artificial lighting systems are often very expensive, and rarely justifies its use in a home garden. However, you can choose to put fluorescent tubes, which are equally effective.
The light should be at a distance of about 30 cm. plant, so the tubes do not interfere with the growth of the same. At first, not a bad idea to plant the plants in pots to keep indoors, and transplanting to the garden when they begin to grow.
Previously, it would be good to go taking them for a few hours (which will gradually increase) to the garden, to begin to acclimate to different temperatures, wind and light entering your garden. Once you start the heat, and definitely can be transplanted outside, according to the scheme you have planned.
Start making a home garden is much easier than many imagine. But patience is always key. Without it, much of our work would be fruitless.
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