Herself's Houseplants

Chances are you’re going to go on vacation. But how will your plants live without you?  Their major enemies will be heat and moisture loss. But with planning, you can be confident you won’t return to a garden graveyard.Choose survivor plants. If you are going to be away for a week or more, don’t plant thirsty things such as impatients. Smart owners of weekend homes who often leave their plants for weeks at a time rely on drought-tolerant species such as black-eyed Susans (rudbeckia) and coneflowers (echinacea), says Linda Patejdl, co-owner of Sawyer Garden Center in Sawyer, Mich.The most-durable and resilient houseplants for frequent travelers are rubber trees, says Marion Parry, owner of A New Leaf in Chicago.-Group containers and put them in the shade,
-Use plastic pots
-Mulch
-Easy on the fertilizerfor more tips and information visit the link below.

They’ll grow in your absence

Growing herbs indoors is a challenge. Herbs need lots and lots of light. Even the sunniest house window is often too dark for them.

But if you can get light to your herbs they will thrive as well inside as out.

I was window shopping a month or so ago and wandered into a cooking store. They had a set up with herbs thriving growing inside of gel and water with bright fluorescent lights over them. The set up looked a bit clunky but the idea was good.

So I picked up a bright fluorescent light at the big box hardware store, tossed some soil and worm castings into a couple of pots and tossed herb seeds on top. The picture is how they look a month later. The lemon basil and lime basil are going to town. The chives are a bit slower getting going but doing well all the same.

If you wish to grow herbs indoors you need a very bright window, or a very bright fluorescent light. The rest is easy.

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7 tips to grow herbs from seeds indoors

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