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- The practical herb garden for the indoor area
- Cultivate herbs throughout the year in the apartment
- Popular pot herbs for inside and outside
- Maintain potted herbs and hibernate properly
- Tips
Many herbs also thrive indoor
The practical herb garden for the indoor area
Not everyone owns a garden or, just in the big city, only a balcony. Fortunately, a small herb garden can also be set up in the apartment, because most herbs thrive in the pot without any problems.
Cultivate herbs throughout the year in the apartment
The various types of herbs can be kept indoors on the windowsill, in hanging baskets or in a DIY indoor greenhouse all year round. Of course, the pase space for such a mini-herb garden in the kitchen, because the fragrance and flavor suppliers are needed the most. However, this only works if the site conditions are right: As a rule, herbs (with a few exceptions) need plenty of sun to be able to develop an intense aroma in the first place. The kitchen (or where else you want to place your herb pots) should therefore be oriented as far south as possible. During the winter months it can sometimes be too dark for the plants, then the installation of plant lamps is recommended. By contrast, if you cultivate one-year-old species anyway, the problem of hibernation has been resolved from the outset.
Popular pot herbs for inside and outside
The following table gives you an overview of various popular pot herbs, which also prove to be home plants as houseplants. Some of them can be quite large and wide, but are also great for the conservatory, for example. All species listed must be bright and cool for the winter - not necessarily in the heated living room.
Maintain potted herbs and hibernate properly
Many perennial species can not be cultivated all year round, but need a winter break. This serves the plant as a recovery phase, so that they can drive out again in the spring. Just place the plants to be hibernated in a bright and cool room, pour them a little and stop fertilizing. One-year-old or two-year-old herbs, on the other hand, can be cared for continuously, until they are self-sufficient anyway.
Tips
Keep fresh offspring in good time by sowing new herbs and raising the seedlings. This is especially important in the culture of primarily one to two-year varieties.