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Herb growing guides

All 62 guides, in 7 sections. For a single plant, use the herb index.

Herb care(36 guides)

Grow guides, care advice and troubleshooting for the herbs people most often keep on a windowsill. Start with a plant you already cook with. It is the fastest way to learn the habits that transfer to everything else.

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Microgreens(9 guides)

Microgreens are the shortest path from seed to harvest indoors: sow densely, cut in one to three weeks, repeat. These guides cover the growing methods, the crops worth trying, and how microgreens differ from sprouts.

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Soil & Fertilization(11 guides)

What you grow in matters more than almost anything else indoors. These guides cover potting mixes, peat moss, coconut coir, perlite and vermiculite, plus feeding, composting and testing your soil.

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Tools & Equipment(7 guides)

Pots, lights, watering kit and countertop growing systems: what is genuinely worth buying, and what you can skip.

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Flowers(3 guides)

Growing and using flowering plants indoors, with lavender the star of the group. How to grow it, how to keep it alive through winter, and what to do with the harvest.

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Fruits(1 guide)

Fruiting plants that will tolerate life in a container indoors, including how long they actually take to bear fruit and what light and warmth they need to do it.

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Vegetables(1 guide)

Fast, shallow-rooted vegetables that do well under a window or a grow light indoors, with the varieties that tolerate the least light and the shortest containers.

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