An Herb Question (And This Time, I Do Mean with a Silent “H”)
Every fall I mourn the death of my fresh herbs when there are so many good cooking holidays in our immediate future. (This herb post is, of course, not be confused with Herb posts of the past 
.) I’ve always been too intimidated to try to grow them inside, but … perhaps buoyed by the success of my veggie garden … I’m going to give it a go this year.
I know humidity is an issue, and pretty much any plant I’ve ever tried to bring inside has dried to a crisp. Anyone have any tips for successfully bringing herbs or any plants inside?
I hope to nurse them through at least Thanksgiving and in the meantime, I’m enjoying the lush greenhouse look.
October 21st, 2009 at 2:24 pm
I remember a friend that I had working at Kmart almost 2 decades ago..yes I am THAT old! haha She’d bring her herbs into the bathroom. The everyday showers & widow light that she’d get was a perfect combo for water in the air & light through the window. Our master bath has a frosted window so I’m not sure it would work for me, but you never know until you try!
) If you don’t have a window…try one of those sun lamps…they were not very high in price last time I saw one at Home Depot.
October 26th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I LOVE the bathroom idea! Unfortunately, mine gets little light. And my house was built in the 50s so the options for grow lights are slim. So far … they aren’t doing too badly in the kitchen. I have a florescent that I leave on about 16 hours a day and I’ve been misting with a squirt bottle … and keeping my fingers crossed!
October 27th, 2009 at 3:19 am
LOL!