Greens that can be grown on the windowsill. How to grow greens and fragrant herbs in the kitchen

In Russian cuisine, greens most often mean dill, cockerel, and green onions. That is, these are those green herbs that are spices.

Despite the seeming ease of cultivation, these plants have their own characteristics, which we will discuss below.

Growing greens. Selection of planting material, seeds

Parsley. Biennial plant. Has two types: root(root cone-shaped, thickened) and sheet(root thin, curved). Each species has its own varieties. It has increased frost resistance (tolerates up to -10 ° C). You can harvest from early spring until late autumn. The necessary conditions for this are very simple. Landing is recommended to be carried out at a certain frequency, for example, every three weeks. To do this, in the prepared beds we make grooves 1-2 cm deep at a distance of 15 cm from each other. The first sprouts should appear from 9 to 15 days. Parsley is not covered for the winter. The basics of care are quite simple: exercise watering greenery in the evening, thin out when 1-2 leaves of the plant appear (the first time you need to leave a distance of 3 cm, after a couple of weeks we increase the distance to 10 cm), remove weeds and loosen the soil. As for top dressing, if you have fertilized the soil, you do not need to take any additional action. And if something bothered you, then during the growing season, parsley can be fed with nitrogen fertilizers.

Parsley varieties, in fact, are not so many. You can easily choose seeds for growing greens according to your taste and desire. The most popular: Sugar, Leafy, Ordinary, Curly.

Dill. Annual herbaceous plant. The necessary conditions for growing this herb are similar to those for parsley. Seeds can germinate already at -4°C. That is, already in April, you can start planting seeds in open ground. If frosts are expected, then the seedlings must be covered with protective material. The greens of plants planted in autumn can be cut two weeks earlier. Dill loves sunlight and constant watering, i.e. wet soil. So that this plant does not turn into an ordinary weed, select a separate bed for it. Also, the features of care include thinning seedlings that have reached about 6 cm in height. The final distance from each other should be approximately 20 cm.

Dill varieties differ little from each other in taste and aroma. The main difference in terms of maturation:

Early ripe (Gribovsky, Far, Aurora);

Mid-season Lesnogorodsky, Bushy, Abundantly deciduous);

Late ripening (Alligator, Kibray, Dill).

green onion . Biennial and perennial herbaceous plant of the bulbous family. Unpretentious to climatic conditions and is easy to care for. Different varieties greens are grown in approximately the same way with the same necessary conditions. For planting, take a bulb of medium or small size. A large onion will take up a lot of space and it will take longer for the feather to come out. You can plant onions in open ground in autumn before frost, or in early spring. The place should be chosen sunny and dry. Watering should be carried out regularly, preventing the soil from drying out. Before planting, it is recommended to soak the bulbs in warm water for a day and cut off the top from them. It is believed that thanks to these simple actions, the forcing of onions to greens will happen faster and the yield will increase. Most often, onions are planted so-called. in a strip method, in which the bulbs are placed at a distance of 2-5 cm from each other between rows located approximately at a distance of 10-20 cm.

Onion scheme for planting

But the bridge method can also be used, in which the bulbs are stacked close to each other (10 kg of onion per 1 m²). If planting goes into winter, then it is recommended to pour humus or manure on top in a small layer, and in the spring to remove and install a film frame on the bed. From October to April, it is recommended to grow onions for greenery in a greenhouse, and from February to May - in a greenhouse. As a top dressing, ordinary mineral, organic or mixed fertilizers. None chemicals when forcing onions on greens can not be used. The feather is harvested when it reaches a height of 24-42 cm.

The most famous types of onions are: batun, schnit, slime, shallots.

There are also general tips and rules that apply to all types and varieties of greens:

1) Beds for planting greenery are best prepared in the fall. Apply at the same time organic (for example, manure) and mineral fertilizers. In the spring, complex fertilizers containing potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen, superphosphate are additionally applied, carbamide (urea) or ammonium nitrate can be added. It is recommended to sow in moist soil in grooves 2 cm deep, do not sprinkle heavily with earth.

2) It is believed that the autumn planting of dill yields much better than spring. The plant will be more resistant and less prone to diseases.

3) For seeds, there is one general rule: before sowing, place them in a 1% manganese solution and leave for 12 hours. This is necessary for disinfection and feeding with the necessary trace elements for growth. The percentage of germination will be much higher than that of dry seeds.

4) When choosing seeds, pay attention to the expiration date and the manufacturer.

Growing greens in a greenhouse

If you want to grow greenery all year round, then you can not do without a greenhouse. The necessary conditions that must be met are:

1) Earth. Typical soil composition for greenhouses includes: different types of peat, ordinary garden soil, composts different composition, wood waste in the form of bark, sawdust, fallen leaves, river sand and clay, manure (except for pork), bird droppings, straw. The thickness of the soil cover is 25-30 cm. Planting can be carried out at any time in the usual ways intended for this crop.

2) Lighting. Additional lighting will prolong the feeling of daylight and give the plants extra energy.

3) Watering. It is ideal to install a drip irrigation system in a greenhouse.

4) Warmly. Optimum temperature in the greenhouse should be + 18ºС.

To grow parsley in a greenhouse, use sprouted seeds. To do this, the planting material is kept for several days on gauze folded in half at room temperature until the first sprouts appear. Plant the prepared seeds in the ground with an interval of 5 cm and then water well. Thin out the resulting seedlings. After the first cut of the crop, you can fertilize the soil with a solution of mullein. Further care will consist in maintaining the optimal temperature (+12ºС - +18ºС), humidity (75%), lighting and weed removal. You can harvest 30-40 days after planting.

Diagram of a greenhouse for growing parsley

For planting dill in a greenhouse, you should choose bush-type varieties. Soak them in water for 2 days first. Dill is not picky about the soil, but it is better to fertilize it with humus, and fertilize it every two months. It is also necessary to take into account that the thickness of the soil layer should be 50 cm, since the roots of the plant are long. Needs constant watering and an additional source of light. Special care requirements are the thinning of plant seedlings. You can harvest dill in 20-30 days.

Planting green onions in a heated greenhouse can be done at any time of the year. To do this, cut off the tops of the bulbs (don't worry if the cut is too wide, as the resulting feathers grow, this cut will be smoothed out). The soil must be well fertilized organic compounds. A good harvest is obtained when onions are planted in boxes filled with peat, humus or compost. When caring for the cultivation of greenery, it is necessary to observe following conditions: regularly water and feed, ensure the temperature is not higher than + 19 ° C. Additional lighting is also needed, and the lamps should be located vertically, which will avoid wringing the pen. Harvest can be harvested after 30 days.

home growing greens

Easiest and cheapest green vegetable garden- This is the garden of the house. In terms of crop volume and assortment, it is, of course, difficult to compare with the usual one, but it is quite comfortable to have live juicy greens at any time. We are used to the fact that you can grow green onions on the windowsill, but few people know that other greens can also be grown excellently - parsley, dill, etc. The greens grown on the windowsill are in no way inferior in quality to those that grow on garden bed.

This issue also has its own secrets and necessary conditions:

1) Right choice seed: it must be early maturing varieties resistant to adverse conditions;

2) Pre-sowing preparation seeds and soil. Believe that selecting and soaking seeds is not a waste of time, but a condition for the success of your garden.

As for the soil, here you have two options:

- buy the finished mixture in the store (which is more convenient and easier);

- cook by yourself. Ingredients: humus, garden soddy soil and complex mineral fertilizers (1 tbsp per bucket of mixture). The bottom layer of the pot or boxes should be covered with expanded clay or small pebbles. To get a green feather, plant the bulbs in a container that is one third filled with soil. Also, some lower them into the pan, adding water from time to time so that it covers the roots.

Advice: if you are reusing the soil for planting, remove a little of the top layer and add fresh soil with biohumus.

3) The right technology and care. There are several factors here:

Drainage. Do not forget to put expanded clay or small pebbles on the bottom of your pots or boxes. This will prevent water from stagnating and avoid root death and mold formation.

Do not bury the seeds in the soil, the sowing depth should be no more than 2 cm.

Temperature regime. Place a thermometer on the windowsill (or anywhere else where your garden is located) and control the required temperature. The room should be - 18-28°C heat.

Avoid too bright sun and drafts.

Top dressing and fertilizers. No matter how hard we try, we will not be able to provide the same climatic conditions as in nature for our plants. Therefore, here they will come to our rescue various kinds additives. Organic fertilizers such as manure will have to be abandoned. They are not suitable for a balcony or window sill.

4) Lighting. It is better to put plants on the windowsill located in the southeast. If this is not possible, then additional lighting will come to the rescue. Its deficiency can be detrimental to the cultivation of greens.

5) Watering should be carried out as the plant dries. In summer it will be carried out more often and more abundantly, in winter less often. Use water at room temperature so as not to kill the plants.

Greenery on the windowsill

Growing greens for sale

This idea belongs to the category of promising and cost-effective. It does not require large financial investments, the demand for herbs is stable, the yield is high, the growing period is short, and the payback is attractive. But there is still a fly in the ointment here. This is a sales market. This is your main task. Selling to resellers for a penny - it makes no sense. We need to look for serious clients. You can offer your services to cafes, restaurants, shops, but here you will be required to provide documents. The opening of individual entrepreneurship is also associated with certain troubles and costs. Another option is to stand on the market yourself. In any case, you must take into account all costs. If you sell the surplus, then do not count on special cash income. You can earn only on large volumes of production. And if your plans are to grow greens for sale, then be sure to consider the cost of heating and lighting the greenhouse, which you cannot do without. Now this is a very large cost item. It is also necessary to take into account the costs of renting land (when it is implemented), building a greenhouse, transportation costs, hired labor (when used). If the above points do not scare you, and you are ready to establish contacts in the sales market, then the "green" business will pay off your hopes.

For example, consider the leader of this business - green onions. The yield per cut can be 1.5 kg per m². The ripening period is 30 days. The average annual retail price of a kilogram of greens is approximately 300 rubles per kg. The purchase price of bulbs for sowing will be approximately 10-20 rubles per kg. At the same time, we still do not take into account that boxes with onions can be placed on racks, on top of each other, and there are still such varieties of onions that give more high yield. Based on the above figures, everyone for himself can calculate the cost and estimated profitability of this type of business. Already established businessmen talk about 100% profit, and in some cases even more.

The necessary conditions for growing greens for business practically do not differ from the basic ones. Planting can be carried out all year round in a conveyor way to obtain a continuous harvest. Watering should be timely so that the soil does not dry out. And in this you will be greatly assisted by a drip irrigation system, which you can do yourself. It is also necessary to carry out fertilizing plants more carefully, since the plant can get sick, can be infected with pests, the soil is depleted over time. All this requires the use of special complex fertilizers. Care is the same as for these types of plants. Features are only in the collection and transportation of plants. After all, it is necessary to provide long-term storage products, their transportation and, of course, their presentation for sale without loss of quality and appearance.

Growing greens in winter

You can grow greens in winter not only in a greenhouse, it can also be done at home. And these two methods have the same number of pros and cons. In the greenhouse, green onions, parsley and dill are profitable to grow except for sale. Because the costs associated with lighting and heating are pretty high. But at home, a completely small home garden can delight you all winter. And this will significantly affect your finances, since the prices for greenery are not pleasing to the eye. Concerning palatability, then in winter frosts it is not easy to get spicy fragrant greens, but it will still be different from frozen.

For winter planting fit special varieties resistant to adverse conditions. The soil for growing green onions should contain organic fertilizers, for parsley and dill, ordinary soil is enough. The growth period is 30 days. Parsley is resistant to cold, dill requires enough light. Water and fertilize plants as needed. Care is similar for this type of plant. Avoid cold and frozen windows and window sills, and be sure to heat the greenhouse.

Care, feeding

As with any other crop, when growing greenery, it must be looked after, creating all the necessary conditions. Weeding, thinning seedlings, loosening the soil, applying top dressing should be carried out regularly. Be careful with any kind of top dressing. After all, you do not need meter-long parsley and dill with a finger-thick stem. But top dressing in caring for plants will also perform its role perfectly: it will not only nourish the soil with all the necessary macronutrients, but also protect plants from all kinds of diseases.

Kinds:

• organic- which include natural ingredients. These include: manure, peat, bird droppings, composts, sawdust, bone meal. They are used dry or diluted, for example, for irrigation. If you have not fertilized the soil in the fall, then you can use the following top dressing: half a bucket of humus per 1 sq. m of sown area. Instead of humus, you can take mullein, diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10. Mineral fertilizers, which are:

- simple, which include one element (nitrogen, phosphorus);

- complex, which consist of two or more components.

Methods and rules of application you can easily find on the packages. An approximate ratio would be 1 tbsp. l. for 10 liters of water.

Every time after you cut the parsley leaves, feed it (about 2 times per season). To do this, nourish a piece of land ammonium nitrate in the amount of 20-30 g per m².

• Other, which include bacterial, bioadditives, etc..

Growing greens. Major pests and how to deal with them

Every summer season, we encounter pests in the garden and try hard to fight them.

Parsley is susceptible to the following diseases and pests: rust, white rot, carrot psyllid, carrot fly, melon aphid, white spot.

Dill can be overcome by omnivorous pests (May beetle larvae, caterpillars of gnawing scoops, a bear, etc.) or aerial parts ( spider mites, leafhoppers, aphids, bedbugs, etc.).

Green onions constantly fight aphids, onion flies, thrips, and stem worms.

Control measures are generally accepted for these species. These can be pesticides (aktarin, actellik, karbofos, medvetoks, etc.) or folk remedies(onion infusion, aloe solution, etc.). Better to implement preventive actions.

Enjoy the green beds, as they create the atmosphere of their own green world, pleasing to the eye and warming the soul.

Vitamin deficiencies are especially acute with the onset of winter. To replenish the stock, you have to go to the store and buy expensive vegetables. Few people think that you can grow greens right at home on the windowsill. In this case, it will be possible to avoid high costs and fill your body with vitamins. Moreover, at home - a pleasant pastime, which does not cause any particular inconvenience.

Growing greens at home

In order to grow a live supply of vitamins on your windowsills, you will need:

1. Pots and containers. It is good if they are not very deep, but wide;
2. Substrate intended for vegetable seedling. Biohumus with coconut fiber will be ideal;
3. Material for drainage of pots;
4. Airtight polyethylene. It will serve as a small greenhouse;
5. Water sprayer;
6. Liquid fertilizer;
7. Lamps that will provide uninterrupted lighting for plants.

The first step is to go to the market or a special store and buy green vegetable seeds there. Some gardening centers sell plants that have already sprouted. Purchased seeds are planted in wide containers. After that, constant care will be required, and the greens will provide you with a crop for the whole winter. To grow vegetables on windowsills, it is best to purchase undersized plants. Don't forget to look at the expiration date. It is preferable to choose early or shrub type plants.

Photo of greenery on the windowsill

What conditions are needed for greenery to grow?

You can grow crops all year round. The simplest option is seed plants. They are sown in early spring. It is during this period that future greenery can receive the necessary reserves of humus, which is necessary for stable growth. After planting, the seeds need to be provided with constant watering and lighting conditions. But we are considering the option of growing in winter.

Such greenery will require more effort and waste. After all, in winter there is very little lighting, as daylight hours become shorter. Therefore, for growth, you need to take care of additional devices. At sunny days you need to increase the day with artificial light by no more than 4-5 hours, and when it is cloudy, you will need more. For stable cultivation, it is necessary to provide seedlings with light for 14 hours. Incandescent lamps should be located above the plant no higher than 50 centimeters. The exact height depends on the crop being grown.

When growing greens on the windowsill in winter, you need to remember that there are pipes under the windowsill that transmit heat. This means that the water in the soil of the seedlings will dry out quickly. This suggests that the plant needs to be provided with water more often. To make the air moist between the pots, you can put a container filled with water or cover the plants with a damp cloth.

As a fertilizer, it is best to use natural substances. Naturally, this is not entirely possible to do in a room. But if it works, that's the best way. Way out mineral supplements as an alternative to organic.

What greens can be grown at home?

Such greenery is not so little. Each requires special care, so consider the culture in more detail.

Parsley or celery. To grow parsley on the windowsill, you can plant seeds or root vegetables. When choosing seeds, they must be wrapped in cheesecloth and placed under warm water. This procedure continues for half an hour. After that, the seeds should dry out within a day. In the pot where the greens will be planted, there must be drainage and a substrate. The latter is laid by 0.5 centimeters. Until the first sprouts sprout, the sowing should be in a dark place and watered stably every other day. After the appearance of the first sprouts, the pot is set closer to the light. The first fruits of labor grow after 6 weeks.

Green salad. This culture is very fond of lighting. Before growing, it must be provided with uninterrupted artificial light. Another condition is the creation of humidity. Otherwise, the plant will be bitter. You need to water the sprouts at your discretion.

Onion. Anyone can grow onions, even a novice gardener. You just need to lower the bulb into a container of water and over time it will begin to grow, and the first greens will appear. The main condition is that only roots should be found in the water, otherwise the seedling will be damaged. It is best to scald the onion prematurely boiled water and cut off the top. Growing green onions in the ground, you need to provide it with hydrogel. Otherwise, the soil will dry out and the greenery will not appear.

Dill. To sow a large container, only 3 grams of seeds is enough. It is best to use peat. Before sowing future seedlings, seeds must undergo a disinfection procedure.

Basil. When planting basil seeds, you will have to wait a long time before the first sprouts appear. Propagating plants by hydromethod, the fruits will be ready in 5 days. Basil loves nitrogen fertilizers.

Top 5 greens that are easy to grow at home

Growing on the windowsill began to gain immense popularity. But few people are familiar with the list of seedlings that grow best at home. They will bear fruit in a month and a half.

Green onion. Obviously, this is the plant that grows best and does not require a lot of care. Surely everyone has come across the cultivation of this crop. Take, for example, childhood, when the kids tried to get green onions by leaving the onion in the water. This green is perfect in every way. It grows very quickly and does not require special care. In addition, there are a lot of vitamins in onions. The most common bulbs for planting are sevok or turnip. The onion-turnip brings a greater harvest. This bulb provides a lot of useful greenery all year round.

You can buy a seedling in any supermarket. It is best to plant it for forcing. To do this, you need a small container filled with liquid. But more often the option of forcing into the soil is used. Because sometimes the bulb can deteriorate if the position is incorrect in the water. Hydrogel is introduced into the ground. It does not allow the plant to lack water nutrition. It is best to plant onions at intervals of two weeks. Then the harvest will provide its owner with fresh green onions all year round without interruption.

Watercress. This culture deservedly ranks among the best. There are many reasons for this. The seedling does not require any features when growing. In general, the plant is unpretentious. It will be especially pleasant to grow it for those who do not have time to look after the plant forever. The first harvest can be harvested after 3 weeks from the date of planting. In addition, watercress has a huge amount useful properties. It has a great effect on blood pressure, digestive processes and healthy sleep. In ancient times, lettuce was used to cure scurvy. Watercress tolerates frost very well. Ideally, room temperature should be at least 15 degrees. But do not forget about moistening the soil, otherwise the plant will dry out. Watering seedlings is recommended every week.

Photo of lettuce-cress

Leaf lettuce. This plant has its own whims. Therefore, before planting, you need to consider that the salad will need additional lighting, as it loves a lot of light. But you can cheat and choose the culture of Ross or Bionda. They are more tolerant of darkness. Do not forget to water the plant, as the leaf seedling simply does not tolerate strong fats, and even more so dry soil. If you forget about watering, then its leaves will become tasteless and bitter. Be sure to thin out the lettuce sprouts. This is done twice a month. It is best not to try to grow head lettuce. This will require experience and strength. This form of lettuce is very demanding and needs constant care.

Photo of lettuce on the windowsill

Parsley. This herb is grown either by seeds or by forcing. Distillation is made from roots. You need to prepare for it. Root crops can always be purchased in stores. To plant a root crop, it is necessary to moisten the soil in a pot. The roots are planted directly into the ground at the very top. If the top is very long, then it is best to trim it or plant the plant at an angle. Of course, it is better to choose the second option. It is more popular and efficient.

Photo of parsley on the windowsill at home

When growing seed parsley, you need to know that the plant loves light very much. The seeds grow quite slowly. The rate of emergence of plants increases by soaking the seeds in a special solution. The good news is the frost resistance of parsley. Therefore, on the windowsill this plant will be just fine. There is no great need for water. Therefore, watering should be done at your own discretion.

Luk-Schnitt. To grow this plant, you need to properly prepare. Material for planting is best prepared in the fall. The seedlings are cut off and planted in the ground. After that, the distillation is stored in a cool place. As soon as winter begins, the seedlings are stored on the windowsill closer to the lighting. The first pen is not long in coming. The crop is obtained from the plant only twice. The main condition for growing chives is a constant supply of moisture. If there is not enough water in the earth, then the greens will begin to coarsen and acquire a bitter taste.

Photo of chives for growing on the windowsill

In general, you can grow absolutely any greenery on your windowsill, not only the one that was listed. Experienced gardeners can harvest radishes, dill, cilantro, or even peas at home. How to grow greens at home on the windowsill? The main thing is to comply with all the conditions that the plant requires. And there are not so many of them. The main thing is moisture and light.

Filling the deficiency of vitamins, diversifying the menu and adding expressiveness to dishes with the help of greens grown on a miniature plantation in an apartment is a very real task. It is convenient to always have onion feathers, lettuce, basil, borage, dill and parsley on hand. Home plantings will not only provide the family with fresh herbs, but can also be used as decorative element. A mini-garden located in multi-colored flower pots, flowerpots of the original form, supplemented garden figurines, enliven the interior, create a unique atmosphere of comfort in the house and fill it with the aromas of nature.

Preparing to grow herbs at home

For a small home plantation, early determinant species should be selected, since they are less demanding on conditions of detention and have short term vegetation. Regardless of the chosen culture, there are general rules landing preparations.

Watercress can be eaten 2 weeks after sowing

Capacity selection

To grow greens on the windowsill, you need to create her comfortable conditions. Beds for home garden can be arranged in ordinary flower pots, plastic containers, wooden boxes and even in eggshells. The main thing is that there are holes at the bottom of the tank through which excess water will drain onto the pallet. Pots should be disinfected with a 0.2% manganese solution before planting.

Containers for greens must have drainage holes and a pallet

The author of these lines grows herbs in decorative clay vessels, which often lack holes. To avoid stagnation, I lay expanded clay on the bottom of the tank, pour a layer of earth on top, mixed with hydrogel swollen in water in a ratio of 5: 1. The gel acts as a kind of water reservoir. All excess moisture is absorbed into it, and then, if necessary, is absorbed by plants.

A layer of expanded clay should be laid at the bottom of the pot, which will help to avoid stagnant water in the soil.

In the conditions of an apartment in a small area, it is advisable to use a multi-level arrangement of pots. In the window opening, you can attach several shelves at a distance of 50 cm from each other to provide plants required amount Sveta. You can also arrange the pots on racks or hang over regular boxes pots.

With a multi-level arrangement of containers with greenery, space is saved

soil for greenery

For the full growth and development of home greenery, a nutrient medium is necessary. The substrate should be light, water and breathable. Soil mixture can be prepared from sod land, peat, sand, coconut fiber and perlite in a ratio of 3:2:2:2:1 or from equal parts of earth, humus and sand. To deoxidize the soil, add ash (200 g / 5 l). The prepared soil should be disinfected with a solution of Maxim (2 ml / 1 l), Fitosporin (6 drops / 5 l) to destroy pathogens of fungal diseases.

The soil for greenery should be loose and fertile

With absence necessary ingredients the substrate can be bought in garden pavilions. Suitable soil mixture for seedlings or general purpose. It is filled with all the necessary components and does not need pre-sowing treatment.

Video: landless way to grow herbs

Planting material preparation

Depending on the culture used different ways cultivation:

• sowing seeds;
• distillation from roots or bulbs;
• cuttings.

Planting material must be prepared for planting. Seeds of dill, parsley, cilantro, spinach, basil are first pickled for 10 minutes in a pink solution of potassium permanganate, 2% hydrogen peroxide solution heated to +40 ° C or disinfected for 2 hours in a solution of boric acid (0.5 tsp / 1 glass of water). Then the day is soaked in warm water, changing the liquid every 6 hours.

Seeds are pickled in a manganese solution to kill disease-causing microbes.

Bulb to get a green feather is poured overnight hot water, then remove the husk and trim the upper part a little. The roots of parsley, celery before planting for 2 hours are dipped in solutions with stimulating drugs - Heteroauxin, Kornevin, Fumar, which significantly accelerates the growth of green mass. Cuttings of twigs or leaves of basil, lemon balm before planting in a pot are immersed in water for 10-12 days until the roots appear.

Before sowing on a feather, the top of the onion is cut off.

How to grow greens at home

The easiest way to grow greens in an apartment is to dig up plants with roots in the garden or purchase plants from the store and transplant them into pots. But, having a short growing season, they will soon bloom, so you have to replace them with new ones.

You can buy leaf lettuce in the store and grow it in a pot on the windowsill.

Video: growing greenery in the winter in an apartment

Greens from seeds

The seed method requires a lot of effort, but plants obtained from seeds will be green all year round. Planting greenery goes like this:

Each culture has its own germination time. The first shoots of watercress appear already on the 2-3rd day, parsley, dill and basil - after 10-14 days. With the advent of sprouts, the film is removed and the crops are thinned out, leaving 4-5 cm between them, and the interval between basil shoots is increased to 10-15 cm.

Lettuce sprouts will appear in 5-7 days

You can do without soil at all, sowing grains in wet gauze. The fabric folded in 2 layers is moistened with warm boiled water, the seeds are laid out on top and placed in a greenhouse. In humid environment with a temperature of + 30–35 ° C, optimal conditions are created for their germination.

A mini-garden can be grown even in an eggshell

Video: unusual cultivation of greens without land

Distillation from the rhizome

The process of growing many crops from seeds is quite long: from sowing parsley and celery to tasting greens, it should take about one and a half months. By this time, the greens will have a height of 8–10 cm. You can get fresh faster fragrant seasoning by growing it from its roots.

This method of growing greens is suitable for the autumn-winter period. The root crop is dug up at the end of the season in the garden with parsley and celery. The rhizome is selected according to the following criteria:

• length - about 5 cm;
• diameter - 2 cm;
• no signs of wilting;
• the presence of an apical bud.

Too long roots are planted obliquely or cut off and dusted with ash.

Parsley can be grown at home from its roots

Rhizomes are placed almost close to each other in moistened soil, sprinkled with earth and compacted. The top parts should be above the soil. A few days later, at a temperature of + 15-18 ° C, the first shoots will appear, and after 3 weeks it will be possible to cut the parsley leaves, after 4 weeks - celery. With this method of growing, greens will appear on the rhizome for six months.

Parsley roots are planted in a pot, leaving the tops above the soil surface.

Growing herbs from cuttings

Basil and lemon balm can be grown from apical cutting or parts of the leaf, which are previously placed in water for 2 weeks. After the roots grow back, they are planted in a pot. Fragrant greens can be obtained after 10-20 days. A bush grown by cuttings will use up its resource in 3-4 months, and it will need to be replaced with a new one.

The apical cuttings of basil are placed in water until the roots appear, and then planted in a pot.

Getting greens from a bulb

It is not difficult to grow a green onion on a windowsill from a bulb. Onion sets and turnips can be used as planting material. A large bulb gives a lot of greenery in a week, and the crop can be obtained for a long time. Small bulbs germinate longer, about 2 weeks, deplete faster. But the feather grows softer and more tender.

Onion sets and turnips are used as planting material for growing green feathers.

Prepared bulbs with a trimmed upper part in a vertical position are deepened by a third into the soil and well watered. Before the sprouts appear, put in a warm place, and then transferred to the windowsill to provide the plants with good lighting.

It is easier to grow a green onion without soil, in water. A plastic or cardboard lid with round holes is placed on a container filled with water, into which the bulbs are lowered so that only their lower part is in the water. Growing green feathers can be cut off until the bulb shriveles.

To prevent the putrefactive process, a 4% hydrogen peroxide solution or a 0.2% manganese solution can be added to the water.

It's easy to grow onions in water

Video: growing onions for greens in a five-liter canister

Greenery care at home

When growing greens in room conditions cultures must be taken into account. Main conditions good growth plants:

• compliance with the temperature regime;
• sufficient illumination;
• regular watering;
• complete nutrition.

Temperature regime

AT initial period for seed germination, it is required to create greenhouse conditions with a temperature of 25 ° C. In the future, greens are grown in a cooler room - at temperatures above +22 ° C, most plants begin to bloom, which leads to a decrease in their taste. If the room is too warm, onion feathers will be frail and pale, lettuce leaves will become rough and bitter. Optimal temperature regime+15–20 °С. After the appearance of friendly shoots, the pots can be transferred to the loggia or veranda, but care must be taken that the air temperature does not fall below +5 ° C. If the room is too cold, plant growth will slow down.

In a room where greens are grown, it should not be too hot

Organizing the right lighting

But there should be enough light. Without it, the greens will stretch up, become thinner, become pale and stunted.. Plants need to provide 12-hour daylight hours. For this in winter period use additional illumination with phytolamps. They are installed above the greenery at a distance of 15–30 cm.

On short winter days, greens should be additionally illuminated.

Advice. For uniform illumination, it is necessary to turn the containers with plants 180 degrees daily - in this case, the green mass will grow evenly and not stretch in one direction.

Video: lighting for growing greenery in winter

Providing irrigation

Home greens must be watered regularly, in small portions, preventing the soil from drying out, otherwise the plants will be weak. Signs of lack of moisture:

• slow growth;
• drooping sluggish leaves;
• the appearance of yellow spots on the stem.

Young sprouts should be watered from a spray bottle, irrigating not only the ground, but also the leaves. When watering adult plants, it is better to bring water into the aisles. However, this should be done carefully. Stagnation of moisture in the soil leads to the decay of plants, provokes the development of root rot and fungal disease- black legs. It is better to water in the morning and in the evening so that the water is completely absorbed. When watering on a hot afternoon, moisture evaporates quickly. Once every 3-4 days, it is necessary to loosen the soil, thereby improving aeration. For irrigation, use only settled water.

Greens at home should be watered regularly, but not poured

Complete nutrition

Home greens are very responsive to fertilizers. The introduction of nitrogen contributes to the active growth of green mass, and phosphorus and potassium - to increase the content essential oils in the leaves, which improves their taste. A week after the emergence of seedlings, they are introduced into the soil ash solution(10 g/1 l). Subsequently, the plants are fed once every 2 weeks. Yeast can be used as fertilizer: 3 g of dry yeast and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar is dissolved in 3 liters of water, diluted 1:10 and applied to the soil. Such feeding stimulates plant growth and is a source of beneficial bacteria.

Yeast infusion increases soil fertility and improves crop quality

You can take the complex mineral fertilizer Agricola (0.5 tablespoons / 2.5 liters), which contributes to the intensive development of greenery and the accumulation of vitamin C in it. Or once a month, carry out fertilizing irrigation using superphosphate. It is dissolved in hot water in a ratio of 5 g / 1 liter. After each feeding, the plants should be watered from a watering can with a strainer to avoid burns.

The garden on the window will delight with bright greenery only if the rules of agricultural technology are observed.

Care green garden on the windowsill is quite easy. It is only necessary to know the characteristics of the culture and follow the rules of agricultural technology. But how many positive emotions are caused by greens grown cold winter! Lettuce, parsley, basil, dill, spinach, rich in vitamins and minerals, invigorate and increase immunity. But the mini-garden not only pleases with delicious and useful harvest: tender green leaves like hello to gardeners from the long-awaited summer. And the originally designed garden bed will decorate the interior and cheer you up.

Green onions are common and useful greens on the table. It is especially useful for flu and colds. You can grow green onions at home, even out of season. Special skills are not required, the main thing is to provide the necessary conditions for the bow.

Preparing for landing

It is necessary to properly prepare the planting material. For landing, you can use onion grown in garden beds or purchased at the store. Of the varieties, it is recommended to use multi-germ: Strigunovsky, Timiryazevsky, Arzamassky, Soyuz, etc. The size of the bulb should be 2-3 cm.

It should be healthy with no signs of rot or damage. When buying, it is recommended to choose medium-sized ones that begin to germinate. Put the selected bulbs in hot water and put on the battery for a day. After that, you can remove the top brown layer and damaged areas.

Cut off the top just before planting. You can choose any containers for planting: wooden boxes, flower pots, carton boxes, glass jars. The depth of the container should be about 10 cm. It is imperative to make holes in the container to drain excess water.

You can grow it in several ways: in a container with earth or in jars of water. Planting soil can be purchased from flower shop or cook it yourself. In the store, it is recommended to give preference to a mixture intended for cacti.

To prepare soil mix, it is necessary to take the earth from the garden, humus and sand in equal quantities and mix. The substrate should be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate, and then rinsed with clean water.

The soil should be loose with an acidity of 6-7. First, a drainage layer is placed in the container, and then the soil mixture. Planted should be at a distance of 1.5-2 cm from each other. Planting must be done so that half of the bulb is located above the soil surface.

You can grow green onions in water. Cut the bulbs in half and dip for half an hour in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then put in the refrigerator for a while. Next, remove the husk and plant in any container with water.

How to plant an onion tree

To save space on the windowsill, gardeners make an “onion tree”. To make it, you will need a bottle, a pallet, soil and an onion. First you need to cut off the neck and bottom of the bottle. Next, cut around the entire perimeter round holes, the size of which will correspond to the bulbs. The bottom of the bottle can not be cut, then you need to make drainage holes.

After that, cover the pallet with earth, and place a container on top and also fill it with earth to the first circle of holes. Then insert the bulbs into them so that the roots are in the ground. Sprinkle planting material with earth. By analogy, landing to the top of the bottle is repeated.

Bulbs should be inserted at a 45 degree angle. At the very top, after planting all the bulbs, you need to make a recess in the form of a funnel for watering green onions. Water the "onion tree" until water accumulates on the pan. Usually the procedure is performed as moisture is absorbed once every 1-2 days.

Growing conditions

Under normal growing conditions, feathers mature in 2-3 weeks. The temperature in the room should be between 18-22 degrees. If the temperature is too high, the feathers will become sluggish. At temperatures above 23 degrees, feathers grow faster.

Video on how to grow green onions at home:

It is important to ensure that containers with green onions do not overheat in the sun. Although green onions photophilous plant but doesn't like the heat. A container with green onions should be placed in a well-lit room. If necessary, you can use additional sources. Green onions require sufficient lighting.

Only in this case, useful substances will accumulate in it, and the greens will acquire a rich taste. After planting, it is necessary to keep the onion in a cool place for some time, and then, with the appearance of feathers, place it in a bright place. Optimal location for placement on the south, southwest or southeast side of the window. For regular harvesting, planting should be done every 10 days.

Green onion care

When grown in soil special care not required. For irrigation use only warm water. Watering should be done every other day. The water should be just below the surface of the substrate. In this case, the soil should not dry out. Excess moisture can cause the roots of the plant to rot.

With the appearance of the first green feathers, it is undesirable to cut them off, as this may stop the further growth of the following feathers. It is necessary to cut off the extreme feathers first, since their growth starts from the middle.

You can cut onion feathers of any size, but it is advisable to trim medium-sized ones. The central feathers should be left intact.

For uniform growth of greens, the container should be periodically turned in different directions. At water way sprouting capacity is desirable to put in a cool place. Water should be changed in the morning and evening. This is done until the roots grow.

After that, it changes once a day. If this is not done, then the water stagnates and smells unpleasant. With this method of germination, improper care Root rot is possible. To prevent this, place the bulb in a clean cloth bag.

During watering, water will soak the fabric and, as necessary, rise to the roots. In addition, it is useful to leave the bulbs for several hours without water or periodically dry them with a towel. Green onions do not need fertilizer. To receive good harvest feathers water the bulbs with a solution wood ash- 5 g of ash per liter of water.

You can improve the presentation of greens by spraying with warm water. Green onions grown in water, watery and quantity useful substances it is minimal. To compensate for the lack of vitamins, universal fertilizer is added to the water.

You should buy liquid fertilizers intended for plants in the aquatic environment. Children can be involved in growing green onions. This exciting process will bring a lot of positive emotions to both adults and children.

AT winter time and in early spring we often feel a lack of vitamins and spend money on expensive store-bought citrus fruits, foreign fruits, buy vitamins in a pharmacy, although the easiest way is to grow fresh greens on our windowsill, which will make up for the lack of vitamins and quench our longing for spring grass. Moreover, growing greens at home is a simple and very pleasant process.

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Greens at home

How to grow greens on a windowsill

To grow herbs at home, you may need:

• wide and shallow pots or containers;
• high-quality substrate for vegetable seedlings - the best combination of biohumus and coconut fiber in a ratio of 1: 2;
• drainage material - small pebbles or expanded clay;
• polyethylene caps or bags for creating mini-greenhouses;
• fine spray for watering the soil;
• liquid mineral or organic fertilizer;
• phytolamps or fluorescent lamps for long daylight hours.

You can grow greens on the windowsill from seeds, or you can buy greens already planted in pots and containers in the garden center, plant them at home in larger containers and take care of them by cutting the crop - these plants will last you for several months. And you can propagate the purchased greens with cuttings. However, greens grown from seeds will last longer.

For growing on the windowsill, usually undersized crops are chosen. When buying seeds, be sure to pay attention to their expiration date, since the seed of some plants quickly loses its germination capacity. When choosing varieties, give preference to early, or early ripening, and bushy.

Conditions for growing greens at home

You can grow greens in an apartment all year round, but seeds sown in spring and summer germinate more easily, because at this time there is a lot of heat and light - plants only need a little humus, a well-lit place and regular watering. And how to grow greens in winter?

Greens sown or planted for distillation in the autumn-winter period will require a lot of effort and expense, as it will need additional lighting. On sunny winter days, additional lighting will be needed in the evening to increase daylight hours by 4-5 hours, and on cloudy days, additional lighting will be required in the morning. The total daylight hours should be 13-15 hours. Lamps are placed above the plants at a height of 10 to 50 cm - the height depends on how light-loving the culture is. The more the plant needs light, the lower the lamp should be. It is very convenient to use timers that can be purchased in garden pavilions: you set the necessary parameters on the device, and the backlight turns on and off at a certain time.

In addition, both seedlings and mature plants need to be rotated 180º once a day so that they all receive uniform lighting.

Growing greens in winter requires watering, and although it is different for each crop, it should be borne in mind that your greens grow in close proximity to heaters that dry out the air in the room. To increase the air humidity that green crops need, you can put water containers around the crops or cover the radiators with wet towels, and watering should be done with settled water at room temperature.

As for dressings, it is not very convenient to use natural organics at home, although this is the best fertilizer for vegetable and green crops, and from mineral fertilizers It is best to use Rainbow.

What plants are grown on the windowsill

What kind of greens can be grown on the windowsill? Leafy salads, spicy plants (parsley, dill, basil, cilantro, marjoram, lemon balm, mint), onion and garlic feathers, spinach and mustard. The easiest to grow are parsley and celery from the root, watercress, as well as onions and garlic.

Planting parsley and celery

There are two ways to grow parsley greens - by sowing seeds and planting a root crop for distillation.

If you prefer the seed method, then in order for shoots to appear faster, wrap the seed in gauze and hold it for half an hour under warm running water and then leave moist for 24 hours. Sow the seeds in a container with a drainage layer and a substrate to a depth of half a centimeter, only lightly sprinkling the substrate on top. Before germination, the crops are kept in the dark and moderately watered every other day, but as soon as the seeds germinate, move the container with the crops to the windowsill of a well-lit window and thin out the seedlings, leaving an interval of 4 cm between them. You can try parsley from the seeds in a month and a half, when the seedlings reach a height of 10-12 cm. The best varieties of parsley for seed cultivation are Sugar, Harvest, Beads, Astra, Vorozheya, Fitness, Emerald Lace or Borodino.

If you prefer to grow greens at home from root crops, then choose short thick parsley roots no more than 5 long and at least 2 cm in diameter, preferably with petioles and always with an apical bud. Celery roots also choose thick and not very long. Place a drainage layer in a pot disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate, then fill the container with a substrate, moisten it, plant roots in the soil at an angle so that over top point there was a layer of earth 2-3 cm thick. If you plant root crops in a box or container, keep a distance of 2-3 cm between them, and 4-5 cm between rows. Place the containers in a cool place - for example, on a glazed balcony or loggia , water moderately, and when sprouts appear, transfer the box to the windowsill. Do not forget to turn the bowl of greenery 180 º daily, and if there is not enough light, organize additional lighting. Parsley and celery develop at a temperature of 15 to 20 ºC. If the necessary conditions are met, the greens can be cut in 3.5-4 weeks.

By the way, celery, like parsley, can be grown from seeds: it loves fertile soil and good lighting. AT optimal conditions one branch of celery can produce about a hundred succulent leaves, which can be plucked from it as needed.

Planting on lettuce

We have already posted an article on the site on how to grow watercress on the windowsill, and now we will tell you how to grow leaf lettuce at home.

Lettuce is a photophilous culture, so when grown in autumn and winter, it will need additional lighting. Partially, the problem of insufficient lighting can be solved by choosing a variety: salads such as Vitamin, Emerald Lace, New Year's, Snowflake, Raspberry Ball, Zorepad, Golden Ball, Lollo Bionda and Lollo Rossa do not require too long daylight hours. In addition, when air humidity is low, lettuce leaves acquire a bitter taste, and plants begin to form flower arrows. These two factors - lighting and air humidity - which strongly affect the growth of lettuce, must be taken into account when growing it at home.

A container for sowing lettuce needs a depth of about 20 cm - a box, container or pot. Treat the vessel with a disinfectant solution of potassium permanganate, lay a drainage layer of expanded clay or synthetic winterizer on the bottom - it absorbs excess moisture, and then evaporates it, moistening the air. The substrate for lettuce can be purchased at the store, or you can make it yourself from ordinary garden soil, rotted manure and peat in equal parts. Add a kilogram of sand and wood ash and a tablespoon of urea and Nitrophoska to one bucket of soil, mix thoroughly, arrange in containers and moisten. Sow lettuce seeds in grooves up to 1 cm deep, made at a distance of 15 cm from each other, sprinkle the substrate on top and lightly compact the surface. Put a plastic hood over the dishes to create a greenhouse effect and place in a warm, lit place. A week after germination, the seedlings are thinned out in increments of 1-2 cm, and when they develop 2-3 true leaves, they are thinned out a second time, leaving an interval between specimens of at least 4 cm.

By observing how seedlings develop, you yourself will determine when to water the substrate and whether the seedlings have enough light. It is better to spray the leaves daily, and once a week you should feed the plant with a solution of fermented cow dung in water in a ratio of 1:10.

Planting onion greens

Forcing onions on a feather is an occupation that is within our power junior schoolchild. Each of us grew a green onion in childhood, lowering the bulb roots into a mayonnaise jar with water through a cardboard circle with a hole in the center. This simple method is scientifically called "growing onions in hydroponics." The main condition for such cultivation of onions is that only the roots should be in the water, otherwise the bulb will begin to rot. Before lowering the roots of the onion into the water, scald it with boiling water and carefully cut sharp knife top. When the feathers begin to grow, cut them off for food until the bulb shriveles, and as soon as this happens, the worn head must be replaced with a fresh one.

Onions are also grown in the soil, into which it is desirable to add a hydrogel soaked in a solution of the Gumi preparation. The fact is that at home, the soil dries out rather quickly due to heating devices operating at full capacity in winter, and the hydrogel does not allow the bulbs to experience a lack of moisture. It is not necessary to completely immerse the bulbs in the ground, it is enough that only a third of the head is in the ground. It is convenient to grow onions in two containers, planting them in each with an interval of 2 weeks: by the time you finish eating the greens grown in the first box, the greens in the second will already grow.

Planting spinach on greens

Spinach is sown in boxes about 15 cm deep and grown at a temperature not exceeding 18 ºC on the windowsills of south windows, as it needs good lighting. If there is not enough light, then the temperature of the content should be lower. Seeds are soaked in water overnight before sowing, and then disinfected for 2-3 hours in a bright pink solution of potassium permanganate. Spinach is sown in a ready-made soil mixture for decorative indoor plants, making grooves in it with a depth of 1.5-2 cm at a distance of 6 cm from each other. The spacing between seeds in the furrow should be 4 cm. As soon as shoots emerge, watering of the seedlings should become regular and plentiful, and the leaves will need to be sprayed frequently.

3-4 weeks after the emergence of seedlings, instead of picking seedlings, you need to pour soil into the container with a layer of 2-3 cm. At about the same time, spinach can already be cut for food. One crop of spinach will last you a month and a half.

Planting dill on greens

The popularity of dill in winter is as high as parsley with green onions. To plant greens for the winter, it is preferable to choose such varieties as Gribovsky, Grenadier, Kaskelensky, Armenian-269 and Uzbek-243 - they give abundant harvests in light, humus-rich soil.

If you want to eat fresh dill all winter, sow it after a month and a half. To fill a 15x40 container with crops, 3 g of dill seeds are enough. It is better to use peat soil as a substrate. Before sowing, dill seeds, like spinach seeds, need to be soaked in water for a day, changing it every 6 hours, then they are placed for disinfection in strong solution potassium permanganate.

Dill is sown on top of moist soil in grooves made at a distance of 15 cm from each other, and sprinkled on top with a layer of dry earth 1-2 cm thick, cover the containers with foil and place on the windowsill. The optimum temperature for germinating dill seeds is 18 ºC. After 7-10 days, when shoots appear, the film should be removed. Dill care is simple: regular, but moderate watering is necessary, and spraying is carried out daily, the temperature is maintained within 18 ºC, every day the container with greens is turned 180 º and once every two weeks after watering is brought into the substrate liquid fertilizer Rainbow in the concentration indicated in the instructions.

The time to harvest dill comes 4-5 weeks after germination.

Planting basil greens

Basil seeds will take a very long time to germinate, as their high content of essential oils slows down this process. Basil can be propagated by rooting fresh stems in water - after five days they grow roots, and the cuttings can be planted in a pot. If you still want to grow basil from seeds, then you need to soak the seed in water for two days, changing it regularly, and after sowing, cover the container with foil and place it on the southern windowsill. After germination, the film is removed, and in the development phase of seedlings, 5-6 leaves are pinched to enhance tillering. Feed your basil nitrogen fertilizer, and if buds appear on the plant, cut them off, otherwise the plant will form flowers, and not grow leaves.

Basil is grown on southern windowsills at a temperature of 25 ºC, moistening the substrate daily in the morning, carefully loosening the soil around the seedlings every three days and protecting the plant from drafts and sudden changes in temperature.

Planting cilantro on greens

Cilantro, or coriander, is a cold-hardy, hardy plant sometimes called Chinese parsley, but the flavor of cilantro is deeper and brighter than that of parsley, and the leaves are more tender. For growing at home, cilantro varieties Smena, Luch or Yantar are more suitable.

In order for the seeds to germinate, they are kept in wet sawdust at an air temperature of 17-20 ºC. As soon as the seeds hatch, they are planted in moistened soil to a depth of 2 cm, maintaining a distance between rows of 5-10 cm, sprinkled with a layer of substrate on top, covered with a film and placed in a bright place. It is necessary to lift the film daily to ventilate the crops and keep the soil moist. Coriander shoots will appear in two to three weeks. The first time they need high humidity air, which can be provided by daily spraying of seedlings. Water cilantro often, preventing the substrate from completely drying out, and the temperature must be maintained at 10-12 ºC, therefore the best place for a plant - a glazed balcony or loggia. Feed coriander with a solution complex fertilizer Flora - diluted 3-5 ml per liter of water.

The first crop can be harvested in a month, however, after cutting, cilantro no longer grows, so it is better not to cut the stems, but to pinch off the leaves from them.

Planting thyme on greens

Thyme, or thyme, or savory can be grown at home without any difficulty. Place a 2 cm layer of drainage into the pot, then fill it with soil for vegetables, spread thyme seeds on the surface, sprinkle them on top with a layer of earth 1.5-2 cm thick and carefully moisten with a fine spray. Place the crops in a bright place, protected from direct sunlight. When shoots appear, they need to be thinned out. Water the thyme as needed. In winter, it is desirable to organize additional lighting for the plant.

Planting lemon balm on greens

Melissa is also easy to grow at home. You can dig up a bush of lemon balm in the fall in the garden, transplant it into a pot and keep it in the apartment in the winter. You can plant layering or plant cuttings in a pot, or you can grow lemon balm from seeds.

Seeds soaked for several hours in a weak solution of potassium permanganate are sown in a mixture of humus and coconut fiber, which we have already mentioned, to a depth of one and a half centimeters, after which the substrate is moistened and covered with a film. They remove the cover when the first shoots appear, and when they grow up, they swoop down in separate pots bigger size. Melissa requires regular watering and spraying the leaves with water, but make sure that the water does not stagnate in the roots of the plant. Melissa is photophilous, but grows well in partial shade, the plant tolerates cold and heat normally.

Planting on sage greens

It makes sense to grow sage at home. Before sowing, its seeds are laid out for a day for pecking on wet gauze. Sage is sown in a large pot or container with a drainage layer at least 2 cm thick, which is filled with fertile loose soil over the drainage. If you decide to use garden or garden soil, it must be sterilized by steaming or roasting in the oven before sowing. Seeds are immersed in the soil to a depth of 5 mm, after which the surface of the substrate is moistened from a fine sprayer. The pot is placed in a dark place and make sure that the soil in it does not dry out.

Sage, like lemon balm, grows well in partial shade, but if it is exposed to bright light for 6 hours a day, the aroma of the plant will become stronger. grown sage in frequent watering does not need, but it needs to be moistened abundantly. Sage does not like drafts and needs daily spraying with water.

Planting on oregano greens

The oregano plant, or oregano, is so unpretentious that it grows well in an apartment for several years. Oregano is grown from seeds, sowing them in separate pots with a drainage layer and any soil - in this respect, the plant is picky. However, you need to keep crops on a sunny windowsill, because oregano loves the sun very much. The seeds are deepened by half a centimeter, then the surface of the substrate is carefully moistened, after which the pots are covered with a film, leaving a small hole into which air will flow. Until seedlings appear, crops are kept in the shade.

Shoots will appear no earlier than in two to three weeks, and all this time you must ensure that the substrate in the pots is moist. When the seeds begin to germinate, move the crops to the windowsill. When growing oregano in winter, you will most likely have to arrange additional lighting for the seedlings. Water the oregano once every two days, but the leaves should be sprayed daily.

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