We keep ours in a window sill and only water it when we feel the soil and up to the first knuckle it feels dry in the soil. Also, we trim and use them by clipping a small branch or two on occasion. They love the window and grow like weeds. Yours should do fine also.
Bright light (depending on plants-sun) good drainage, water well then dry thoroughly,no drafts,no freezing window glass,trim regularly to keep them compact and dry the trimmings from herbs(store excess in freezer)
I'm pretty sure you're growing herbs (you use the leaves) and not spices (the seeds are ground to a powder), but that's not the point. Every herb I know of needs consistent temps and light. If yours are in a window and you live where the daylight hours get really short in the winter - they are going to stress. I would buy them a nice lamp (you don't have to get a grow light, just put a bright full spectrum bulb in a lamp that shines down) and sit them on a 2" deep tray on a table away from drafts and windows. Use the small dissolving fertilizer sticks and let the pots sit on some pebbles so they are elevated from the tray. Keep about an inch of water in the tray to make sure the humidity stays consistent. Mist them more often than watering. The light should be on about 10 hours a day. Give them a few weeks to recover from their stress and they should be fine. When nice weather returns, they can go back to the window or outside - as you choose. Enjoy!
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
See more
Suggestions on how to get rid of termites naturally are appreciated however if there is only a chemical solution for these pests please share as well. Thank you!
Due to back problems, I have switched to container gardening. Not only are big pots expensive, but so is the soil! I have been told I should switch out the soil each ...
See more
What are they doing that they appear unhealthy? See if these help.
https://bonnieplants.com/gardening/how-to-grow-herbs-indoors/
https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/herbs-indoors/8920.html
What spices are you growing?
We keep ours in a window sill and only water it when we feel the soil and up to the first knuckle it feels dry in the soil. Also, we trim and use them by clipping a small branch or two on occasion. They love the window and grow like weeds. Yours should do fine also.
Bright light (depending on plants-sun) good drainage, water well then dry thoroughly,no drafts,no freezing window glass,trim regularly to keep them compact and dry the trimmings from herbs(store excess in freezer)
I'm pretty sure you're growing herbs (you use the leaves) and not spices (the seeds are ground to a powder), but that's not the point. Every herb I know of needs consistent temps and light. If yours are in a window and you live where the daylight hours get really short in the winter - they are going to stress. I would buy them a nice lamp (you don't have to get a grow light, just put a bright full spectrum bulb in a lamp that shines down) and sit them on a 2" deep tray on a table away from drafts and windows. Use the small dissolving fertilizer sticks and let the pots sit on some pebbles so they are elevated from the tray. Keep about an inch of water in the tray to make sure the humidity stays consistent. Mist them more often than watering. The light should be on about 10 hours a day. Give them a few weeks to recover from their stress and they should be fine. When nice weather returns, they can go back to the window or outside - as you choose. Enjoy!