And plants, especially functional ones, make your home beautiful and feel alive and cheerful.Īnother reason I desired to grow my herbs indoors all year is that I wanted to conquer this self-reliance skill. Medicinally, many of the plants I like to use are best when fresh. I wanted to have my own fresh herbs for a number of reasons. Over all the decades, I learned to grow my herbs indoors because I had to. In any of these cases, learning to grow your herbs indoors is a necessity for at least a few months of the year whether or not you have a yard. Perhaps you live in an area with very cold winters, like I do now? Or perhaps, like I was, you are in a desert area or other inhospitable place for growing outdoors for whatever reason. This means that if I want fresh culinary or medicinal herbs, I need to grow them inside my home.

I now live on a large property with tons of space (and no rules about planting), but in an area with VERY cold winters and a short growing season. So I used containers and grew my vegetables that way, which ironically was allowed.Īnd now, these days, I’ve moved to the Idaho panhandle. Later on, I lived in the suburbs in a very strict HOA with some crazy rules about what I was allowed to plant in the yard (even the back yard). Tomatoes? Um….no. And that’s a pretty harsh place because of the heat and dry climate whether you plant indoors or out! Yes, I was once an urban homesteader living in a tiny home in a very large urban city. Many years ago, my homestead journey began in the middle of a huge city. You’ll get growing tips, planting ideas, and a rundown of eight proven herbs that will grow inside.ĭo you wish you could grow your own herbs in your home all year long? Do you have a dream of growing your own herbs, but perhaps you lack the skill? Or maybe you live in an apartment or other place where growing outside just isn’t possible? Are you like I was and are afraid you’ll accidentally kill your plants? This article is a tutorial about how you can grow herbs for cooking and medicine inside indoors all year long.

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