Laura why are you always doubting if people are gonna watch your longer videos until the end? You are an amazing speaker and besides the editing in your videos is so put together and perfect! I live watching both your short and long videos. It is entertaining and super informative at the same time. Loved this one. Thank you so much for the tips
Bought a lavender plant shaped like a Christmas tree for the holiday season to take to my daughters. ...forgot it, gone 10 days, left in middle of table no light on or window light within 3 ft., heat set at 60. Expected to come home and it would be dead or at least unsalvageable. Nope! Sporting new and abundant growth. Some plants....just want to live.... I'm 66 and still learning. Love your informational and charming videos. Going back and watching earlier ones. Great way to spend gloomy winter days! Thank you!
I live in an apartment and this video is PACKED with valuable information I was missing, no wonder why my plants weren’t doing well - thank you for this video
oddly enough, i usually cut open a teabag and empty its contents on the plant and they seem to take off with it. I do it once every couple of months. I keep my used teabags on the side to dry out completely before i add them to the soil of the plant then water it in. I've done it with herbs, orchids, spider plants and succulents to great success. I find black tea bags work best where as green tea bags don't seem to work as well.
I’m brand new to growing herbs and this was very helpful. I was looking for short videos that provided a lot of quick information to help me make decisions and this was it. Thank you!
Walmart sells a pink grow light that you can screw into your regular light bulb socket. I making a grow closet and have that bulb in the closet. $6.57. It is an actual pink no heat grow light.
I’ve grown many things from seed, but I’ve always wanted to grow lavendar. I’m just scared because I’ve heard it’s so difficult to get started and so hard to keep tame once you get it going.
I am growing herbs hydroponically. Dill grows like crazy! :) I have two young plants and the first bountiful harvest after just 3 weeks. One plant shoots 1-2 stalks a week, and that's enough to season a meat soup for six persons.
Glad she mentioned the difference between potting soil and the soil in the yard. Now I will be sure to remember and understand why to get potting soil for indoor herbs, flowers. Oh and great tip regarding the air circulation and the terracotta pots.
Don't worry about the length of your videos! Cover what you need to cover and they're perfect. I'm so glad I found your channel! Forty years ago I had a 1/4 acre garden on a farm in NW Iowa and I thought I was Lady Greenfingers -- in recent years I've been struggling with my yard - haven't even had enough success to try a garden - and now I think it was because of the soil in that location - you could stick a pencil in the ground and it would grow. But now I'm also in Zone 5 so I'm hoping I can learn from all of your good advice. Thanks for these great videos!
Your LONG videos or/and short videos give me LIFE!!!! I LOVEEEE COMING HERE AND SEEING THERE IS A NEW VIDEO!! YOU are a pleasure to sit and listen to...so knowledgeable outdoors! Thanks for sharing and teaching us what you know and us following along for the new things you are learning yourself! :-) Getting close now for lil man to arrive!! Best of LUCK with everything..cant wait to meet him on here!
oregano is so delicious. you hit the nail on the head. i have some oregano in my backyard, south-facing near a bayou. It gets incredible airflow & it's thriving! I also have it in a fabric pot. I have to water the 2 gallon pot every 2-3 days in the spring here in louisiana USDA zone 8b.
I’m so happy you made this video. Perfect timing as I’m recently learning how to grow an indoor herb garden for the first time. I’m currently growing rosemary, oregano, scallions, and parsley. I also have two citrus plants, a calamondin and meyer lemon. Thank you for all the videos you do! I look forward to learning more in your channel.
It's better to slightly underwater than to overwater. Overwatering can cause the seeds or the roots to rot. And yes, always a good idea to check the soil.
I actually struggle with simple chive. But now after hearing the tips maybe I was simply cutting too much of it. I'll try to grow it one more time. Thank you so much.
Omgosh! This was sooooo helpful! It tackled 3 of the things i was concerned about for growing my own indoor herb garden (type of soil to use, fertilizer, and temp.) Feeling more confident now. Thank you!!
Never have I ever had luck growing rosemary! Inside or outside. It turns black, dries and shrivels up. I am so excited for spring to get here...I just watched your newest video and I am inspired for this year!
Great information. I can NOT grow mint. I know, I know but it just won't happen. You mentioned it would work well inside so I'm going to get some and try it. In fact I will get Tulsi, Mint, and Parsley for a new mini garden I yeah! Just what I need.
I have a tarragon, lavender, lemon grass, and spearmint that I planted together in a pot outside my window, and they have a peaceful coexistence :) they are thriving under direct sunlight
I made it to the end. Your videos are so informative, helpful, and thorough. They're very relatable. Your energy and tone make it easy to listen to you. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks Laura! Of course I will watch until the end! It's always good information! About Dill, I never had luck with it when I planted it where I wanted. When I threw the seeds in the garden carelessly, I had a lot of it....remember it's called dill weed? I even had dill in the grass are. Also if you want it bushy pinch the flowers so the plant can concentrate in giving you leafs. Towards the end of the season let it flower collect some seed and dry the rest to use it on pickling cabage, cucumbers. ...and other vegetables.
I had sage growing outside like weeds in my gardens when I lived in the Puyallup WA area. Then in the Chicago area I had mint in one bed which got full and abundant. Also had lavender in several gardens there and both mint and lavender survived winter snow like troopers.
My daughter and I just sat and watched your whole video! Why? Because you are awesome and we love everything we have learned this past year watching you. Looking forward to learning so much more this new year!
Was going to do an indoor herb garden. But now that I realize the work it takes I think I’m okay. Thank you so much for teaching us. I feel a lot of ppl are doing it wrong
Thank you for providing real, clear, concise, organized tips and not being an advertisement video!! I just got a basil starter plant from my local farmer's market and I had a hard time finding any information on how to keep the thing living. Thanks!
My cousin gave me some mint from his garden so I put it in a cup of water to keep it fresh. It ended up rooting in the water so it inspired me to grow a window herb garden. Thanks for the info!
I grow oregano outside in zone 6. Iv had the same plant come back every year for 6 years. Lavender died after just 3 summers. Iv heard that yearly wetness can be a factor, but it seems to me they just dont live more than a few years for most people. Oh and I always use lawn soil for potted plants, and they thrive. I am not paying someone 5-6 dollars for dirt when its literally under my feet lol. If it gets heavy after a few waterings I just break up the soil a bit with food skewers around the rootball.
Totally agree about rosemary. I've never seen a guide that doesn't say to let them completely dry out before watering, but I've only had success keeping them moist and not letting them get to that dry stage. When mine go dry they take weeks to recover.
Dill is indeed very easy to grow from scratch. Mine does always tend to become a little weak as it grows taller, so I usually don't let it get too tall! Thanks again for the tips, especially the trick with the pebbles to aerate the soil!
Your videos are so full of info, that yours are some of the few I watch to the end. I swore you were talking to me. LoL I am guilty of not watching to the end. I have been homeless for the past 16 years and soon will be moving into a mobile home on half an acre. I miss my gardens. I even miss my compost pile. I am excited to be able to garden again and your videos give me the confidence to try again. Thank you so very much.
I'm so glad I came across your video on how to maintain herbs indoors. I have had such bad luck with them. Outside no problem inside a disaster. I must have spent over a hundred dollars on them. Just to have them thrive in my apt. Now have the proper tips to maintain. Thanks so much. Also can you make a video on how to grow cut flowers indoors during the winter. I live in an apartment with a balcony. I love fresh flowers and would like to grow them indoors when the gets cold.
Love all of your videos...they are part of my morning coffee ritual. No matter how short or "long", you always have nuggets of information that are so helpful. Never thought about looking in my grocery store for herbs to grow...great tip.!! Continued success!
I tried parsley and cilantro from seed and they both lasted least than 2 weeks after germination. I think I need grow lights cause my south facing window is small and may be shaded during part of the day. Part of my 'gardening resolutions' for 2018 for not giving up after one attempt.
I have marjoram and oregano that I grew from seed and kept in pots on my back deck. I started them under T3 lights and a garden heat mat. The only successful way I've found to keep them alive is to leave them alone after potting and let them die back during winter outside. I've tried every kind of light, room, soil to be able to keep them indoors. No luck. Just have to remember to harvest the leaves in time to have enough to last until spring. It got cold quicker than expected this year , and I missed out. :(
Thank you for the video! I wanted to grow just a couple of herbs inside, so I tuned in. You inspired me to give it a try! You did a great thorough job of explaining! I look forward to watching your videos again!
I can’t grow lavender to save my life lol I feel you. So far I have a mint plant hanging on from overwintering. Thank you so much for the tips as always
Sam Greenslyfox me either. I found a tip for lavender that I have never heard of. When you are starting your seeds put them in seed cells about 5 seeds per cell then put the pots in a sealed pastiche bag or plant them in a container with a lid and place it in the fridge for 5 to 10 days. Then bring them out and leave them til they are ready to go in their permanent home. I'm not sure if this works I read it on several different blogs and if u watch the rustic garden dude he say you have to chill lavender seeds to trick them into thinking to its timw to grow. I'm trying it this year juat put my plants in my fridge tonight.
Though I am not new to taking care of plants, your advice for basil reminded me of what I need to do with my own as it is not looking good, though I just bought it 2 weeks ago. So now I know several steps I need to take to keep it growing healthy all winter long. Thanks for the tips.
wow, thank you so much that was very helpful. and you didn't drag it out at all so you kept my full attention the whole way through and that was a ton to talk about.
I have had good luck with dill and thyme in my AeroGarden. However thyme, like mint, kind of wants to vine out and take over if you let it LOL. These are two of my favorites in the indoor herb garden. Of course basil grows like a weed. I don’t think you can kill it if you try. Cilantro has been tough for me.
Thank you for all those tips. Makes sense now why they were not growing. I was wondering a few months ago and talking to my husband I mention to him I don’t think I have a green thumb for any plant. I always end up killing them 😞 but now I know what I was doing wrong. Thank you once again.
I always use herbs in my cooking but never grew them myself. I'd love to try in the future. I'm just wondering why no one has developed an easier lavender plant to grow. Maybe you could address this plant more in one of your other videos for those of us who are new to growing indoor edible plants. I've always loved lavender and maybe you could demystify this plant for us. Love love your vids gets me through our long Canadian winters. Right now it's the end of March and it's snowing!
This time of year when it's super cold and dreary outside having fresh herbs indoors is a great idea! & I always watch your videos to the end 😀 I have learned SO much from you
Idk how to go about getting it, but Mexican oregano will grow incredibly well in whatever container (or ground) you place it in. I live in Texas and acquired some at a local flea market and now have several plants from the small original one I had. During frosts I just bring it inside and even if I forget it still comes back. Great video!
Super helpful. Just cleared out a southwest facing window to grow herbs in our guest room. Thanks for all the good advice, you answered all my questions. Yay!
Never have a problem making it to the end of your videos!! My problem is watching multiple times or multiple videos and forgetting that I have my own chores waiting🙄😉❤️.
Of course I made it to the end! I love your gardening advise. Thanks for all the hard work. You are in my prayers as you grow closer to your due date for baby boy! 💙
Thank you for this video. I just went out and bough my first pot of basil from the store. I'm new at gardening of any kind so I can use as much info as possible. Thank you for making such a thorough video. The trick with putting pebbles on the terracotta dish is the type of thing that experienced people take for granted but noobs like me would never think of. Extremely helpful video.
Laura... with dill you could throw it on your gravel driveway and it will grow... it will grow anywhere .. my parents grow dill for pickling and also use fresh dill chopped on baby potatoes... soooo good
I have sage and lavender in the same container outside. Both are thriving. What I can not seem to grow is parsley & cilantro. Indoor, outdoor,they never make it
I’m a new plant mom so I’m not a pro, however my sage is growing so well. What I did was make extra holes on the bottom and the sides of the bottom of my pots and they started growing so fast! I also rotate them as you mentioned. I boil veggies in filtered water then I strain them and use the left over water to water the herbs once a week. After the water cools down. I only use filtered water to water them. I hope that helps a little. I just tried what tings and that’s what worked best! I’m in NYC with a high big bright window
I love watching your gardening tips and ideas in Eureka CA. You have inspired me and I have learned so much from you. Your home and gardens are so pretty. I always look forward to your next video and would love a video on roses.
Subbed! I'm growing herbs and doing well, and I have ZERO space in my little apartment. I'm growing from my windowsill. I've been regrowing off clippings and doing well, but this is GREAT info! Thank you!
Really liked this! Thanks! Don’t have much counter space. Do you have anything on how to grow herbs on a fixture mounted to the wall? Seems like that’s a good space saver, but if you’re needing drainage I don’t know how to make that work.
I always watch to the end. I have tried growing herbs from the grocery stores that come in a plastic container and in it's own pot with no luck they die on me every time. Maybe I will give it a chance again. Thanks.
Sandra Pyle The pots are likely too small to allow the roots to spread. Here, plants are often sold in really small pots just for taking them home in. If I left them, the roots would crowd and the plant would eventually die. I almost lost my shamrocks last winter! Re potted them just in time.
Laura, this seems like a silly question but we are complete non-gardeners. When cut some of the herbs to use in cooking what’s the best way to cut them from the plant? Just cut the top bits off or cut from the bottom of the stalk or another way that we haven’t even considered? Thanks
Laura, you mentioned not having much success with oregano, thyme, and lavender. My oregano and thyme grow like a weed in my outside raised bed and beyond as perennials. They have taken over a 6’x6’ raised bed together in 8 years. We are zone 7a here in Reno NV. Dry and windy climate. We also get winter snow and freezing all winter since were in the Eastern Sierra foothills. My oregano and thyme get no special care and winter over in the raised bed fine. They were just grocery store starts. They seed into other areas of my garden in the summer including near by pots. I transplant the seedlings into pots to give to people and they self seed in regular ground soil in my yard with no care at all. I’m experimenting and have created about a 10’ hedge with those in the ground. They love full sun up to later afternoon. The bees love them! They are about 3’ H bushes with woody stems so I need to trim them back at least once each summer. I harvest from them all summer long. I dry the leaves for winter use for myself and friends too with way more than I can use or give. All to say gardening here for 40+ years your zone is like our local foothills where I’ve also grown them with the same results. Maybe neglect is the key- LOL. But perhaps a protected sunny area would work for you there too. I’ve had similar results with specific varieties of perennial lavender here. Outside we get perennial lavender bushes to grow to 4’ diameter and lots of blooms like the lavender farms in Utah. I have found variety counts with lavender. I’ve also grown Rosemary varieties as perennials outside here where they get lots of afternoon sun and not much water. I did mulch those in the winter though. Rosemary grows woody stems as perennials here too. They even use some variety in some commercial landscaping here. Lavender too. So you might want to just try those herbs outside. Not much to lose for a about $3 a plant at the grocery store or garden center, right? I love your channel! I watch every episode. God bless you and yours. Can’t wait to hear the good news of your little girls arrival.
Worst for me are mint and cilantro . Bests for me are rosemary, basil and oddly enough a pepper plant that produced peppers in a pot in the winter ( I have since let that one go we moved and the windows we have won't support that anymore ) I don't supplement light I prefer to find the best spot in the house I can and see how it goes . Choosing plants for the lighting situation in the house rather than trying to force something has worked best for me . I also give all of my house plants black ( no sugar or cream.. ew) tea every once in a while . Don't know if it's good but it hasn't proven to be bad and my mother used to pour a little black coffee on plants that needed to "wake up " lol. Have had my rosemary plant for two years . It's getting pretty big. As with anything the older the plant gets the more stable the situation with the water gets and you don't have to water as often . Repotting house plants before their soil gets too compacted and old is always a good tip .
I wish someone would do a video on herbs planting in one of those clay containers with the pouches pushed out for different plants I bought one but am afraid to plant anything in it, I had planned to grow herbs but help!!!!
made it to the end!!! LOL love your videos- lavender is so hard indoors and out for me. I have one luck with only one- and we will see if it comes back- i bought it as a baby. gallon lavenders all passed away... ( i think too much water?)
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Laura why are you always doubting if people are gonna watch your longer videos until the end? You are an amazing speaker and besides the editing in your videos is so put together and perfect! I live watching both your short and long videos. It is entertaining and super informative at the same time. Loved this one. Thank you so much for the tips
Pedro Trindade Amen to that! ;)
I too love listening to your lessons.
Agree to this. I always love watching your videos specially succulents. Keep doing ti Laura. Sending PHLove
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Pedro Trindade Because most of us don't like long videos.
Bought a lavender plant shaped like a Christmas tree for the holiday season to take to my daughters.
...forgot it, gone 10 days, left in middle of table no light on or window light within 3 ft., heat set at 60. Expected to come home and it would be dead or at least unsalvageable. Nope! Sporting new and abundant growth. Some plants....just want to live.... I'm 66 and still learning. Love your informational and charming videos. Going back and watching earlier ones. Great way to spend gloomy winter days! Thank you!
I love lavender. I just might try my luck and get one.
First time viewer - I love how you “chaptered” the segment, but didn’t need it as you had me engaged the whole time. Awesome job.
I live in an apartment and this video is PACKED with valuable information I was missing, no wonder why my plants weren’t doing well - thank you for this video
I really appreciate the time stamps and no background music. Thank you for these helpful tips!
I watched the entire video because you get to the point, don't ramble on about unrelated things and have a lot of information in a short time😁Thanks!
oddly enough, i usually cut open a teabag and empty its contents on the plant and they seem to take off with it. I do it once every couple of months. I keep my used teabags on the side to dry out completely before i add them to the soil of the plant then water it in. I've done it with herbs, orchids, spider plants and succulents to great success. I find black tea bags work best where as green tea bags don't seem to work as well.
Ooo im gonna try this!
Great tip! Thanks for sharing
Hi thank u for sharing this. But would a normal commercial tea bag work? Like the yellow lipton tea? Thanks a lot!
Correlation =/= causation
I live in the UK... Light never hits my windows 😂
I’m brand new to growing herbs and this was very helpful. I was looking for short videos that provided a lot of quick information to help me make decisions and this was it. Thank you!
I simply loooooooved how you explain everything!!!! Because of you I. started my herbs . Instead of just flowers.
I'm going to start mines as well! 🙌🏾
Walmart sells a pink grow light that you can screw into your regular light bulb socket. I making a grow closet and have that bulb in the closet. $6.57. It is an actual pink no heat grow light.
I might check this out
lavender needs more light than god can give it
And it grows like a weed! Be prepared to cut it back every month!
I’ve grown many things from seed, but I’ve always wanted to grow lavendar. I’m just scared because I’ve heard it’s so difficult to get started and so hard to keep tame once you get it going.
NoodleDaddy omg so true 😂
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I am growing herbs hydroponically. Dill grows like crazy! :) I have two young plants and the first bountiful harvest after just 3 weeks. One plant shoots 1-2 stalks a week, and that's enough to season a meat soup for six persons.
Dragan Stojiljkovic Amazing! I’m planning to grow dill to make my favorite dish Baghali Polo (Dill rice)
Glad she mentioned the difference between potting soil and the soil in the yard. Now I will be sure to remember and understand why to get potting soil for indoor herbs, flowers. Oh and great tip regarding the air circulation and the terracotta pots.
Don't worry about the length of your videos! Cover what you need to cover and they're perfect. I'm so glad I found your channel! Forty years ago I had a 1/4 acre garden on a farm in NW Iowa and I thought I was Lady Greenfingers -- in recent years I've been struggling with my yard - haven't even had enough success to try a garden - and now I think it was because of the soil in that location - you could stick a pencil in the ground and it would grow. But now I'm also in Zone 5 so I'm hoping I can learn from all of your good advice. Thanks for these great videos!
HOW INTERESTING!! I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A PENCIL GROW! 😂
Video Teleportation :D
Lighting ~ 2:00
Water ~ 4:13
Drainage/soil ~ 5:53
Temperature ~ 8:20
Fertilizing ~ 9:04
Insects ~ 9:45
Thanks!
Your LONG videos or/and short videos give me LIFE!!!! I LOVEEEE COMING HERE AND SEEING THERE IS A NEW VIDEO!! YOU are a pleasure to sit and listen to...so knowledgeable outdoors! Thanks for sharing and teaching us what you know and us following along for the new things you are learning yourself! :-) Getting close now for lil man to arrive!! Best of LUCK with everything..cant wait to meet him on here!
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Try the AeroGarden seriously so easy!
oregano is so delicious. you hit the nail on the head. i have some oregano in my backyard, south-facing near a bayou. It gets incredible airflow & it's thriving! I also have it in a fabric pot. I have to water the 2 gallon pot every 2-3 days in the spring here in louisiana USDA zone 8b.
I’m so happy you made this video. Perfect timing as I’m recently learning how to grow an indoor herb garden for the first time. I’m currently growing rosemary, oregano, scallions, and parsley. I also have two citrus plants, a calamondin and meyer lemon. Thank you for all the videos you do! I look forward to learning more in your channel.
This is the most clear, straight to the bottom and fastest with honesty of herb growing video! Thank you!
It's better to slightly underwater than to overwater. Overwatering can cause the seeds or the roots to rot. And yes, always a good idea to check the soil.
I actually struggle with simple chive. But now after hearing the tips maybe I was simply cutting too much of it. I'll try to grow it one more time. Thank you so much.
Omgosh! This was sooooo helpful! It tackled 3 of the things i was concerned about for growing my own indoor herb garden (type of soil to use, fertilizer, and temp.) Feeling more confident now. Thank you!!
Never have I ever had luck growing rosemary! Inside or outside. It turns black, dries and shrivels up. I am so excited for spring to get here...I just watched your newest video and I am inspired for this year!
THIS video was exactly what I was looking for!
The information you provided was condensed, yet very helpful.
Your time and effort is much appreciated.
Great information. I can NOT grow mint. I know, I know but it just won't happen. You mentioned it would work well inside so I'm going to get some and try it. In fact I will get Tulsi, Mint, and Parsley for a new mini garden I yeah! Just what I need.
I have a tarragon, lavender, lemon grass, and spearmint that I planted together in a pot outside my window, and they have a peaceful coexistence :) they are thriving under direct sunlight
I made it to the end. Your videos are so informative, helpful, and thorough. They're very relatable. Your energy and tone make it easy to listen to you. Thanks for all you do.
I just love listening to your gardening advice!
Thanks Laura! Of course I will watch until the end! It's always good information!
About Dill, I never had luck with it when I planted it where I wanted. When I threw the seeds in the garden carelessly, I had a lot of it....remember it's called dill weed? I even had dill in the grass are. Also if you want it bushy pinch the flowers so the plant can concentrate in giving you leafs. Towards the end of the season let it flower collect some seed and dry the rest to use it on pickling cabage, cucumbers. ...and other vegetables.
I had sage growing outside like weeds in my gardens when I lived in the Puyallup WA area. Then in the Chicago area I had mint in one bed which got full and abundant. Also had lavender in several gardens there and both mint and lavender survived winter snow like troopers.
I know you heard tge phrase "A cat with 9 lives", well that phrase can be applied to Mint!! You cannot kill it! Oh dear!! The roots are CONTAGIOUS!
My daughter and I just sat and watched your whole video! Why? Because you are awesome and we love everything we have learned this past year watching you. Looking forward to learning so much more this new year!
Was going to do an indoor herb garden. But now that I realize the work it takes I think I’m okay. Thank you so much for teaching us. I feel a lot of ppl are doing it wrong
Thank you for providing real, clear, concise, organized tips and not being an advertisement video!! I just got a basil starter plant from my local farmer's market and I had a hard time finding any information on how to keep the thing living. Thanks!
Can you do a video with all of the different bugs and how to get rid of them. I found that idea so interesting : P
That's exactly what I was thinking too
My cousin gave me some mint from his garden so I put it in a cup of water to keep it fresh. It ended up rooting in the water so it inspired me to grow a window herb garden. Thanks for the info!
I grow oregano outside in zone 6. Iv had the same plant come back every year for 6 years. Lavender died after just 3 summers. Iv heard that yearly wetness can be a factor, but it seems to me they just dont live more than a few years for most people. Oh and I always use lawn soil for potted plants, and they thrive. I am not paying someone 5-6 dollars for dirt when its literally under my feet lol. If it gets heavy after a few waterings I just break up the soil a bit with food skewers around the rootball.
Totally agree about rosemary. I've never seen a guide that doesn't say to let them completely dry out before watering, but I've only had success keeping them moist and not letting them get to that dry stage. When mine go dry they take weeks to recover.
Laura, you make it sound like a hardship to watch your entire video. We LOVE hearing your tips, silly.
Thanks for breaking this down to me like I was a 5 year old! I’d watch a 40 minute video of you explaining things. 14 minutes well spent.
Dill is indeed very easy to grow from scratch. Mine does always tend to become a little weak as it grows taller, so I usually don't let it get too tall! Thanks again for the tips, especially the trick with the pebbles to aerate the soil!
Your videos are so full of info, that yours are some of the few I watch to the end. I swore you were talking to me. LoL I am guilty of not watching to the end. I have been homeless for the past 16 years and soon will be moving into a mobile home on half an acre. I miss my gardens. I even miss my compost pile. I am excited to be able to garden again and your videos give me the confidence to try again. Thank you so very much.
Congratulations on the move--happy gardening!
I'm new to your channel and made it to the end. 13 minutes really isn't bad at all. It was very considerate to put the time stamps in there though.
I'm so glad I came across your video on how to maintain herbs indoors. I have had such bad luck with them. Outside no problem inside a disaster. I must have spent over a hundred dollars on them. Just to have them thrive in my apt. Now have the proper tips to maintain. Thanks so much. Also can you make a video on how to grow cut flowers indoors during the winter. I live in an apartment with a balcony. I love fresh flowers and would like to grow them indoors when the gets cold.
Omg I’m trying to learn how to grow an indoor herb garden but I’m actually stunned and distracted by how beautiful you are 😭
Hannah L that is also my sentiment!!!
Love all of your videos...they are part of my morning coffee ritual. No matter how short or "long", you always have nuggets of information that are so helpful. Never thought about looking in my grocery store for herbs to grow...great tip.!! Continued success!
Just started the aero garden by miracle grow and in 10 days all 6 have sprouted, it is a really cool & very easy!
Of course I made it to the end of your video! You are always a breath of fresh air! Thanks for all our great info and sharing your home!
I tried parsley and cilantro from seed and they both lasted least than 2 weeks after germination. I think I need grow lights cause my south facing window is small and may be shaded during part of the day. Part of my 'gardening resolutions' for 2018 for not giving up after one attempt.
I have marjoram and oregano that I grew from seed and kept in pots on my back deck. I started them under T3 lights and a garden heat mat. The only successful way I've found to keep them alive is to leave them alone after potting and let them die back during winter outside. I've tried every kind of light, room, soil to be able to keep them indoors. No luck. Just have to remember to harvest the leaves in time to have enough to last until spring. It got cold quicker than expected this year , and I missed out. :(
You could also go to a farmers market to buy grown herbs so you don't have to use that much plastic
Thank you for the video! I wanted to grow just a couple of herbs inside, so I tuned in. You inspired me to give it a try! You did a great thorough job of explaining! I look forward to watching your videos again!
I can’t grow lavender to save my life lol I feel you. So far I have a mint plant hanging on from overwintering. Thank you so much for the tips as always
Sam Greenslyfox me either. I found a tip for lavender that I have never heard of. When you are starting your seeds put them in seed cells about 5 seeds per cell then put the pots in a sealed pastiche bag or plant them in a container with a lid and place it in the fridge for 5 to 10 days. Then bring them out and leave them til they are ready to go in their permanent home. I'm not sure if this works I read it on several different blogs and if u watch the rustic garden dude he say you have to chill lavender seeds to trick them into thinking to its timw to grow. I'm trying it this year juat put my plants in my fridge tonight.
Sealed plastic bag sorry. My fingers didn't want to work.
Sam Greenslyfox lavender likes out doors and daily watering
It's worth the effort😀
Yeah, I feel you. I started lavender from bare roots, but the damn thing still hasn't flowered.
Just started growing for the 1st time. Greek oregano, basil, thyme & celentro
Always so thankful for these types of videos! I've never grown herbs but I'm thinking about starting a herb garden since I love cooking with them!
Though I am not new to taking care of plants, your advice for basil reminded me of what I need to do with my own as it is not looking good, though I just bought it 2 weeks ago. So now I know several steps I need to take to keep it growing healthy all winter long. Thanks for the tips.
help with cilantro please. I know they like cool but I've struggled anyway.
I’ve got two grow lights and there nice I’ve got the full spectrum lighting
Grow Lights are awesome. They really give that edge to indoor gardening, no question. Especially for people without south facing windows for growing!
wow, thank you so much that was very helpful. and you didn't drag it out at all so you kept my full attention the whole way through and that was a ton to talk about.
I have had good luck with dill and thyme in my AeroGarden. However thyme, like mint, kind of wants to vine out and take over if you let it LOL. These are two of my favorites in the indoor herb garden. Of course basil grows like a weed. I don’t think you can kill it if you try. Cilantro has been tough for me.
You’re eyes are strikingly blue against your brown hair. Beautiful!
Awesome video! Great tips! Thank you very much. Fast, clear speaking voice. Beautiful eyes.
I admire your basil but I have no luck with mine, I am ok with thyme, Parsley and celantro (coriander in Australia) and chives
Thank you for all those tips. Makes sense now why they were not growing. I was wondering a few months ago and talking to my husband I mention to him I don’t think I have a green thumb for any plant. I always end up killing them 😞 but now I know what I was doing wrong. Thank you once again.
I always use herbs in my cooking but never grew them myself. I'd love to try in the future. I'm just wondering why no one has developed an easier lavender plant to grow. Maybe you could address this plant more in one of your other videos for those of us who are new to growing indoor edible plants. I've always loved lavender and maybe you could demystify this plant for us. Love love your vids gets me through our long Canadian winters. Right now it's the end of March and it's snowing!
There are different varieties of - a garden catalog or library book can help you sort them out better :)
Thank you, I’m starting some herbs inside and you answered my questions!
This time of year when it's super cold and dreary outside having fresh herbs indoors is a great idea! & I always watch your videos to the end 😀 I have learned SO much from you
Idk how to go about getting it, but Mexican oregano will grow incredibly well in whatever container (or ground) you place it in. I live in Texas and acquired some at a local flea market and now have several plants from the small original one I had. During frosts I just bring it inside and even if I forget it still comes back. Great video!
Have you tried the Aerogarden? I received one for Christmas and I now have fresh Basil Dill and some other herbs.
Super helpful. Just cleared out a southwest facing window to grow herbs in our guest room. Thanks for all the good advice, you answered all my questions. Yay!
Here in Manitoba Canada most of us throw some dill seed on the garden. Then when we weed make sure we don't pull up the dill it reseeds itself .
Never have a problem making it to the end of your videos!! My problem is watching multiple times or multiple videos and forgetting that I have my own chores waiting🙄😉❤️.
Of course I made it to the end! I love your gardening advise. Thanks for all the hard work. You are in my prayers as you grow closer to your due date for baby boy! 💙
Thank you for this video. I just went out and bough my first pot of basil from the store. I'm new at gardening of any kind so I can use as much info as possible. Thank you for making such a thorough video. The trick with putting pebbles on the terracotta dish is the type of thing that experienced people take for granted but noobs like me would never think of. Extremely helpful video.
I love your gardening plan
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I'm plant obsessed. Of course I made it to the end, I actually learned something I never knew. Thank you.
Good video.
Laura... with dill you could throw it on your gravel driveway and it will grow... it will grow anywhere .. my parents grow dill for pickling and also use fresh dill chopped on baby potatoes... soooo good
I have sage and lavender in the same container outside. Both are thriving. What I can not seem to grow is parsley & cilantro. Indoor, outdoor,they never make it
Jen Ro probably aphids. use neem oil
Me too! Im having tough time with both!
I’m a new plant mom so I’m not a pro, however my sage is growing so well. What I did was make extra holes on the bottom and the sides of the bottom of my pots and they started growing so fast! I also rotate them as you mentioned. I boil veggies in filtered water then I strain them and use the left over water to water the herbs once a week. After the water cools down. I only use filtered water to water them. I hope that helps a little. I just tried what tings and that’s what worked best! I’m in NYC with a high big bright window
I love watching your gardening tips and ideas in Eureka CA. You have inspired me and I have learned so much from you. Your home and gardens are so pretty. I always look forward to your next video and would love a video on roses.
Laura you have some much important information that helps all of us. Thank You,for
Taking the time to put these videos together!
That's interesting. I have a pot of tarragon in my kitchen window that grows really vigorously, without me having to do much of anything to it.
My mom has the intention of growing herbs for cooking this is good information for her. Thanks
Good stuff. I'm going to teach my daughter about growing foor (she's 5)and we're going to start a vlog style channel around it.
Subbed!
I'm growing herbs and doing well, and I have ZERO space in my little apartment.
I'm growing from my windowsill.
I've been regrowing off clippings and doing well, but this is GREAT info!
Thank you!
Was just talking about getting some herbs the other day. Great tips.
dill does well for me inside, grows like crazy like basil, both are super easy.
Dill is so pretty! I have it in a 6" clay pot. Really fans out nicely.
I made it to the end no problem 😀 I love listening to your tips and ideas.
Do you know anything about the Jade vine?
just yesterday i bought cilantro and repoted them and kept in window space,,,,,let seee..thank you dear
Thank you so much! This was the best video I’ve seen on the topic thus far 🙌🏽🙌🏽 I hope I stop killing my plants now! Lol
Really liked this! Thanks! Don’t have much counter space. Do you have anything on how to grow herbs on a fixture mounted to the wall? Seems like that’s a good space saver, but if you’re needing drainage I don’t know how to make that work.
You're really good. I listen to you & I'm from a different climate, Uk. Great info.
Of course I watched the whole video! I love them
I always watch to the end. I have tried growing herbs from the grocery stores that come in a plastic container and in it's own pot with no luck they die on me every time. Maybe I will give it a chance again. Thanks.
Sandra Pyle The pots are likely too small to allow the roots to spread. Here, plants are often sold in really small pots just for taking them home in. If I left them, the roots would crowd and the plant would eventually die. I almost lost my shamrocks last winter! Re potted them just in time.
Of course I made it to the end of the video ❤️ Always watch the whole thing.
Laura, this seems like a silly question but we are complete non-gardeners. When cut some of the herbs to use in cooking what’s the best way to cut them from the plant? Just cut the top bits off or cut from the bottom of the stalk or another way that we haven’t even considered? Thanks
As soon as you listed out the times I subscribed👍🏽
Laura, you mentioned not having much success with oregano, thyme, and lavender. My oregano and thyme grow like a weed in my outside raised bed and beyond as perennials. They have taken over a 6’x6’ raised bed together in 8 years. We are zone 7a here in Reno NV. Dry and windy climate. We also get winter snow and freezing all winter since were in the Eastern Sierra foothills. My oregano and thyme get no special care and winter over in the raised bed fine. They were just grocery store starts. They seed into other areas of my garden in the summer including near by pots. I transplant the seedlings into pots to give to people and they self seed in regular ground soil in my yard with no care at all. I’m experimenting and have created about a 10’ hedge with those in the ground. They love full sun up to later afternoon. The bees love them! They are about 3’ H bushes with woody stems so I need to trim them back at least once each summer. I harvest from them all summer long. I dry the leaves for winter use for myself and friends too with way more than I can use or give. All to say gardening here for 40+ years your zone is like our local foothills where I’ve also grown them with the same results. Maybe neglect is the key- LOL. But perhaps a protected sunny area would work for you there too. I’ve had similar results with specific varieties of perennial lavender here. Outside we get perennial lavender bushes to grow to 4’ diameter and lots of blooms like the lavender farms in Utah. I have found variety counts with lavender. I’ve also grown Rosemary varieties as perennials outside here where they get lots of afternoon sun and not much water. I did mulch those in the winter though. Rosemary grows woody stems as perennials here too. They even use some variety in some commercial landscaping here. Lavender too. So you might want to just try those herbs outside. Not much to lose for a about $3 a plant at the grocery store or garden center, right? I love your channel! I watch every episode. God bless you and yours. Can’t wait to hear the good news of your little girls arrival.
Worst for me are mint and cilantro . Bests for me are rosemary, basil and oddly enough a pepper plant that produced peppers in a pot in the winter ( I have since let that one go we moved and the windows we have won't support that anymore ) I don't supplement light I prefer to find the best spot in the house I can and see how it goes . Choosing plants for the lighting situation in the house rather than trying to force something has worked best for me . I also give all of my house plants black ( no sugar or cream.. ew) tea every once in a while . Don't know if it's good but it hasn't proven to be bad and my mother used to pour a little black coffee on plants that needed to "wake up " lol. Have had my rosemary plant for two years . It's getting pretty big. As with anything the older the plant gets the more stable the situation with the water gets and you don't have to water as often . Repotting house plants before their soil gets too compacted and old is always a good tip .
I wish someone would do a video on herbs planting in one of those clay containers with the pouches pushed out for different plants I bought one but am afraid to plant anything in it, I had planned to grow herbs but help!!!!
Wow! You're the first person I've ever heard that's had issues with mint. It's the only plant I can't kill.
made it to the end!!! LOL love your videos- lavender is so hard indoors and out for me. I have one luck with only one- and we will see if it comes back- i bought it as a baby. gallon lavenders all passed away... ( i think too much water?)
I was about to ask about lavender and then you bursted my bubble haha. 🙁 That, chamomile and sage were the plants I was curious about. O well! 🙂