Indoor Herb Garden Plans

 

Your herb garden plan will depend on several factors.

1.        Where you will place your garden to get the required light. Most of the plants discussed in this book require a minimum of 5 to 6 or more hours of light daily supplemented with grow lights.
2.       How you pot your garden will also make a big difference in your arrangement and selection of containers. For example, Basil and Rosemary should go in separate 6, 8 or 10 inch pots because they grow to 24 inches or more high. Tuscan Blue rosemary grows to 48 inches in height. If you plant this or a similar variety of rosemary in a large enough pot, you could add some dwarf sage and thyme on either side of the rosemary. Also growing in a smaller pot and keeping your herb harvested by cutting off the tops of the sprigs will make it bushier and less tall.
3.       Basil needs to be kept warm above 40 degrees Fahrenheit so it should go in a separate container to allow placement in a warm and sunny area.
4.      If you decide to on a window sill type of container, you will probably plant directly in the container rather than in pots placed in the window box container. This arrangement holds the advantage of grouping tall herbs with smaller herbs. Tall rosemary, with thyme and basil or sage would be one arrangement. A window box also is a good container for holding individual potted herbs. It is easy to move around and will allow any water drainage from the pots to drain out. Place a drip tray under the box container to catch excess water when using inside.

Window boxes come in wood, painted wood, terra cotta, poly or fiberglass. The plastic or poly generally is the least expensive with a 30 inch box and drip tray costing around $15 to $18 dollars.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Doutdoor&field-keywords=terra+cotta+planters&x=2&y=13   --
large selection of terra cotta planters from pots, stacks to window boxes and railing planters.

http://www.gardeners.com/Self-Watering-Rolling-Planter-Large/PatioPlanters_Cat,38-627RS,default,cp.html  -- A variety of 17 inch rolling planters. All at $44.95.

http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Gardeners-Site/default/Link-Keywordsearch?DefaultButton=findSimple&ViewAll=1&q=terra+cotta+window+boxes&x=0&y=0?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_term=terra_cotta_window_box -- 9 Terra Cotta window boxes all under $40.

 

5.       Another option is to put your herbs in different size pots and place them in a tray. Here is one plan for such an arrangement.
Illustration by Michelle Burchard from Herb_Box.pdf.