How to make a Windowsill Herb Garden work for an apartment
Episode 22 of the Bloom and Grow Radio Podcast: Windowsill Herb Gardening with NYBG
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Today we are joined by Mariane Garceau, the Associate Director of the Garden Shop at the New York Botanical Garden. Mariane is a horticulturalist who has spent time in several different aspects of the garden world, from working in landscaping, to owning her own orchid business, to now managing the shop at the NYBG. She gives us a great tutorial on how to keep a windowsill herb garden and best practices for everything from setting it up to properly harvesting the growth.
In this episode we learn about:
Mariane’s journey to managing The Shop at NYBG
The skinny on what will be at the NYBG Plant Sale this May 5-7
How to start a windowsill herb garden
Assessing light and what to do if you don't have enough
How to set up your garden
Pots and how their size and material are important
How to care for your herbs once they start growing
Best watering practices
How to properly prune your herbs
Suggested herbs for windowsill specific gardens
An all natural cure for fungus gnats
My lighting hack I used to put a high light herb garden in my low light kitchen
Special Bloom and Grow discounts for lights to help your herb gardens in low light apartments
For more information nybg.org to find out about all the events throughout the year
Here is the information for the lights I use on my indoor herb garden and lime tree:
Visit www.modsprout.com and use code B&G10 for 10% off their Growhouse (what I use in my kitchen) or growbar (what I use in my bookshelf) to create your herb garden in a low light apartment
Visit www.soltechsolutionsllc.com and use code bloomandgrow15 for 15% off a grow lamp for larger plants, like indoor citrus (I use their 40 W lamp on my indoor lime tree)
Bloom and Grow Radio is an affiliate partner with these companies and receives a portion of this sale at no extra cost to you. Use the discount codes to support your planty dreams and Bloom and Grow Radio all at once!
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