Herbs in the kitchen. Instructions for growing greenery on the windowsill

Extend the summer in the winter can be growing green on the windowsill. It can be used as a seasoning for various dishes, to do useful decoctions, infusions.

Growing herbs is simple with proper observance of the following instructions.

planting rules

1. At the bottom of the landing capacity is laid drainage of fine gravel, limestone and sand.

This is necessary to ensure that the soil was not stagnant water, promotes the formation of fungal diseases.

2. The substrate is selected loose, breathable, so that small seeds germinate easily have been.

3. Seeds wake up in the soil surface moist, slightly deepened. Small seeds do not cover the earth: for germination they need light.

4. The container is covered with a plastic hood crops to create conditions conducive to their rapid germination. Mini Teplicka aired every day.

When the grass grow a little, removed the film.

5. Set the container in a place that he was lit up for 12-13 hours. If necessary for illumination lamp set.

6. Once in 20 days, the crops are watered with mineral dressings diluted to low concentrations.

7. Box periodically rotated to different sides of light for uniform development of plants.

What herbs are sown

Cress

This is one of undemanding plants that grow well in the soil, water, on a well-lit windowsill or in the shade.

Harvest ready to harvest after the surface portion is 5 cm.

Thyme

This is a perennial plant with a delicate aroma. Before the first shoots appear, pot seeds need to put in the shade.

Given that it is a perennial, it can be grown in a pot for a long time.

Mint

Many varieties of this plant, you can sow a few, and then choose the most fragrant of them.

In addition to the cultivation of seeds, propagation method used, which greatly accelerates the cultivation of mint.

Dill

To quickly get the herbs, you must choose early varieties.

This plant photophilous, so if the kitchen window does not meet this criterion, require illumination.

Parsley

The seed sprouted quickly, they need to hold a few days on a wet fleece.

Parsley seeds have small, so they need to be deepened by no more than 1-1.5 mm.

Basil

There are varieties of basil with green and purple leaves. They can sow in one pot, having interesting composition.

Prischipyvaya upper shanks and using them for cooking, stimulate the formation of new shoots.