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Indoor herbs for winter (post #12772)

RuthWells on Wed, 10/23/2002 - 14:01
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Hiya folks,


I'd like to try to overwinter some of my culinary herbs inside, and be able to use them for cooking during the cold months.  Problem is, I don't have a good window spot to plunk a bunch of pots.  Possible solution -- my new seed rack with fluorescent lights?  Will pots of herbs be happy living under lights for 5 months?


TIA!


 


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by Jeapurrs in reply to RuthWells [original] on Fri, 10/25/2002 - 14:30

Just about any of them if you give them the right potting soil and watering and 16 hours of light a day.  Easy ones would be basil and rosemary.


 


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by RuthWells in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 10/25/2002 - 14:52

Thanks, Jeana!  The seed rack is finished & I'm dying to fill it up.


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"Gardening is the only unquestionably useful job."
 - G.B. Shaw

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by misgogive in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 11/09/2004 - 04:50

16 hoursof light? Wow.. that would be wonderful. I would jump on the chicken myself for sixteen hours of sun! Up here in zone 3.. OKAY i dug up the baby rosemary.. she's not going to make it through winter anyway..put her in some potting soil.. she is on the side of the house that gets the sunrise.. But I don't know what to expect. We heat with wood.. so the inside temp can really fluctuate.

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by Waud2 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Tue, 11/09/2004 - 14:25

where are you? I'm noticing zone 3 geesh, I'm south of you? I'm zone 6, you must have a ton of snow right now?

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by misgogive in reply to Anonymous [original] on Mon, 11/15/2004 - 05:44

Rosemary Report


Only 8 leaves are green on the rosemary brought in on the eighth...not lookin' good.