What are some good herbs to grow indoors?

Which herbs will grow and develop just fine indoors? Also how big do tomato moneymaker plants get?

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Hi:
I have grown thousands of herbs in greenhouse and also some inside my home. You can grow a variety of herbs indoors. Some herbs will have a slower germination rate, and some herbs don't transplant outside very well.

You can start out with your basic culinary herbs such as basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano, dill, parsley, chives, and sage. The main goal to getting your herbs to grow well inside is to purchase a light weight potting soil, with no bark. Add some vermiculite and humus to the soil. Add some hot water to your soil mix, as this is a great way to get the herbs root systems going. Make sure you have the right light requirements and also, don't over water.

Some herbs such as basil, germinate better in the dark. If you buy seeds, the manufacturer usually has this information on the back of the package.

I hope this has helped some and I will link you to the spice and herb section of my website. There is a page on growing herbs from seed. I will also link you to the site map, as this page has everything that is on the website. Browse through and see if there is any other information that may be helpful to you. Good luck with your herbs and have a great day!
Kimberly

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Answer: 2.
chia pet
Answer: 3.
Rosemary and parsley I know can be grown indoors.
Answer: 4.
Tomato moneymaker is similar to mortgage lifter. The fruits will weigh between 4 to 8 ounces and the plant is a good producer. The plants can get up to four feet but if you pinch the top buds, the plant will bush rather than get taller.
I grow chives indoors so I can always have a snipping of fresh chives. Same with parsley. I also have fresh parsely. Mints are kind of touchy because they like to spread but if you have a really big pot and a sunny location, mint will do fine indoors. Basil can do well in a very sunny location and it likes being pinched because it will stay low and bushy. It is an annual so it may not last more than a season but is very easy to start from seed. When it starts to flower, pinch off the flower buds and that will give you a longer growing period. I've had poor luck with oregano...does best outdoors.
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canabis plant
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You can grow mint it is easy to grow and fast. I planted a small mint plant in the corner of my garden It spread all over my backyard.

Any suggestion? Growing tomatoes ?

I want to grow tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets. This is my first time attempting to grow any kind of veggies. I live in Southeast Louisiana, and know that they do very well here. Any pointers?

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When in a 5 gallon bucket, grow them upside down! Hang the bucket from a low branch on a tree. Go onto search and type in ,"upside down tomato plants" there is a bunch of info. I am going to try it this year. I already have 4 buckets filled with Miracle grow potting soil. Just waiting for the frost danger to pass. BTW, I live in east central Georgia.
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yeah don't over water them I did that to mine they are doing better I only water them two times a week
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I've heard that when you plant them, bury them lower into the soil than they are growing, even cover some leaves. Apparently this makes them stronger plants.

Here is a good link about types of tomatoes and basic info:
http://www.helpfulgardener.com/vegetable...
It says that for container grown tomatoes, a determinate type might be best because they retain a certain size. Indeterminate is viney and variable.

There are a ton of sources on the internet, you could look for days and find little bits everywhere. Try asking the nursery, if that's where you get them, they will probably be very helpful.
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Wait a couple of weeks until the danger of frost is passed.
Answer: 5.
I grew tomato's "Container garden style" and found that they grow better in containers by making sure they have good drainage. Be sure the containers have holes drilled in the bottom if they are where they will get lots of rain.

Also use empty plastic bottles at the bottom of the container. Make sure they are tipped slightly upside down so they don't hold water. Then ad light wait mix professional soil with regular ground soil mixed. Ad plant, and water. Watch it grow and pinch of the second set of leaves to make your tomato plant get more bushy, as apposed to long and stringy.

Part sun part shade has worked better for tomato's in our zone 5A. For up side down ideas check out this yahoo Q and A.

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Yup works well I plant Beef Stake and Georgia Big Boys

How do I grow broccoli?

Last year my wife and I planted some tomatoes and herbs, which we've already started in our home this year as well. We're going to try a couple new things this year with planting broccoli and sqaush (crookneck) seeds, but need some tips from you green thumbs out there. Any help would be great!Live in the mountains in Maryland - it's still cold and we have frost every morning - I wasn't going to start the broccoli seed inside, but rather plant directly in our garden - However if we do that, then we won't be planting the seeds for several weeks (due to the frost)thank you ranger dan - very informative

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When planting broccoli or other cole crops (members of the mustard family), seed can be planted outdoors earlier than plants that have been in a warm environment. Plant now. Sometimes plants grown from direct-sown seed produce better plants than transplants. Broccoli, once hardened off by near-freezing temperatures, can survive temps as low as 20 F, but they may become stunted and end up as smaller, premature-heading plants. If you want the really huge heads, the plants must grow without stress, in other words, with abundant moisture, nutrients, sunlight and the right amount of warmth. You are in a good climate for broccoli in the mountains of Maryland.

Start by preparing the soil. Broccoli likes a lot of nutrients. Go for a high-Nitrogen fertilizer. I recommend a composted manure product, using at least a couple shovel fulls for each plant, which should be spaced about 18" apart. If you're sowing seeds, I would plant them in clusters at that spacing, and thin them mercilessly to only one strong plant in each spot by the time they are 6" tall.

If starting with transplants, buy young, unstressed plants. Stunted plants with yellow plants will usually produce small heads and smaller plants. Feed them with liquid fertilizer right away, and keep them fed this way until they start to grow dramatically in the ground, after which you can taper off on the intensive feeding. Tender, greenhouse-grown plants that have not been out in the cold yet must be "hardened off" by gradually exposing them to cold temperatures (down to freezing but not below at first) and moderate sunlight. The leaves will become noticeably thicker-textured when they are hardened off. Do not keep them confined to their little pots too long. Plant as soon as possible so they do not become stunted. This is a critical time--you must keep the little rootballs constantly moist by daily watering (or weak-solution liquid feeding) until the roots have grown into the surrounding soil. Broccoli is the favorite vegetable of voles and groundhogs. Good luck.

Cover the plants when the forecast is for temps below 30 F, with something somewhat insulating, like cardboard boxes or plastic buckets, even a little pile of loose leaves or mulch on small plants. Clear plastic is virtually non-insulating. Keep them moist and well-fed. Keep some liquid fertilizer on hand to use if they look underfed. An all-purpose liquid chemical formulation is what I use, or you could make your own compost tea or manure tea.

Be vigilant to spot the larvae of the cabbage butterfly. They will appear early and throughout the growing season. These are well-camoflaged--the same color as the plant, and are usually on the undersides of the leaves and in the crown of the plant. The eggs of the butterfly may be noticed. They are tiny, near-white, elongated, and deposited on the leaf undersides. Happily, there is a non-toxic, completely effective control in the form of a bacterial formulation that kills only caterpillars. Bacillus thuringiensis is the name of the bacterium, and it is the active ingredient in several products. The one I use is called Thuricide. Always add a little liquid detergent to the spray--about a teaspoon in a gallon. I use one of those handy little spray bottles you can get in the cosmetics section of a grocery store, and keep it mixed in the fridge. It will stay effective like this for weeks.

When the plants start to form heads, keep the undersides sprayed. Once the larvae get in there, they are hard to remove. Harvest the heads before the buds open, otherwise they are more bitter and fibrous. Side shoots will form, and if the weather isn't too hot, you will have an ongoing harvest of little heads, I would guess in your relatively cool summers, until midsummer. Keeping the plants well-watered and fed will pay off dramatically.

It is possible to grow a fall crop of broccoli, but more difficult. You will have to start the plants in hot weather when insects are abundant, in early Sept. If you're lucky and the fall weather is cool and sunny, you may have a decent fall crop. The plants sometimes live over the winter unprotected, but probably you will have to cover, uncover, and recover them all winter long to keep them going. I have done this in a cold frame and with removeable covers, and frankly, I don't find it worthwhile here in the Virginia Piedmont. In a more favorable climate, though, winter is the ideal time to grow broccoli. When I had a garden in western Washington state, the plants produced all summer. I have better luck with winter kale, collards, turnips, and spinach started at the same time.

If "cabbage worms" as they are also called, have gotten into the harvested heads, soak them in salty water, and they will float to the top.

In spite of all this, I think you will find broccoli easy and satisfying to grow. Have fun!
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Not sure what part of the country your in.... here, in the southwest we consider broccoli a winter crop...... plant it in Oct..... We plant it like most everything else...from seed.. we don't make starter plants and then transplant.....
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Last year was our first for broccoli. I learned plant it very early ,as in as soon as heavy freeze is past or cover to protect. Other growers said plant in late august or Sept. for a crop in the cool fall. Even though I planted it maybe in June we used some before climate temps made it strong and the dry probably kept it from producing well. I was surprised at how well it kept producing after we cut tops out.
Answer: 4.
Hi,
I live in NE Pennsylvania. Broccoli here is a summer crop. You need to start it indoors now but, you probably won't plant it outside until around Memorial Day. It needs direct sunlight, fertile soil and plenty of water. Make sure you pinch it back after it gets a few leaves, so that the stem grows thick and it doesn't get leggy. During the growing season, cut the heads before they go to flower. A good idea is to go to your favorite search engine and type in "Grow Broccoli (Your State)." There are tons of sites out there to help you grow just about anything.
Good Luck!
Smwoody
Answer: 5.
You have some good answers. I plant broccoli every year. I start from plants. I only need 9 heads. Remember to leave the stalk after you cut the main head. It will reform small "headlets" at each leaf junction long after.

I think I'm in zone 5-6 and want a low maintenance vegetable plot. ideas?

Any good ideas for a low maintenance vegetable plot? I have a 5' square I've got some chive growing in, but is bare other than that. I'm looking for something that will grow while I leave it alone. Weeds have been a problem in the past. I've tried rubbarb and tomatoes and herbs. I'd like something growing in there would be ok if I wasn't home to tend it every week. I do leave it watered with soaker hose on a timer. Any ideas welcome. Thanks you.

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We have been fighting a weed problem for years and finally came up with a solution. We purchased a weed barrier fabric from a garden center ( very heavy type ) put it down on the soil, cut holes in it where we wanted to plant. After planting we covered the area with straw to help keep down the heat on the black fabric. Another thing you might want to try is plant cucumbers and give them something to climb up like a piece of fencing or a small trellis. this works great for a small garden, and they are easier to pick also.
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Weeds are a part of the deal. You might consider laying down newspaper to keep down the weeds. Put a little dirt on top to hold it down. The water will go right through and by the end of the summer, the paper will be dissolved, but this should get you through the weed season. Anything with leaf coverage will help keep down the weeds, so tomatoes, peppers, squash will be good choices. Frankly, I don't worry about the weeds. I plan on weeding for 1/2 hour on Saturdays IF the sun is shining and the spirit moves me, but if I don't weed, the veges still grow.
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If you ever grow your own carrots tou will do it again and again.
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It should be something you like to eat and cost way to much at the stores. Sweet peppers (bell peppers) would be a good choice for the space you have. However after they start fruiting I have to stake them up cause they get so heavy with peppers. Happy Gardening!!!
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Cucumbers are good. They take up alot of space. Can you make the garden larger?I like tomatoes too. We also grow onions, green onions. All sorts of stuff you can do, but i would try to get more space. It will do much better!!!Use compost and manure for best results.

Will the plants still grow if...?

Our cat bit the top of the plant. The two leaves at the top. They are tomato and petunias.

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seedlings?

if the plants were seedlings and the cat bit them off below the seed leaves they will not continue to grow.

if the tomato is a determinate type and the cat bit off the main stem but there are other branches the plant will grow but produce fewer fruit than an uninjured plant.

the petunia will be fine as long as there was a node left after the cat nipped it. just protect it from further munching.
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The plants should grow because those are usually pinched back to encourage growth lower on the plants.

The Muse
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it might not grow as well,but i will grow slower than normal.
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YES IT WILL GROW BACK, BUT TOO MANY EATEN TOMATO LEAVES CAN HURT YOUR CAT SO DONT MAKE HIM OR HER GO NEAR IT