Grow herbs at home with Jekka

We are often asked what herbs can be grown indoors as houseplants and although the majority of herbs prefer being outside there are a few, usually the more tropical varieties, that can tolerate and will be quite happy inside.

The joy of keeping herbs as houseplants is that you get the usual structural and aesthetic element that goes along with your typical houseplant as well as the culinary and medicinal benefits found with herbs.

Jekka's herbs below are usually kept in the glasshouse and moved to the tunnel during the warmer months. As with all houseplants, the three main things to consider are:

Light - Your indoor herb garden will need at least six hours of sunlight per day to thrive.
Water - A very important element for physiological purposes in a plant's life, including growth and metabolism. Jekka's tip is to water in the morning.
Air - Good air flow around a young plant is essential to help prevent disease.

For more advice on growing herbs indoors read Jekka's blog on indoor herb gardening.

In Jekka's latest blog we list our top herbs that can be grown as houseplants:

Left: Aztec Sweet Herb (Lippia dulcis)

Read Jekka's blog for more details about each of these herbs and why they are in the top 10 for 2021.

Read about herbs as houseplants

Jekka's NEW 'Grow at Home' herb kits

As the days get longer and warmer it is time to start sowing seeds. This is also a good lock down activity for all ages.

Jekka's Grow At Home Spring Herb Kit: for the culinary gardener, a selection of herbs to brighten your borders and add flavour to your dishes.

Seeds: Borage, Chervil, Chives, Red Orach & Sweet Marjoram.

Jekka's Grow At Home Herb Salad Kit: for the kitchen gardener who wants to grow fresh, tasty herbs and vegetables.

Seeds: Jekka's Salad Mix, Mizuna, Red Frills Mustard, Red Lettuce & Salad Onion.

Browse Jekka's grow at home kits

Happy Herby Valentine

Herbs are the foundation of food, health, happiness and well-being as well as being steeped in myth, magic and folklore; so what is a better treat to give this Valentines than a herb?

The pretty viola in the bottom left of this photograph is Heartsease (Viola tricolor) which, in the middle ages, was prescribed as a remedy for broken hearts. In the traditional language of flowers, the purple and yellow stand for memories and the white loving thoughts. For further information on the myth, magic and folklore of herbs please read Jekka's blog.

Read about the myth and magic of herbs

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