Indoor Herb Gardens

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Indoor herb gardens offer:

• the fun of gardening year round.
• the ability to garden when you do not have a yard.
• the enjoyment of fresh herbs for tasty cooking
• a place to garden away from outside bugs.

Creating An Indoor Herb Garden

Fresh herbs can certainly produce a world of difference in your meals. Rather than purchasing them at the grocery store and acquiring more than you can use at once or getting a bunch that is not as fresh as it could be, grow your own. Grow a variety or just your favorite herbs.

To begin your own indoor herb gardens you can construct everything from scratch by: purchasing pots,soil, seeds, fertilizer, set up a watering system, construct a grow light and putting it all together in an area you can enjoy it at home. Or, you can do it the easy way and purchase an Aerogarden herb growing kit which has all this in one easy to put together kit. Either way is fine, but if you want to get on with enjoying your gardening quickly acquiring an Aerogarden kit is the way to go.

Watch this fun timelapse video of an Aerogarden Herb garden growing:

If you think like me, you will agree that it would be fun and exciting to watch your herbs growing each day.

To show how easy it is to start an Aerogarden Herb garden here are the steps to putting it together:

Step 1 – Decide on the type of herb you want ot grow, and purchase the Aerogarden Herb kit which best matches your decision.

Step 2 – After your receive your kit, snap the top and bottom of the AeroGarden system together as outlined in the instructions provided.

Step 3 – Take the top section of AeroGarden and put in the grow lamps provided into area made for them.

Step 4 – Place the pots of herb seeds into the particular holes provided in the bottom part of the AeroGarden. Be sure to put the pots in the specific position allotted for them according to the instructions provided with the kit. Each kit is laid out in a certain way to maximize space for the plants.

Step 5 – Supply water all the way up to the level indicated in your particular AeroGarden model.

Step 6 – Add the nutrient tablet into the water section of the AeroGarden.

Step 7 – Plug the Aerogarden into a wall socket.

Step 8 – Set up the timer to establish what 16-hour time period your AeroGarden will be turned on.

Step 9 – As you watch your herbs grow, watch for the water level light to come on indicating that more water is needs to be added. Add water as needed.

Step 10 – As your plants grow, adjust the height of your AeroGarden lights to keep the lights at least two inches from the top of the plants.

Step 11 – Prune your plants on a regular basis as discussed in the Tending & Harvesting Guide that is provided with every seed kit.

Step 12 – Maintain the grow bulbs and garden pump as described on Aerogarden website

Step 13 – Harvest your herbs until they stop producing, and then purchase a new herb kit to start the process over.

Gardening does not get easier than that ! There is a large selection of different herb kits to make your decision for which you want to grow. This may be the most difficult step.


Here are some of the other herb seed kits available:

French Herb (Chervil, Sorrel, Marseille Basil, Parsley, Sage, Savory and Chives).

Gourmet Herb (Thyme, Chives, Italian Basil, Purple Basil, Dill, Mint and Parsley).

Holiday Herb (Includes parsley, oregano, thyme and sage).

International Basil (Includes Lemon, Thai, Napolitano (Italian), Marseilles (French), Genovese (Italian), Globe and Red Rubin.).

Italian Herb (including Basil, Garlic Chives, Mint, Savory, Italian Parsley, Oregano and Thyme.).

Japanese Herb (Mitsuba (2), Red Shiso, Green Shiso, Nira Chives, Cress and Shungiku (chrysanthemum).

South of the Border Kit (cilantro, epazote, globe basil, oregano, thyme, and parsley.).

If you have some space to continue growing your herbs outside and the weather is permitting, you can transplant them outside in either a garden plot or in pots. If you do decide to replant them, do not pack in the soil too tightly and place a small amount of gravel or woodchips at the bottom of the pots for good drainage. Use containers large enough to accommodate future root growth. Herbs also like air circulation, placing near an open window can provide both the sunshine and air movement that they need to thrive.

Consider the Aerogarden as the easy way to create and enjoy having your own indoor herb gardens.  Then you can focus your time on using your fresh herbs for cooking delicious and healthy meals.   ( see FamilyCookingTips.com )
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How Do the AeroGarden Indoor Herb Gardens Work?

You know that the AeroGarden™ produces magnificent vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruit but what you might not necessarily understand is how it works. It is essentially less complicated than you think. Within each AeroGarden™ unit is a small microprocessor programmed to provide an optimal environment for your plants. How does it understand what environment to provide? Simply because you turn the dial on the front of the AeroGarden™ to indicate to it what you’re growing. Instantly the humidity, nutrients, and compact fluorescent light requirements are fine-tuned to satisfy the requirements of your plants. Even more interesting than the internal microcomputer is the science that goes inside each and every seed and nutrient tablet. AeroGrow scientists have taken years of NASA aeroponic research for large scale operations and patented a small scale, organic approach for the mass market. The seeds are designed for fast growth and a large yield. Each nutrient pellet is derived from minerals salts such as the same type of mineral salts you might find in typical multi-vitamins; and is designed to neutralize your tap water for optimal growing conditions.

About the Aerogarden

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A good general video on growing herbs indoors:

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