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Great Herbs for Indoors

3/28/2012

 
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In December, I bought a wonderful pot with a poinsettia and a couple lemon verbena plants from Gwen Simpson, owner of Inspired Market Gardens. We really appreciated the bright colour of the poinsettia and tea from the lemon verbena, but neglected the pot a bit while away over Christmas.

In January, I noticed spider mites on the lemon verbena and decided to cut the plants back to the woody stems and see if they recover. It took a while, but as of late February, the plants have put on new, bug-free growth and I have been picking leaves for tea and salads! I have now seeded some basil into a gap in that pot and look forward to getting an early crop.

The poinsettia is still hanging on, although it is starting to lose some leaves. To rescue it, I will have to repot it so that I can place it in a cool dark room for a while. Have any of you ever attempted to get poinsettias to rebloom?

Another plant I love having in the house is rosemary. It does well in a sunny window – winter growth is slow, but the plant will love being outside some time in early June. Growing herbs is not too daunting and very rewarding, but I found it easier to purchase the few plants I like to have around. Sadly for Edmontonians, Gwen has moved to BC, and I know I will be missing her superb herbs dearly!

Elizabeth Atherton-Reid
7/23/2012 08:07:59 am

Just read your blog postings (it's July/12) and I keep my poinsettias alive until spring, pruning them so they will look better by the time I use them in my outdoor flower pots. They provide a lush green foliage with reddish tones and I enjoy seeing them having a second life in the summer. They look good with any flowers you plant with them.

Claudia
7/31/2012 01:42:15 am

Thanks, Elizabeth. That's a great tip!


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