How to Grow Mint Indoors Without It Taking Over
Mint is the easiest herb to keep alive indoors and the easiest to regret planting with anything else. Containment, light, and the propagation trick that gives you endless mint for free.
Herbs
Basil, mint, thyme and the rest of the windowsill staples — how to keep them alive past week three.
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Why Your Indoor Basil Keeps Dying: 7 Causes, by Symptom
Basil is the hardest common herb to keep alive indoors. Work backwards from what you actually see on the plant to the seven most likely causes and their fixes.
Windowsill Herb Garden: Which Herbs Suit Which Window Direction
North, south, east or west — each window direction suits a different set of herbs. Match your window to the right herbs instead of guessing and hoping.
How to Grow Basil Indoors (and Keep It Alive Past Week Three)
Supermarket basil dies in about 20 days. Here is how to split it, repot it, light it and pinch it so a single pot keeps cropping for months.