How to avoid Fungus Gnats on my herb garden plants How to sterilize potting soil mix and avoid fungus gnats. Fungus Gnats are terrible! Have you ever had to deal with insects, tiny black flies on your herb plants and tiny white larvae on or in your potting soil, and you don’t know what to do to prevent this, then this article is for you. Let’s start by answering the following two questions: Why are these insects (and especially fungus gnats) a problem? What exactly are fungus gnats? What are Fungus Gnats? Fungus gnats are small pests about 2 to 5 mm long, like many mos ..read more

How to start herbs from seeds – Rosemary and Oregano Some of our member herbgardeners asked me how I seed start my herbs. So I have been planning for a while now to create a video about the simple and easy method I use for starting my new batches of herbs. In this video I briefly explain my steps. If you want to learn mor about seed starting herbs, I have created an ebook filled with useful info and explanations: https://www.amazingherbgarden.com/herb-books/ Don’t hesitate to give me your thoughts or questions in the comments below or on our Youtube channel ..read more

How long does it take for Rosemary cuttings to root? I have conducted different experiments with growing Rosemary cuttings in the last months of my herb gardening. In this article I will share my experiences, my tips and best practices about how to propagate Rosemary by growing cuttings into strong and healthy plants? Different methods for rooting rosemary cuttings Let me start by answering the question in the title of this post: How long does it take for Rosemary cuttings to root? After all the research in books and on the internet about this topic but especially based on my o ..read more

The Herb Garden Challenge for Beginners Let me tell you a story about how this idea for a Herb Garden Challenge for Beginners was born. A while ago, while driving my car, I was listening to an interesting podcast. And that episode was about the creation of user experiences on websites. The lady, talking in the podcast, suggested that it is always a great idea for websites to create an attractive “user experience” for every new website visitor. She said that every website should try to engage with its audience by giving a real active and hands-on user experience to website vis ..read more

Splitting and Repotting a Basil Plant from the supermarket In this blogpost I will illustrate how I am splitting and repotting a basil plant from the supermarket into several different basil plants. Through splitting a basil plant into multiple smaller plants, I am trying to guarantee a constant source for harvesting one of my favourite herbs for cooking dishes. Let me show you how to split and repot a basil plant, bought at the supermarket or grocery store, by demonstrating the different steps I recently took to get the job done. 1 – Getting everything ready : the basil plan ..read more

GROWING HERBS IN WINTER My experience using grow lights In winter, they say the days are cold and dark. This is not different for our herbs. So I was wondering what the impact is for us herb gardeners. Is it possible to obtain a sustainable growth in winter at all? And will herbs survive in the dark winter period? I want to share some of my personal experiences with you, about growing herbs in winter using grow lights,  a topic that I’m sure you’ll be interested in. Growing herbs indoors requires a sufficient dose of light Maybe the greatest challenge when growing herbs indoors is pr ..read more

FIVE REASONS TO GROW YOUR OWN HERBS Grow Your Own Herbs indoors – The Benefits : Are you looking to grow your own herbs? In this short post you will find a couple of great reasons why that is NOT a bad idea. 1. Enjoy how herbs smell and look Herbs are very popular because they add color, fragrance and beauty to our homes. Herbs simply look great in or around our home, especially basil, lavender, … but many others look great too. The smell of indoor herbs can be very nice too, for instance mint and basil fills our home with fragrance and greenery every day. Try stroking with your ..read more

How long does it take for Rosemary cuttings to root? I have conducted different experiments with growing Rosemary cuttings in the last months of my herb gardening. In this article I will share my experiences, my tips and best practices about how to propagate Rosemary by growing cuttings into strong and healthy plants? Different methods for rooting rosemary cuttings Let me start by answering the question in the title of this post: How long does it take for Rosemary cuttings to root? After all the research in books and on the internet about this topic but especially based on my o ..read more

How long does it take to grow Rosemary cuttings? I have conducted different experiments with growing Rosemary in my years of herb gardening. In this article I will share my experiences and my tips about how to propagate Rosemary by growing cuttings? But first me start by answering the question in the title of this post: How long does it take to root Rosemary cuttings? After all the research in books and on the internet about this topic but especially based on my own experiments and results, I can basically conclude that it takes two to six weeks for Rosemary to root cuttings, depending on t ..read more

The Herb Garden Challenge for Beginners Let me tell you a story about how this idea for a Herb Garden Challenge for Beginners was born. A while ago, while driving my car, I was listening to an interesting podcast. And that episode was about the creation of user experiences on websites. The lady, talking in the podcast, suggested that it is always a great idea for websites to create an attractive “user experience” for every new website visitor. She said that every website should try to engage with its audience by giving a real active and hands-on user experience to website vis ..read more