Harvesting and Preserving Highlights Harvesting: Aromatic Favorites: Lavender Aloe veraĜhamomile.Food Favorites: Sweet basilĝill Mint Chives Oregano Parsley Cilantro Sage Thyme.Most any herb can be grown indoors, good light, water and the right nourishment are key.Registered pesticides - Safer’s Insecticidal Soap and EcoBlend Organic Insecticidal Soap.Home Remedies - insecticidal soap, Neem oil, lemon or vinegar spray.

Mechanical control – preferred for light insect infestation.A healthy growing environment is important to control insects and especially diseases.Major insects: Aphids Whiteflies Mites Slugs.Less susceptible possibly because of their fragrance and flavors.Water when the soil feels dry to the touch – don’t drown them!.Most sources recommend natural or organic – follow the label.Plants should be fed about every 2 weeks.Fertilizer: seedlings will require an initial small dose.The right mixture: 50% compost and 50% soilless potting mix, OR….Water requirements depend on indoor environment and location.Fertilize sparingly with a slow release form, if at all.Under lights, 14-16 hours under T-5 fluorescent lights (more expensive than T-8 lights, 2-3 times the output).Well drained growing medium using soil-less mix and compost or Leafgro.Easily grown indoors or outdoors, in pots or in the garden.First accounts of food use or in cooking date back to the Romans.In the Middle Ages, herbs were uses to preserve meat, mask odors, and were associated with witchcraft and paganism.Referenced in Indian, Chinese and Egyptian writings for medicinal uses.Lascaux cave paintings depict herbs dating back perhaps as much as 25,000 years!.History “An herb is the friend of physicians and the praise of cooks.” – Charlemagne Herbs Plants valued for their flavor, fragrance, medicinal and insecticidal qualities or economic or industrial use, or in the case of dyes, for the pigments they provide What you will take away from today How to successfully grow herbs indoors Cultivation Soils/Growing medium Nutritional needs Insects and disease control Herbs to grow indoors Harvesting your bounty Sources of Information Indoor Herb Gardening Sub Title Mary Beth Culver, Gul Behsudi, and Sid Abel Howard Co., 2013 of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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