Care Level: I'm Easy
Pet Friendly: Warning
Keep away from pets.
This Rosemary will enhance the taste of your meats and vegetables with it's aromatics, known for its woody fragrance. Brighten up any meal with this fresh curled parsley, ideal for garnishing and adding depth of flavor. Give your dishes a boost of savory flavor with this bold greek oregano, a staple in Mediterranean cuisine. Add some dill for a unique garnish with a bold flavor, perfect for sauces and salads.
Care Level: I'm Easy
Pet Friendly: Warning
Keep away from pets.
Plant this herb in full sun (6-8 hours) to part sun (4-6 hours) with afternoon shade.
Keep the soil consistently moist but not soggy.
This herb is used to average humidity climates similar to the Mediterranean.
This herb needs afternoon shade and a drop in the temperatures at night.
This is a biennial culinary herb and only spreads by seed—therefore, plant in consecutive years.
Apply a balanced fertilizer around the base of the plant in every six weeks during the growing season.
To transplant into a garden container or the garden bed, water your plant the night before. Dig the hole twice as wide as the grower pot and the same depth as the grower pot (not deeper). Remove the plant and center in the spot. Add rooting hormone around the roots of the plant. Water in the hole and let drain. If you have clay soils, add composted leaves, to enhance the soil consistency. Check to ensure your pH levels are between 5.5-6.7 with our 3 in1 plant meter. Fill around the plant and up to the top of its soil line. Tamp down with your hands to remove any air pockets. Water again around the drip line.
To harvest, trim stems around the outer edges. Trimming will promote more growth.
Since Parsley is a biennial, you will need to plant him for two consecutive years to harvest each year. To extract the seeds, the plant flowers and dries first. Trim the Parsley with the seed heads and place into a bag to lightly remove the seeds. Dry the seeds in a warm place by turning them daily on a paper plate or towel for two weeks. Label and store in an envelope and place in an unused refrigerator for up to three years. To plant, use well-draining soil with rich nutrients and compost. The pH should be between 6-7. Use our 3 in 1 plant meter to test the pH. Soak the seeds in warm, soapy water for an hour. This procedure will break the outer layer of the seeds and help them germinate faster. Afterward, rinse the seeds in a colander with warm running water to remove the soap. Place the seeds in a warm bowl of water to soak overnight to help with germination. Then strain and place on wax paper to dry completely before planting. Prepare seed trays with well-draining moist soil for seedlings. Start this process 2-4 months before the last frost date in your area. Plant the seeds in 1/2 inch of soil and 12 inches apart if growing outside. Once the plant has germinated at around 70°F, let it grow to 3 inches before transplanting into the garden. Keep the seedlings in bright light or under grow lights to germinate.
Full direct sun outside (6-8 hrs.) Indoors bright direct sun.
Keep moist while young and allow the soil to dry briefly between waterings when mature.
Medium humidity at 50% or above will give this plant longevity and keep the soil more moist.
Indoors: 55-80°F
Air circulation is important to prevent mold and mildew spores from forming on the leaves.
Outdoors full sun (6-8 hrs.) where nights are above 10°F. Indoors in bright direct sun areas. When bringing indoors, cut back by 1/3 to overwinter.
Fertilize once a year in spring.
Repot infrequently since it may cause shock. Use well-draining soil mix.
Prune to 1/3 before overwintering inside. Outside, prune after bloom to encourage bushiness and growth.
Trim 3-4 inches off young shoots (without flowers) from the plant in the early morning when it's hydrated. Remove any lower leaves to contain the moisture in the stem. Trim right below the leaf node (where the leaf has sprouted). Use hormone rooting powder to dip the tips of the stems into to coat. Fill pots with a damp rooting soil mix that is well-draining with grit and compost mixed into it. Insert each stem in individual tray modules or small containers with drainage. Cover rosemary with a clear plastic bag to retain moisture and leave in a sheltered place with bright, indirect light. Check every two weeks for root development. Keep compost moist as the roots develop. Fertilize with a diluted rooting fertilizer solution periodically. Pot into a container or plant in the garden the following spring. Begin the hardening off (acclimating to the outside) stage by placing the plant outdoors in a protected spot a few hours per day when temperatures are above 45°F. Increase the outdoor exposure each day by the amount of time so they can adjust. Do more and more time each day and observe the breezes, day and night temperatures and avoid any extremes. This process might take from 1-2 weeks to acclimate your new rosemary plants. Enjoy and share with your culinary foodies!
This plant enjoys areas of full sun (6-8 hours).
Keep your dill consistently moist in well-draining soil to ensure a good crop. Do not let it get heat stressed, or it will wilt and damage the leaves.
Medium humidity at 50% or above will give this plant longevity and keep the soil more moist.
Add humidity around this plant to protect the leaves from wilting and getting heat stress. Temps below 40°F will destroy this plant.
Apply your fertilizer every six weeks around the drip edge of the plant or sprinkle some rich compost around the area. Container garden: If growing in a container, fertilize monthly with an organic balanced fertilizer.
Take care when transplanting outside, make sure to harden off when coming from the (relatively) safe and steady environment of the indoor kitchen.
Start pruning your dill when plants are about six to eight inches (15 to 20 centimeters) tall. To prune, use a pair of herb scissors or even just a regular old pair of scissors and snip the frond-like leaves from the top of the plant, above a leaf set.
Always take your cuttings from the healthiest, strongest dill plant you can, and choose a branch off the main stem that has new(er) growth.
Plant this herb in full sun (6-8 hours) to part sun (4-6 hours).
Keep the soil on the dry side and not saturated.
This herb is used to average humidity climates similar to the Mediterranean.
Give this herb afternoon shade.
The herb likes a more Mediterranean climate.
To transplant into a garden container or the garden bed, water your plant the night before. Dig the hole twice as wide as the grower pot and the same depth as the grower pot (not deeper). Remove the plant and center in the spot. Add rooting hormone around the roots of the plant. Water in the hole and let drain. If you have clay soils, add composted leaves, to enhance the soil consistency. Fill around the plant and up to the top of its soil line. Tamp down with your hands to remove any air pockets. Water again around the drip line.
Prune any signs of flowers to alleviate bolting. Harvest leaves early in the morning and eat while fresh. When harvesting, use pruners and cut a stem above existing leaves to promote ongoing growth. Prune old growth out at the end of the season or the stems will become more woody and the leaves will turn bitter.
Stem cutting: To propagate, prune 4-6 inch stem cuttings with no buds or bloom from the parent plant. Remove leaves on 1/3 of the bottom half of the stem with pruners. (Do not tear off.) Dip the ends in root hormone (mixed in water at a paste consistency) and place 1-2 inches down in damp, well-draining, moist potting soil mix and tamp down around the stem to secure it. Use a 2-3 inch container with drainage and is deep enough for the roots to grow. Mist inside a clear plastic bag to create moisture and humidity and place the bag over the top of the plantings loosely. There is no need to tie off the bag but allow a little airflow under and into the planting pot. Set it in bright, indirect sunlight while they are rooting. Check the moisture and humidity each day and add misting to the soil (not the leaves) while the roots establish. After 4-6 weeks, roots will begin to form. You can tug onto the stem to ensure the roots establish after new growth begins. Transplant to the garden after the roots are mature.
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