Herbs
3 guides tagged Herbs, from first steps to advanced care.
- BeginnerHerbs
Coriander (Dhania) in Balcony Pots: Sowing Window, Bolting, and Actual Harvest
Coriander is the herb I've killed the most times on my Pune balcony, always the same way: sown at the wrong time of year, bolted to seed within a week, done. Here's the sowing window that actually works on a north-facing balcony, why bolting isn't a mistake you made, and how much dhania you can realistically expect from a 10 to 12 litre pot.
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Growing Curry Leaf in a Balcony Pot: What Actually Works in an Indian Kitchen Garden
My curry leaf plant sat in the same pot for two years looking like it was doing nothing, then took off once I stopped fussing with it. Here's what actually moved the needle on a north-Indian-summer, hard-water balcony, and the one mistake (overwatering a plant that wants to half-dry between waterings) that cost me a full growing season.
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Herb Harvesting: Pinch, Don't Strip
Stripping whole stems off a herb plant looks like a bigger harvest today and a smaller one every week after. Pinching (taking growing tips instead of whole stems) is the technique that keeps most leafy herbs producing for months instead of weeks. Here's how it works, which herbs it applies to, and the numbers on what each method actually costs you.
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