herb garden update

after a good amount of internal debate and speaking to a friend of mine who is a self-proclaimed "amateur indoor gardener," I decided to start from scratch with the cilantro and dill plants. Only one of the basil plants was thriving, so I put in an actual pot with some miracle-gro indoor potting soil that claims to specialize in moisture control. I sure hope this is true, because I worry that I committed the crime of over-watering it already.

When I bought the pot and soil at the hardware store, I purchased replacement pods for my indoor greenhouse so I could start over with the dill and cilantro. I'm very glad that I hung onto the seed packets! Hopefully they'll start sprouting in a few days.

some pictures from my adventures with indoor gardening:

the basil after being repotted. I'm crossing my fingers for this little guy!


just call me farmer sarah, and ignore my messy apartment in the process

herb garden update

those of you who know me well are aware of my black thumb when it comes to gardening, due to my tendency to over-water plants. in the past, the only plant that has thrived under my care was a bamboo plant. so this time, I fought my urges to water my herb garden multiple times. I also took them out of the indoor greenhouse and placed them on my windowsill.

big mistake.

i think i may have ignored the plants to death. I'm doing what i can to monitor them and make sure they're getting enough water, but i feel like the sudden drop in temperature mixed with the crack in my window may have sealed the deal for their fate. I'm thinking I may start over from scratch with a different approach-actual potted herbs instead of the indoor herb garden may be more beneficial for the plants, especially when i noticed that the roots were sticking out from the planting pods. I'm thinking I may take a trip to the hardware store this afternoon.