Caring for culinary herbs: you have to consider that

Most culinary herbs are fairly easy to care for. Pay attention to a few small things, the plants will thrive without any problems and give you a good harvest.

Caring for culinary herbs - location and pot size

Proper care of culinary herbs begins with the choice of location.

• Whether on the windowsill, in the bucket or in the bed - Mediterranean kitchen herbs need a lot of sun.
• Keep your herbs on the windowsill, plants like rosemary, oregano, thyme or sage should be in a very sunny window.
• A window facing south is ideal. But window sills with a western orientation are still suitable for these kitchen herbs.
• Like other herbs is bright, but no direct sunlight. In addition to parsley and chives, these culinary herbs also include basil and lovage.
• If you pull these herbs on the windowsill, they will feel comfortable on windows facing east. If it is bright enough, they also thrive on window sills to the north side.
• The pots of the culinary herbs that you buy in the supermarket are usually much too narrow. Put the herbs in a larger pot after purchase.
• Many herbs are too tight when you buy them. This is often the case with basil. Therefore, not only put the plants in a larger pot, but divide them into several pots.

Watering and harvesting the plants

Some culinary herbs need water every day, others manage with less water.

• As a rule of thumb, kitchen herbs with hard leaves need less water than those with soft leaves.
• Rosemary or thyme only need water again when the soil is dry.
• Plants with soft leaves need water every day. Typical representatives are chives, flat and curly parsley, lemon balm, basil or lovage.
• No culinary herb tolerates waterlogging. Never pour too much. Make sure to use a saucepan with drain and drain water residue after a while.
• It is best to water kitchen herbs in the morning and only from below. The leaves should not get wet.
• Harvesting is also part of care. Do not be cautious here.
• Cut regularly, most culinary herbs thrive significantly better. Harvesting encourages them to form new shoots and leaves.