Indoor Gardener

Growing rosemary at home

Rosemary is a wonderfully fragrant and useful herb. It’s an evergreen perennial shrub, and a member of the mint (Labiatae) family. Its Latin name Rosmarinus officinalis means ‘dew of the sea’, as in the wild it grows within reach of the sea spray. It’s particularly suited to Mediterranean cooking, and great with meats (particularly lamb, [...]

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How to grow fruit indoors

Growing fruit indoors seems a bit strange but it’s perfectly doable if you have a nice sunny window and the right container. Strawberries and raspberries, for example, are quite suited to life in a hanging basket or barrel, while indoor fruit trees, as you’d expect, are specifically developed to thrive indoors.

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How to take cuttings from a Spider Plant

Easy peasy. Snip the babies off at the end of the long stalk and either root them in water or soil/compost.

Water is the quickest way to get roots, and you simply submerge the bottom of the spider plant cutting for a few weeks.

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