Comments on: I live in a dorm with pretty good sunlight what kind of herbs or small plants can i grow in pots? http://aromatherapynottingham.co.uk/2007/12/i-live-in-a-dorm-with-pretty-good-sunlight-what-kind-of-herbs-or-small-plants-can-i-grow-in-pots/ Natural Aromatherapy Healing Combined With Indian Head and Neck Massage Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:10:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: brightnbewildered http://aromatherapynottingham.co.uk/2007/12/i-live-in-a-dorm-with-pretty-good-sunlight-what-kind-of-herbs-or-small-plants-can-i-grow-in-pots/#comment-526 brightnbewildered Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:11:06 +0000 http://aromatherapynottingham.co.uk/?p=464#comment-526 Thyme, rosemary and chives are very easy to grow and you can harvest little bits to add them to your eggs, soups, or even TV dinners - fresh herbs add a lot! Thyme and chives are fairly easy to grow from seed, but I've always bought rosemary as plants. Since it's late in the season and you're new to this, you'd probably do better buying plants anyway. Parsley and cilantro are hard to grow enough quantity to be worth your trouble. Basil would be OK but it likes a LOT of sun, and also hard to get a usable quantity on your windowsill. Lavender has a lot of uses. You'd need to buy a plant - I hear it's tricky to grow from seed. The scent alone is supposed to be very soothing & help you sleep, etc. I've taken a couple dried leaves and made lavender tea with it. You can infuse oil (soak a sprig in a little bottle of olive oil, canola, etc) and use it for things like soothing irritated skin. (This infused oil would give you a very diluted version of the essential oil). (One caveat: if you're buying herbs in little pots, in all likelihood they're long overdue for transplanting. Buy some potting soil & get them in a slightly bigger pot as soon as you can. There are some exceptions - parsley & cilantro **** being re-potted) Thyme, rosemary and chives are very easy to grow and you can harvest little bits to add them to your eggs, soups, or even TV dinners - fresh herbs add a lot! Thyme and chives are fairly easy to grow from seed, but I’ve always bought rosemary as plants. Since it’s late in the season and you’re new to this, you’d probably do better buying plants anyway. Parsley and cilantro are hard to grow enough quantity to be worth your trouble. Basil would be OK but it likes a LOT of sun, and also hard to get a usable quantity on your windowsill.

Lavender has a lot of uses. You’d need to buy a plant - I hear it’s tricky to grow from seed. The scent alone is supposed to be very soothing & help you sleep, etc. I’ve taken a couple dried leaves and made lavender tea with it. You can infuse oil (soak a sprig in a little bottle of olive oil, canola, etc) and use it for things like soothing irritated skin. (This infused oil would give you a very diluted version of the essential oil).

(One caveat: if you’re buying herbs in little pots, in all likelihood they’re long overdue for transplanting. Buy some potting soil & get them in a slightly bigger pot as soon as you can. There are some exceptions - parsley & cilantro **** being re-potted)

]]> By: gwen0674 http://aromatherapynottingham.co.uk/2007/12/i-live-in-a-dorm-with-pretty-good-sunlight-what-kind-of-herbs-or-small-plants-can-i-grow-in-pots/#comment-525 gwen0674 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:42:38 +0000 http://aromatherapynottingham.co.uk/?p=464#comment-525 Aloe vera plants are a good thing to have and are easy to grow. Aloe vera plants are a good thing to have and are easy to grow.

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