How to grow greens at home in winter without soil?

For a real gardener, the excitement of planting does not fade away all year round, and you just want to grow something useful on your windowsill. The first thing that comes to mind is greenery. At first glance, everything is very simple. In reality, it turns out that it is not easy to grow juicy green sprouts in the winter twilight on a narrow window sill; there are tricks and discoveries.

Onion pyramids

Many people sprout onions at home for greens, this is a simple task. The only problem that I always have is finding where to put containers with earth or water, because bulbs take up a lot of space. While looking for a compact planting option, I stumbled upon the idea of ​​sprouting onions in a plastic bottle in the form of a pyramid.

I really liked this method, but it was embarrassing that the earth would wake up through the holes, and it would be possible to water the structure only in the bathroom. In one of the articles, I found a mention that instead of earth, you can use any material that is able to retain water. For example, toilet paper is suitable.

See also: Healing plants and shrubs in your garden You can organize the distillation of a feather according to the following plan:

• Take a plastic bottle of 1.5 - 2 liters, cut off the top.

• We select the bulbs, put a few into the bottle, determining at what height and distance to cut the holes. With a marker, we make notes in a checkerboard pattern.

• We cut through the circles with nail scissors, I advise you to make holes at least 3 cm in diameter, so that when the crown shrinks, in any case, they stick out. At first I did less, and during the installation I had to enlarge the holes, it is not difficult, but extra work. If the onions are of different sizes, then the packing will be more dense, but the process will resemble Tetris.

• Then we put several layers of toilet paper on the bottom, then we begin to lay out the bulbs so that their tops slightly peep out of the holes, between them we sparingly clog the toilet paper, spill a little along the way.

• You can attach a wire handle to this pyramid, as for a bucket. So I did, and until the onions began to bite, the whole structure hung on the handle of the window, and did not take any place on the windowsill.

• The onion pyramid does not require any maintenance other than frequent watering. paper dries faster in the dry air of an apartment than earth.

I was pleased with the result of the experiment, almost all the onions hatched and continue to do so, but the lush cap of onion feathers did not work, becausethe bulbs were from three different sources. It is more convenient for the household, because greens come gradually, but from an aesthetic point of view, not as beautiful as we would like.

Greens from a roll of toilet paper

Now it is very popular to grow various greens on the windowsill all year round - watercress, coriander (cilantro), basil. All these benefits are crops of long daylight hours, therefore, in winter darkness without intense illumination, you can rely only on young growth, which will have time to develop in 2-3 weeks. There is an opinion that such microgreens contain the most vitamins, it can be eaten separately or added to dishes for flavor.

See also: How to grow purple basil and other spices for a delicious flower bed Some enthusiasts buy hydroponic germinators for this purpose, this is a special container with one or more sections, in which water is pumped with bubbles, thanks to such aeration, the seeds germinate quickly and amicably without soil. Clean, not troublesome and comfortable. However, such a pleasure costs from 1,000 to 2,500 thousand rubles. I, personally, am not ready to spend such an amount to get a bunch of cilantro or grass for a cat twice a month, so I try other methods.

Many gardeners' forums mention sprouting seedlings using plastic bags and toilet paper. I decided to try this method for watercress and cilantro.

You need to act according to the following algorithm:

• Take a roll of garbage bags, unfold it to the required length (1.5 m is a roll that fits into a container with a diameter of 8-9 cm), lay out toilet paper on top in 4-5 layers.

• Spray on top and spread the seeds. If possible, no more often than after 1 - 1.5 cm, because it is inconvenient to thin out seedlings - they are very tender.

• Cover with 2-3 more layers of toilet paper on top, spray again. We fold the roll, without exerting effort, loosely.

The photo shows that I rolled the first rollers very tightly, in the second batch I did work on the mistakes. If the house is cold, plantings can be placed under a greenhouse, watered as needed, the paper in the film does not dry out for a long time.

• Shoots of watercress appear very quickly, coriander has to wait at least a week.

• As soon as sprouts appear, they should be put on supplementary lighting every day (you can even under a regular table lamp), I did not do this right away for the first time, and the sprouts had time to stretch out very much, this is not criminal, because the stalks also go into food, but under the lamp a bunch of more magnificent and greener will come out.

It is not worth waiting for giant greens, after the appearance of 2-3 small leaves, the microgreens begin to wither little by little, so you must not miss the collection and plant a new batch.

When collecting, you can cut off the shoots, but it is better to unfold the roll and use the shoots along with the long white roots, because the harvest is very small. A bag of cilantro seeds 3 g (20-25 rubles) is enough for me for about 10 cups with plantings, these are 10 small heaps that we add to sour cream sauce or meat.

There are special microgreen seeds. Perhaps this miracle of selection gives more fleshy sprouts, their price is slightly higher (35-40 rubles). I think they can also be grown in toilet paper - there are even microgreens of radishes and broccoli in the assortment.

Most of all, I liked growing grass for a cat in toilet paper, the greens of Zdravushka sprout very amicably and give the same growth as in the ground.

You can safely give a container with grass to your pet, because he will not stain everything around him when he devours it.

But for germinating seedlings, I categorically do not recommend this method - shoots are obtained with long weak roots, seedlings with such an open root system will be almost impossible to dive.

Replenishing the deficiency of vitamins, diversifying the menu and adding expressiveness to dishes with the help of greens grown on a miniature plantation in an apartment is a very real task. It is convenient to always have onion feathers, lettuce, basil, borago, dill and parsley on hand. Home planting will not only provide the family with fresh greenery, but can also be used as a decorative element.A mini-vegetable garden, located in multi-colored pots, flowerpots of an original form, complemented by garden figures, will revive the interior, create a unique atmosphere of comfort in the house and fill it with the aromas of nature.

Preparing for growing greens at home

For a small home plantation, early determinant species should be selected, since they are less demanding on keeping conditions and have a short growing season. Regardless of the crop chosen, there are general rules for preparing for planting.

Watercress can be eaten 2 weeks after sowing

Capacity selection

To grow greenery on the windowsill, you need to create comfortable conditions for it. Home garden beds can be arranged in regular flower pots, plastic containers, wooden crates, and even eggshells. The main thing is that there are holes at the bottom of the container through which excess water will drain onto the pan. Before planting, the pots should be disinfected with a 0.2% manganese solution.

Containers for greenery must have drainage holes and a tray

The author of these lines grows greenery in decorative clay vessels, in which holes are often missing. To avoid stagnation, I put expanded clay on the bottom of the container, on top I pour a layer of earth mixed with hydrogel swollen in water in a ratio of 5: 1. The gel acts as a kind of water reservoir. All excess moisture is absorbed into it, and then absorbed by plants as needed.

A layer of expanded clay should be laid at the bottom of the pot, which will help to avoid stagnation of water in the ground.

In an apartment on a small area, it is advisable to use a multi-level arrangement of pots. In the window opening, you can attach several shelves at a distance of 50 cm from each other to provide the plants with the necessary amount of light. You can also arrange the pots on shelves or hang planters over regular drawers.

With a multi-level arrangement of containers with greenery, space is saved

Soil for greenery

For the full growth and development of home greens, a nutrient medium is needed. The substrate should be lightweight, water and breathable. The soil mixture can be prepared from turf, peat, sand, coconut fiber and perlite in a ratio of 3: 2: 2: 2: 1 or from equal parts of earth, humus and sand. To deoxidize the soil, it is necessary to add ash (200 g / 5 l). The prepared soil should be disinfected with Maxim's solution (2 ml / 1 l), Fitosporin (6 drops / 5 l) in order to destroy the causative agents of fungal diseases.

The soil for greenery must be loose and fertile.

In the absence of the necessary ingredients, the substrate can be bought in garden pavilions. Suitable soil mixture for seedlings or universal use. It is filled with all the necessary components and does not need pre-sowing treatment.

Video: a landless way to grow herbs

Preparation of planting material

Depending on the culture, different cultivation methods are used:

• sowing seeds;
• forcing from roots or bulbs;
• grafting.

The planting material must be prepared for planting. Seeds of dill, parsley, cilantro, spinach, basil are first pickled for 10 minutes in a pink solution of potassium permanganate, 2% hydrogen peroxide solution heated to +40 ° C or disinfected for 2 hours in a solution of boric acid (0.5 tsp / 1 glass of water). Then they are soaked in warm water for a day, changing the liquid every 6 hours.

Seeds are etched in a manganese solution to kill disease-causing microbes.

To obtain a green feather, the onion is poured overnight with hot water, then the husks are removed and the upper part is slightly trimmed. Before planting, parsley and celery roots are dipped for 2 hours in solutions with stimulating drugs - Heteroauxin, Kornevin, Fumar, which significantly accelerates the growth of green mass.Cuttings of branches or leaves of basil, lemon balm, before planting in a pot, are immersed in water for 10-12 days until roots appear.

Before sowing on a feather, the onion is cut off the upper part

How to grow greens at home

The easiest way to grow greenery in an apartment is to dig up in the garden or buy plants with roots from the store and transplant them into pots. But, having a short growing season, they will soon bloom, so you will have to replace them with new ones.

You can buy lettuce from the store and grow in a pot on a windowsill

Video: growing greenery in winter in an apartment

Seed greens

The seed method requires a lot of effort, but the plants obtained from the seeds will turn green for a whole year. Planting greenery goes like this:

1. The containers are filled with a substrate and grooves are made at a distance of 10 cm from each other; for watercress, it is enough to leave 4 cm in the aisle.

   The boxes are filled with soil and grooves are marked.

2. Moistens the soil in the furrows.
3. The seeds are spread to a depth of 0.5-1 cm.
4. Most crops are sown at 1 cm intervals with further thinning; basil seeds are planted at a distance of 5 cm from each other.

   Seeds are sown into the ground to a depth of 1 cm

5. Sprinkle with earth without compacting.
6. Cover with foil and put in a warm place (+ 23-25 ​​° C).

   The container with the crops is covered with foil until the first shoots appear.

Each culture has its own germination time. The first shoots of watercress appear on the 2-3rd day, parsley, dill and basil - after 10-14 days. With the appearance of sprouts, the film is removed and the crops are thinned, leaving 4–5 cm between them, and the interval between basil shoots is increased to 10–15 cm.

Lettuce shoots will appear in 5-7 days

You can do without soil altogether by sowing grains into wet gauze. The fabric folded in 2 layers is moistened with warm boiled water, the seeds are laid out on top and placed in a greenhouse. In a humid environment with a temperature of + 30–35 ° C, optimal conditions are created for their germination.

Mini-vegetable garden can be grown even in eggshell

Video: unusual growing greenery without land

Forcing from the rhizome

The process of growing many crops from seeds is quite long: from sowing parsley and celery to tasting greens, it should take about a month and a half. By this time, the greens will have a height of 8-10 cm. You can get a fresh fragrant seasoning faster by growing it from the roots.

This method of growing greenery is suitable for the autumn-winter period. The root crop is dug out at the end of the season in a garden bed with parsley and celery. The rhizome is chosen according to the following criteria:

• length - about 5 cm;
• diameter - 2 cm;
• no signs of wilting;
• the presence of an apical kidney.

Too long roots are planted obliquely or cut off and powdered with ash.

Parsley can be grown at home from their root vegetables

Rhizomes are placed almost close to each other in moistened soil, sprinkled with earth and compacted. The tops should be above the ground. After a few days at a temperature of + 15-18 ° C, the first shoots will appear, and after 3 weeks it will be possible to cut off the parsley leaves, after 4 weeks - celery. With this method of growing, greens will appear on the rhizome for six months.

Parsley roots are planted in a pot, leaving the tops above the soil surface

Growing greens from cuttings

Basil and lemon balm can be grown from an apical cutting or part of a leaf, which is previously placed in water for 2 weeks. After the roots grow back, they are planted in a pot. Fragrant greens can be obtained after 10–20 days. A bush grown by cuttings will use up its resource in 3-4 months, and it will need to be replaced with a new one.

The top cuttings of the basil are placed in water until the roots appear, and then planted in a pot

Getting greens from an onion

It is not difficult to grow a green onion on a windowsill from an onion. Onion sets and turnips can be used as planting material. A large onion gives a lot of greens in a week, and the harvest can be obtained for a long time. Small bulbs take longer to germinate, about 2 weeks, and are depleted faster. But the feather grows softer and more tender.

Onion sets and turnips are used as planting material for growing green feathers.

Prepared onions with a trimmed top in an upright position are buried a third into the soil and watered well with water. Before the sprouts appear, they are placed in a warm place, and then transferred to a windowsill to provide the plants with good lighting.

It is easier to grow a green onion without soil, in water. A plastic or cardboard lid with round holes is placed on a container filled with water, into which the bulbs are lowered so that only the lower part of them is in the water. The growing green feathers can be cut off until the bulb is shriveled.

To prevent the putrefactive process, a 4% hydrogen peroxide solution or a 0.2% manganese solution can be added to the water.

It's easy to grow onions in water

Video: growing onions for greens in a five-liter canister

Caring for greens at home

When growing greens in indoor conditions, it is necessary to take into account the characteristics of the crops. The main conditions for good plant growth are:

• compliance with the temperature regime;
• sufficient illumination;
• regular watering;
• good nutrition.

Temperature regime

In the initial period, for seed germination, it is required to create greenhouse conditions with a temperature of 25 ° C. Later, greens are grown in a cooler room - at values ​​above +22 ° C, most plants begin to bloom, which leads to a decrease in their taste. If the room is too warm, the feathers of the onions will be frail and pale, and the lettuce leaves will become rough and bitter. The optimum temperature regime is + 15–20 ° С. After the emergence of friendly shoots, the pots can be transferred to a loggia or veranda, however, care must be taken that the air temperature does not drop below +5 ° C. In a room that is too cold, plant growth will slow down.

The room where the greens are grown should not be too hot.

Organization of correct lighting

But there should be enough light. Without it, the greens will stretch up, thin out, become pale and stunted.... Plants need to provide 12-hour daylight hours. For this, in the winter period, additional lighting with phytolamps is used. They are installed above the greenery at a distance of 15-30 cm.

On short winter days, greens should be additionally illuminated.

Advice. For uniform illumination, it is necessary to turn the containers with plants 180 degrees daily - in this case, the green mass will grow evenly and not stretch in one direction.

Video: lighting for growing greens in winter

Providing watering

Home greens must be watered regularly, in small portions, without allowing the soil to dry out, otherwise the plants will be weak. Signs of a lack of moisture:

• slow growth;
• drooping limp leaves;
• the appearance of yellow spots on the stem.

Young sprouts should be watered from a spray bottle, irrigating not only the ground, but also the leaves. When watering adult plants, it is better to add water to the aisles. However, this should be done with caution. Stagnation of moisture in the soil leads to damping of plants, provokes the development of root rot and a fungal disease - black leg. It is better to water in the morning and evening so that the water is completely absorbed. When watering on a hot afternoon, the moisture evaporates quickly. Once every 3-4 days, it is necessary to loosen the soil, thereby improving aeration. For irrigation, use only settled water.

Greens at home must be watered regularly, but not poured

Good nutrition

Homemade greens are very responsive to fertilizers. The introduction of nitrogen contributes to the active growth of green mass, and phosphorus and potassium - to an increase in the content of essential oils in the leaves, which improves their taste. A week after the emergence of seedlings, an ash solution (10 g / 1 l) is introduced into the soil. Subsequently, the plants are fed every 2 weeks. Yeast can be used as fertilizer: 3 g of dry yeast and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar is dissolved in 3 liters of water, diluted 1:10 and introduced into the soil. This nutrition stimulates plant growth and is a source of beneficial bacteria.

Yeast infusion increases soil fertility and improves crop quality

You can take the complex mineral fertilizer Agricola (0.5 tablespoons / 2.5 liters), which promotes the intensive development of greenery and the accumulation of vitamin C in it. Or, once a month, you can carry out fertilizing watering using superphosphate. It is dissolved in hot water in a ratio of 5 g / 1 l. After each feeding, the plants should be watered from a watering can with a strainer to avoid burns.

The garden on the window will delight you with bright greenery only if you follow the rules of agricultural technology

Caring for a green bed on a windowsill is not difficult at all. You just need to know the peculiarities of the culture and follow the rules of agricultural technology. But how many positive emotions are caused by greens grown in cold winter! Lettuce, parsley, basil, dill, spinach, rich in vitamins and minerals, invigorate and enhance immunity. But the mini-vegetable garden not only pleases with a tasty and healthy harvest: tender green leaves are like hello to gardeners from the long-awaited summer. And the originally designed garden bed will decorate the interior and cheer you up.

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Not everyone has a summer residence, but every family needs fresh parsley, dill, and green onion feathers. The solution is simple: growing greenery on the balcony or on the windowsill will allow you to have vitamin seasonings all year round. Some housewives tried this method and refused, because the herbs turned out to be tasteless and not aromatic. The reason is improper care: in winter there is little light in the apartment, the air is too dry and other unfavorable conditions that must be taken into account when growing vegetables at home.

What can be grown at home?

Many herbs can grow in a small amount of soil, so they can be grown in containers, boxes, and windowsill pots.

Suitable for growing at home:

• Dill;
• mustard leaf;
• parsley;
• green onions;
• watercress;
• celery;
• basil;
• leaf salad;
• coriander.

You can start creating your home garden with green onions. It does not need soil - take a jar with a narrow neck, fill it with water and set the bulb so that its edges rest on the sides of the container, and the roots are immersed in the liquid. You only need to change the water from time to time and cut the green shoots for food. When the bulb shrivels and becomes soft, the growth of the shoots is over, replace it with a fresh one.

It is easier to grow each species in a separate container, so you can choose the right soil composition, provide the necessary conditions and watering. In addition, a large, heavy box is difficult to move, turn towards the light so that the plantings are evenly lit. In small pots and containers, you can separately grow each species and variety, in good weather, take them out to the balcony, and if there is a threat of frost, bring them indoors. For proper moistening, it is necessary that there are drainage holes in the bottom. It is easy to select a pallet for a compact container, and excess liquid will not create puddles on the windowsill.

Advice

When you have little space or containers, you have to grow different types of greens in the same container. Group plants according to their thermophilicity: dill, watercress, celery and parsley in one container; in the other - thyme, marjoram, basil.

Be sure to allocate at least one container for the children. Let them decide for themselves what herbs will grow there, sow seeds with you, take care of their plantings on their own.Even a first grader can do this kind of work. Explain that the plants are alive, they can die of thirst, and the child will have responsibility for their pets.

Kitchen garden on the windowsill

You need to start work with the preparation of the necessary equipment and materials. Containers should have drainage holes. To prevent excess moisture from accumulating on the windowsill, place containers on pallets. In winter, the air in apartments is often too dry. Add hydrogel to the soil, it will provide the roots with moisture if you forget to water the plantings in time. Put small pebbles on a pallet and regularly moisten the stones, then the plants will not suffer from dryness at home.

Each crop requires a different approach when planting and growing.

• Green onions can be grown both in water and in the ground. Take a set or small onion bulbs and plant them in the ground 2 cm apart, burying them halfway into the ground.
• For a feather, you can plant perennial onions in boxes. Dig it up in your garden, cut off the green feathers, and plant it in a container.
• Parsley seeds germinate slowly due to the abundance of essential oils. Soak the grains for a day in a saucer of water, and then sow. You can plant rhizomes with a good apical bud in the ground, place long roots obliquely.
• Sow watercress in rows at 10 cm intervals.
• Lettuce seeds should be sown in separate grooves so that the distance between the plants is about 5 cm. You can sprinkle a few grains in each hole, and then leave the strongest specimens.

Advice

At home, vegetables are usually grown, for which the aerial part is used for food. To help the shoots and leaves develop well, sow herbs when the moon is growing. If you want good rhizomes, start sowing when the night star is in a waning phase.

Pour expanded clay at the bottom of the container, then the nutrient mixture. It can be purchased at the store or prepared from the same amount of peat, sawdust and sand. After sowing, sprinkle the seeds with a layer of soil 0.5 cm thick, cover the container with foil and keep in a warm, dark place until shoots appear. To keep the green conveyor constantly supplying you with fresh seasoning, plant a new plant every 2 weeks.

How to properly grow greens on the balcony

Those who do not have a summer cottage can grow greens on an open balcony in the summer. If you build deep boxes, you can sow other crops: radishes, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes. In summer, caring for plantings in boxes differs little from cultivating herbs in the open field, the only difference is that the earth dries out quickly, and watering should be more frequent. Frost-resistant species can be sown as soon as warm days come, and basil, rosemary and other southern crops are kept at home on the windowsill and taken out into the street only when the spring frosts end.

In winter, greens can be grown on glazed and well-insulated loggias. Try to plant unpretentious species that will withstand a short sharp cold snap. Don't forget about lighting, equip your balcony with comfortable fluorescent lamps. If stationary boxes are used for planting, which cannot be brought into the room during severe frosts, keep heaters ready.

Residents of the southern regions can grow on glazed loggias and heat-loving crops: basil, rosemary. You need to plant greens only in small containers, which, if the weather forecast is unfavorable, can be easily brought into a warm room. It is desirable that all bindings are with sashes. Winter in the South is unpredictable, even in January the temperature can rise to + 20⁰. On warm, clear days, open the windows to let the plants enjoy the sun and fresh air.

Caring for greens at home

In the northern regions in winter, plantings do not have enough light, so often the greenery on the windowsill grows tasteless and without aroma. Plants themselves will tell you that it is too dark for them: they will begin to stretch upward.Install energy-saving lamps and give your pets at least 12 hours of daylight. To take full advantage of the light's brightness, surround the containers with mirrors or foil.

The next problem is overcrowding. Each bush should have enough room to grow. If, when sowing, you poured the seeds too thickly, destroy the excess copies. When plants are spacious, they will produce more tasty succulent shoots and leaves. If you notice that buds appear on the plantings, cut the peduncles, and the greens will be lush and softer.

Plants need sufficient watering for good development. In very dry apartments, be sure to add hydrogel to the soil, and cover the soil surface between the plants with small pebbles. Water at least every other day and spray the herbs with a spray bottle. If the soil starts to crust over, loosen it up. Every 2 weeks, feed your garden on the windowsill with a compound fertilizer solution.

Greens for sale

If the area of ​​the apartment allows, cultivating greenery at home on the windowsill can be a good addition to the family budget. There are many techniques for organizing your herb business. If you wish, you can build racks in several tiers or purchase a hydroponic plant. There are entrepreneurs who have earned their start-up capital from parsley and dill. To be able to promote your business, you need commercial ability, and an ordinary housewife can simply sell surplus greenery.

It is not necessary to stand in the market, you can get to know the seller of herbs and give the greens for sale. Another option is to offer your products to a small cafe or diner. The owners of small establishments are already tired of imported herbs, which are expensive, look good, but cannot boast of any taste. They will gladly acquire spicy bunches from you, which grew half an hour ago in the fertile soil on your windowsill and absorbed the aromas familiar from childhood.

The easiest way is to post a notice on your front door. In an apartment building, neighbors will instantly buy up all the surplus from you and will be registered in the queue for the next harvest. If you are on maternity leave, freelancing, or for some other reason do not have a steady income, the containers on the windowsill will help to replenish the budget.

Conclusion

Fresh herbs can be grown at home all year round. In summer, a summer cottage or balcony will supply you with vitamins, and in winter you can grow herbs in a heated greenhouse, on a glassed-in loggia, or right in a room on a windowsill. You will get a double benefit: a harvest of juicy leaves, and a natural humidifier of dry air in the apartment.

It is advisable to grow each species in a separate container. If there are few containers, group the plants so that the same box contains herbs that require the same growing conditions and ripen at the same time. Prepare a pot with new seeds in advance, then fresh herbs will be present on the table without interruption. Remember that rhizomes planted for distillation are quickly depleted, after about 2 harvests they will have to be changed to new ones.

In order for greens to gain taste and aroma at home, they need a lot of light. Install energy-saving lamps and reflective screens and keep the stems from pulling out. Water and loosen the soil in time, don't forget to feed your pets, and you will never have to stop at the stalls with withered parsley and dill, which looks more like a camel thorn.

Many housewives have large windowsills and are thinking about how to grow greens at home. In fact, there is nothing complicated, many types of green plants do not require special care, feeding and additional lighting. Greens can be grown all year round. It is tasty and healthy, especially during the period of vitamin deficiency.Indispensable food additives can be grown.

Juicy spicy herbs are indispensable for activating metabolic processes in the body, has an expectorant, disinfectant, diuretic effect.But first things first.

Soil preparation and containers

It is better to grow greens in plastic containers, wooden boxes are not practical, heavy and often leak. Several varieties of herbs can be planted in one long container at once, but taking into account their combination with each other, irrigation conditions. For example, dill, parsley and celery will get along in one container, but marjoram, thyme and oregano need a separate space.

The most optimal composition of the earth (soil) is peat, earth, river sand and sawdust, taken in equal proportions. For drainage, it is advisable to put pebbles or expanded clay on the bottom of each vessel with a layer of up to 5 cm. To create the required moisture level, you will need a piece of plastic wrap or plastic bottle caps. They need to cover the sown seeds for faster germination.

All kinds of greens, how to grow

Growing greens at home for some types of greens has its own characteristics. The easiest way to get a harvest of onions for a feather, dill and parsley.

To obtain large and juicy leaves of rucolla, containers should be kept with sufficient light and humidity. The topsoil should be kept moist at all times. Rucolla loves moisture, also fertilizing, the introduction of nitrates. Seeds are sown to a soil depth of 11-12 cm, top up with a small layer of earth - up to 1.5 cm. In a week, you can expect the first shoots to appear. When leaves reach a height of 7 cm, they can be cut and added to salads.

Celery prefers to grow in fertile, nutritious and moist soil in moderation. Planting seeds are disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate, soaked for a day in warm water, wrapped in a damp cloth and left for some time in a dark place. It is important not to let the fabric dry out and spray it from time to time.

The hatched seeds are ready for planting. Lay the seeds on the soil layer at a distance of up to 6 cm from each other, sprinkle with a small layer of earth, put on a warm, lighted place. The optimum temperature regime for celery is 25 g. Sufficiently overgrown plants will need to be thinned out, and the soil loosened. The best varieties for home cultivation: delicacy, snow globe, apple, mushroom.

Green juicy spinach leaves are rich in provitamin A, vitamins PP, B, C, vitamin B2, mineral salts, easily assimilated iron, iodine in large quantities. With anemia, such a vitamin and mineral composition of spinach is simply irreplaceable. With its regular use, hemoglobin will increase, vision and pancreas will improve, blood vessels will be strengthened. But children and people with high acidity need to take spinach very carefully. It contains a lot of oxalic acid.

Greens at home, such as spinach, require good watering and long-term lighting. First, the seeds are soaked for 2-3 hours in warm water, then they are planted in containers to a depth of 1.5 cm. The optimum room temperature is -18-21 g. After a couple of weeks, the crops need to be fed with mineral fertilizers to form wide and lush bushes. After 1-1.5 months, fresh herbs are ready for consumption. The varieties are livable on windowsills: Virofle, Mazurka, fat-leaved Victoria, Melody.

Borago and marjoram

Borago is a cucumber herb, not as popular as other spices, although it is grown easily, in frequent watering and is not pretentious to bright lighting. Contains vitamin C, carotene, smells like fresh cucumbers. Borago is sown with seeds to a planting depth of up to 1.5-2 cm in a sufficiently fertile soil. Containers should not be placed in drafts. The place should be warm, and the soil should be of high quality.

When such conditions are created, after 2 weeks it will be possible to admire the first shoots, and after 1.5 months, cut off the first juicy leaves for salads, which, by the way, can replace cucumbers if they are not on your table in winter.

Do not cut or discard the arrows that appear on the purple-flowered grass. They have a pleasant smell and taste of honey, they can be dried, added to baked goods, desserts and even to liqueurs, home-made liqueurs.

Marjoram is an unfamiliar spice for many, it is sold in bags as a dried seasoning for adding to meat dishes, soups, snacks, salads, pates. It is quite possible to grow it at home, in flower pots. Marjoram is a part of traditional medicine recipes for the treatment of kidneys, liver, respiratory organs, helps with headache, toothache, is a good sedative.

Marjoram is an unpretentious plant; it is quite easy to grow it at home.

• Drainage is laid at the bottom of the container, on top - a layer of earth up to 15 cm, then - seeds with a depth of up to 2 cm, lightly sprinkle with earth on top.
• After that, the soil can be watered, put on windowsills with moderate lighting, but no drafts can appear.
• The first shoots will appear in a couple of weeks.
• After another 15-20 days - the first harvest.

Plants require regular watering.

Lettuce and mustard

Lettuce is rich in vitamins K, PP, E, B, potassium, iron, iodine. Low-calorie salad, used in many diet menus to normalize blood pressure, prevent sclerosis.

Drainage is poured at the bottom of the boxes, on top - a layer of earth up to 13 cm in height, then - a small layer of the nutrient mixture. You can sow the salad tightly, watered well, covered with foil and put in a warm place. When seeds germinate, move the boxes to lighter windowsills. The first seedlings after the appearance of 1-2 leaves should be dived, planted. For the rapid growth of lettuce, the soil should be fertilized, fertilized in the complex. Watering 3-4 times a week for juiciness and freshness of the leaves. In about a month, the first crop will be ready for harvest.

Watercress containing carotene, sulfur, potassium salts, vitamin C. When salad is added to the diet, blood pressure and sleep are normalized. The salad is not picky about growing conditions. Grows in the shade, on windowsills facing north. Soil up to 12 cm is poured into the container, seeds are planted with a depth of 1 cm, slightly covered with the top layer of earth.

For the appearance of quick entrances, you need to water abundantly. After 2-3 weeks, the succulent leaves will be ready to eat. Lettuce grows well when applying fertilizers from mineral fertilizers, in sufficiently moist soil, the drying of which is unacceptable. Overheating of the air or insufficient watering will lead to coarsening of the leaves, stretching of the stems, and the formation of inflorescences. Such a salad is no longer suitable for food. The peppery, curly, ordinary, broad-leaved variety winters well on the windowsill.

Mustard greens grow well next to watercress. Seeds must first be soaked, after swelling, put on the prepared soil in boxes, sprinkle on top with a layer of up to 1.5 cm of earth, cover with foil to accelerate germination. Keep in a dark place until they appear. As soon as the first shoots appear, you need to remove the film from the plants and expose them to the light. The first harvest is in 15-25 days.

Mustard does not need to be kept at a high temperature or too much light. The best place is cool, shaded, and watering is moderate.

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Parsley, dill, basil and onion

Parsley with dill must first be soaked for a day to release essential oils, then deepen into the ground to 1 cm, keep the containers in a dark place until the first shoots hatch, watering the plants should be daily. Thickened seedlings should be thinned out. Feed min. fertilizers can be used after the first harvest of parsley and dill.

Mediterranean cuisine is not complete without aromatic basil. He loves light and warmth.In winter, it is worth taking care of additional lighting, as well as daily watering. You can plant seeds in flower pots. When the first shoots appear, apply complex fertilizers. To prolong the life of the plant, remove the peduncles during flowering.

What is easy to grow on a windowsill is an onion on a feather.

A can of settled water is enough for him. Scald the onion with boiling water, place in a jar so that only the roots touch the water. When green arrows appear, cut periodically. New arrows will climb again until the bulb shrivels, but the water needs to be changed regularly.

To grow green onions in containers, pour a layer of soil up to 7-8 cm, plant the bulbs, sprinkle with soil. Expose the boxes to light, preferably south-facing windows. With a lack of lighting, onion flavoring and beneficial substances will be lost.

For forcing on a feather, it is better to plant small bulbs up to 2 cm in diameter. Plant in the ground at a distance of 2 cm from each other in half the volume of the bulb.

We grow greens on the windowsill quickly and easily. Stock up on the right seeds in the fall. Delicious, fresh and aromatic spices will always come in handy in winter.

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