Nature and Gardening

• Make sure these guys get a fair bit of sun.
• Clay pots are great for herbs because they keep moisture.
• Houseplant mix is just fine. Compost mix may bring bugs.
• Feed every month in summer and every three months in fall and winter.
• You'll know when to water if you stick two fingers in just below the surface and it's dry. They like to be most, not damp. Make sure your pot has adequate drainage.
• Grow rate is highly variable. Repot when they're overflowing. If you move them too early then their roots will spread before the leafy greens. They grow down first, then up, they want to be cosy first.

Think of where they'd grow in the wild. :)

Ps: old teabag contents, in moderation, make great fertilizer.

I can’t see all the comments, so this may have been mentioned, but make sure you have a good spot that gets bright sun most of the day. I don’t even bother with herbs indoors because my kitchen faces East and I don’t have a bright enough spot. If you notice your plants starting to look a little “leggy” (sending out long shoots with lots of distance between the leaves) that’s a good sign they are not getting enough light.

1. mint n' balm to my knowledge like moist-but-well-draining soil. I'd check daily to see if the top inch or so of the soil is dry and water when it is.

2. naw, generic is fine. You picked hardy herbs!

3. if you were planting these outside and in the ground, I'd be cautioning you that they were about to take over your entire flower bed and suggesting you grow them in pots instead.

3.1. You can transplant your seedlings straight into big ol pots, they'll be fine. Don't get ones that are too small, and don't plant them in the same pot. They like to spread out!

3.2. I'm serious, though, don't plant them in the ground. If you ever move the pots outside for a while, keep them on concrete away from beds where they could spread seeds or runners.

4. pick a real sunny spot in your house-- where I live these lil guys would thrive best at a southern or western facing window.

5. pinch the flower buds off as you see 'em to force the plant to spend more time on the foliage and less on flowers and seeds.

6. if you fertilizer, (big if, it likely doesn't need it for a while if the soil is fresh from the store) pick one with more nitrogen than potassium or phosphorous, since you want lots o' leaves and not so many flowers or fruits

Enjoy! These herbs are a delight to grow and use in foods. Love 'em.