Help It Grow - Blog Posts

Blessed the garden at Beltane, was able to gift my coven with a basket full of zucchini and summer squash. The next day I found these. I can’t wait for my tomatoes to turn.

Useful info for herbs. Thanks

Many Witches and Herbalist love to grow their own herbs/flowers, it will help your home look more lively and you can control the environment for the plant to grow. While growing plants can seems easy, many plants cannot grow indoors, or need special requirements to grow full and healthy.  While herbs such as chives and sage can grow indoors, plants like roses and honeysuckle will grow best during the warm seasons outside. When planning on gardening a new herb, research where would be best to grow them. If you are buying seeds, look on the back of the seed package and it will tell you the best conditions for growing the herb/plant.

Some herbs to grow indoors:

Chives - Plant them in well-drained potting soil that’s rich with organic matter. They can tolerate light shade but do best in full sun 

Mint - Mint can grow in many soil types and degrees of sunlight, but it produces the best leaves in rich soil. It’s a perennial, but its hardiness varies by variety, so check which type you are growing.

Rosemary -  Quick-draining soil is the key to good growth. It’s drought-tolerant. Keep the soil moist but never wet when grown indoors 

Sage - Best grown in full sun and moist, well-drained potting mix

Some plants to grow indoors:

Cactus - adapted to extremely arid and hot climates and have water conserving features

Orchid - most grow best when temperatures drop at night to between 50 and 65 degrees and rise during the day to 65 to 75 degrees

Hibiscus - For best results, keep hibiscus in bright light and warm temperatures near a south or west window. (( also is a bee saver if grown outside!))

African Violet - do better in lower light and will bloom year-round with a minimum of care.

These are just some of the herbs and plants grown indoors, but there are so many more online sources for growing herbs and plants indoors.

Websites that help a beginner with growing and starting: 

Here

here

Lists of magical herbs and plants:

Personal Fav

Another good one

Lists of poisonous herbs and plants:

Poisonous Plants

Common toxic house plants poisonous to pets

Toxic herbs to cats

Poison control for Dogs

Herbs and vitamins dangerous during pregnancy

IF AT ALL YOU FEEL UNSAFE USING A HERB OR PLANT, RESEARCH TO SEE IF THE PLANT IS TOXIC, AND EVEN THEN IF YOU FEEL UNSAFE, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE THE HERB OR PLANT!

Everything is growing so nicely.