As it is always good to have near at hand fresh greens. But if the dream of purchase of own parcel was not fulfilled yet, then it is possible to be engaged in gardening on windowsill. Grow up fresh greens which will become fine addition to salads and various dishes in house conditions.
Rules of cultivation of greens
It is the best of all to grow up houses seeds in plastic pallets or special containers. It is not recommended to use for this purpose wooden boxes as they begin to proceed over time because of what midges appear. Soil mix can be bought in special shop for gardeners and gardeners, and it is possible to prepare independently. For this purpose mix the earth, bank sand, peat and sawdust in equal proportions. Use haydite or chipped brick as drainage.
It is very important to provide sprouts with enough light. Buy daylight lamps, establish near box with seedling (especially in cold season when duration of daylight hours is minimum). But consider that green onions, fennel and parsley practically do not suffer from the shortage of light therefore at cultivation of the listed greens it is possible to do safely and without additional lighting.
Of course, the greens which are grown up in house conditions will not reach those sizes, as on kitchen garden. But at thorough and correct leaving the harvest will not keep itself waiting.
Crops
Small seeds it is enough to arrange at depth of 5 millimeters, they can be not trenched in the earth. Then water and pull food wrap on pot or box, remove from the solar place before formation of sprouts. The film will help to create necessary microclimate. When sprouts arise, remove polyethylene and you will expose pot on window (preserve against drafts and direct beams of the sun). Large seeds before landing are recommended to be turned previously in gauze and to put in saucer with warm water (it is possible to replace with special biological solution). After swelling plant seeds to the earth.
Regularly water plants, but try not pereuvlazhnyat the soil. Some experts recommend to use the spray that leaves also got moisture.
Fennel is unpretentious in leaving and is resistant to cold. For its cultivation it is better to take the peaty earth. Already one and a half months later after crops greens will be ready for use in food. Onions can be planted heads or seeds in any capacity. Leave parsley seeds before crops for day in vessel with water that essential oils have disappeared (they interfere with fast shoots). Petrushka very much loves moisture, water it daily. After emergence of shoots thin out. After collecting the first harvest feed up parsley mineral fertilizers.