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Herbs you can grow indoors:

The Wiccan’s Glossary

Most herbs will be happy growing in water, but those propagated from cuttings are easier to start in water. Seed-grown annuals like cilantro, mustard, and dill are a bit tricky because you need to sow the seeds in soil or some other medium and then transfer the seedlings to water. Soil to water transition is not impossible, but it may not always work out because soil-grown roots are a bit different from water roots.

What you need: Water. Rainwater is best. Do not use chlorinated water. Tap water that has been left to sit overnight will also do. Containers. Water roots like to grow away from light, so tinted containers are best, but not necessary. There are advantages to having narrow mouthed containers which can support your cuttings, but they should by no means be tight. Plant cuttings. You should have about ten centimetres.

Here are some tips for rooting cuttings indoors:

-Cut stems at a 45° angle. There’s more surface area for the plant to take in water that way. Use the sharpest blade so your cut is clean. If a dull blade crushes the end of a stem, it can destroy its ability to take in water. Angled cuts also promote proper healing on the mother plant. A flat cut is not only harder to callous, it also makes it easier for water to pool into it and become a bacteria party.

-Try to cut close to a node, as this is where the roots will generally emerge. Leftover stem on the bottom tends to just rot.

-Place cuttings in the water immediately.

-Keep cuttings in a shaded spot for the first day or two to let them adjust to the shock. After that, give the cutting as much bright indirect light as possible (such as by a window). The plant will need to photosynthesize to give itself energy to put out new roots. If you have a grow light at home, this works just as well!

-Different plants take different lengths of time to root out. This can range from as little as a week to a couple of months. As long at the plants aren’t rotting, you’re ok! Give them as much time as they need.

-Don’t use powdered rooting hormone. That’s only for soil. I’ve never tried to root cuttings in water with super-diluted liquid hormone, so I don’t know if that’s feasible? It’s also meant for use in soil.