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Curated lists and articles to learn how to care for your new or existing herb gardens. Urban Leaf helps urbanites and small-space gardeners grow their own food.
Urban Leaf » Herbs
11M ago
We get it; your homemade salsa will never be the same without cilantro! So, is there anything you can do to boost your harvest? Well, you can get the timing right (we’ll tell you how), you can grow indoors, and you can grow as many crops of cilantro microgreens as your heart desires!
Here's our Top 5 tips for getting the most out of your cilantro.
Plant Early: Get the planting timing right for your zip code
Let’s face it, gardening is really zip-code local when it comes to growing conditions. Consider cilantro a cool-season annual – it even tolerates light frosts – in cooler or ..read more
Urban Leaf » Herbs
1y ago
Parsley is a pretty universal herb - adding a burst of flavor to your soups, salads, and pasta, and sauces. You can even add it to your dog’s food to freshen your pup's breath! In this blog, we’ll cover everything you need to know to successfully grow parsley outdoors - from basic facts, supplies, setup, and steps to grow, care for and harvest it, and gardening zones in the US and how they can impact outdoor gardening.
Plant type
Biennial
Family
Apiaceae
Binomial name
Petroselinum crispum
Timing
Parsley sprouts in 2-4 weeks and can be harvested from Month 3+ on ..read more
Urban Leaf » Herbs
1y ago
‘Dill’ is derived from the Norse word ‘dilla’, meaning ‘to lull’ and the plant has been used medicinally since the Middle Ages, often to treat digestive problems and diseases. Chill with dill! In this blog, we’ll be talking about everything related to growing dill outdoors, from basic facts, supplies, setup, and steps to grow, care for and harvest it.
Plant type
Annual
Family
Apiaceae
Binomial name
Anethum graveolens
Timing
Dill sprouts in 2-3 weeks. They can be harvested from Month 3+ on.
Part sun
Your outdoor dill will require an equivalent of 5+ hours of direct su ..read more
Urban Leaf » Herbs
1y ago
We totally get it! This last summer had all of us thirsty for something refreshing. Mint is known not only for its many benefits to the human body but also for its wonderful taste that’s essential to making refreshing and delicious drinks, watermelon salad, and more. In this blog, we’ll be talking about everything related to growing mint outdoors, from its basic facts, supplies, setup, and steps to grow, care for and harvest it.
Plant type
Perennial
Family
Lamiaceae
Binomial name
Mentha
Timing
Mint sprouts in 2 weeks and they can be harvested from Month 3+ on.
Part su ..read more
Urban Leaf » Herbs
1y ago
As we already know, basil is one of the easiest herbs to grow and has a great variety of types and uses especially in cooking. We have talked about growing basil indoors, but you might be curious about growing it outdoors, too.
In this blog, we’ll be talking about growing basil outdoors, including basic facts, supplies, setup, and steps to grow, care for and harvest it, and gardening zones in the US and how they can impact outdoor gardening.
Plant type
Annual
Family
Lamiaceae
Binomial name
Ocimum basilicum
Timing
Basil sprouts in 1-2 weeks and can be harvested f ..read more
Urban Leaf » Herbs
1y ago
Parsley is a pretty universal herb - adding a burst of flavor to your soups, salads, and pasta, and sauces. You can even add it to your dog’s food to freshen your pup's breath! In this blog, we’ll cover everything you need to know to successfully grow parsley outdoors - from basic facts, supplies, setup, and steps to grow, care for and harvest it, and gardening zones in the US and how they can impact outdoor gardening.
Plant type
Biennial
Family
Apiaceae
Binomial name
Petroselinum crispum
Timing
Parsley sprouts in 2-4 weeks and can be harvested from Month 3+ on ..read more
Urban Leaf » Herbs
1y ago
‘Dill’ is derived from the Norse word ‘dilla’, meaning ‘to lull’ and the plant has been used medicinally since the Middle Ages, often to treat digestive problems and diseases. Chill with dill! In this blog, we’ll be talking about everything related to growing dill outdoors, from basic facts, supplies, setup, and steps to grow, care for and harvest it.
Plant type
Annual
Family
Apiaceae
Binomial name
Anethum graveolens
Timing
Dill sprouts in 2-3 weeks. They can be harvested from Month 3+ on.
Part sun
Your outdoor dill will require an equivalent of 5+ hours of direct su ..read more
Urban Leaf » Herbs
1y ago
We totally get it! This last summer had all of us thirsty for something refreshing. Mint is known not only for its many benefits to the human body but also for its wonderful taste that’s essential to making refreshing and delicious drinks, watermelon salad, and more. In this blog, we’ll be talking about everything related to growing mint outdoors, from its basic facts, supplies, setup, and steps to grow, care for and harvest it.
Plant type
Perennial
Family
Lamiaceae
Binomial name
Mentha
Timing
Mint sprouts in 2 weeks and they can be harvested from Month 3+ on.
Part su ..read more
Urban Leaf » Herbs
1y ago
As we already know, basil is one of the easiest herbs to grow and has a great variety of types and uses especially in cooking. We have talked about growing basil indoors, but you might be curious about growing it outdoors, too.
In this blog, we’ll be talking about growing basil outdoors, including basic facts, supplies, setup, and steps to grow, care for and harvest it, and gardening zones in the US and how they can impact outdoor gardening.
Plant type
Annual
Family
Lamiaceae
Binomial name
Ocimum basilicum
Timing
Basil sprouts in 1-2 weeks and can be harvested f ..read more
Urban Leaf » Herbs
2y ago
Most of our products include herb seed packets, so it’s important for us to inform you guys about what should you look for in an herb seed packet.
What is an Herb Seed Packet?
First, what is an herb seed packet? An herb seed packet or a seed packet in general, not only includes the seeds that you will use for planting, but also includes important information about these seeds, such as plant name, plant photo, plant characteristics, sell-by dates, accreditations (organic, non-GMO), and other significant details about the seeds.
How to Decipher the Information on an Herb Seed Packet?
As di ..read more