These potted plants grow very well at home and can become vegetables at home.

It is great to plant some plants with fresh fragrance on the windowsill and balcony. They are all very resistant to maintenance. You might as well plant some vanilla plants at home. They grow exuberantly and enjoy well, and can become vegetables on the dining table and fresh seasoning in the kitchen.

Here are some vanilla plants that are easy to grow indoors:

1. Basil

Basil likes the warm and humid environment all the year round. The maintenance location needs more light, and you can plant it on the windowsill facing east or south.

Potted basil should be watered regularly, the soil should be kept moist in spring and summer, the potted soil should have good drainage, and organic liquid fertilizer can be given once every 2-3 weeks in the process of growth.

You can choose to sow and reproduce directly, or you can cultivate it directly with branch cuttings. as long as you cut a section of basil branches, about 9 centimeters long, remove the leaves at the bottom, soak them in water, and change water every two days, you can usually take root in a week or two. after the root system grows, it can be transplanted to the soil, which is easy to cultivate successfully.

If the potted basil wants to grow more vigorously, it can pinch the top and remove the buds from the top after it rises to 15 centimeters, which can promote the vigorous growth of branches and leaves.

two。 Oregano

There are many varieties of oregano, it can grow very tall, can constantly pinch the top, promote branches, as long as it can be properly maintained for many years, pot maintenance is also very simple.

You can buy oregano potted plants directly, or you can reproduce by sowing, but it will be more difficult for seeds to germinate. You can also use its branches to cuttage propagation, generally choose branches 9cm long, remove the leaves at the bottom, prepare loose, well-drained sandy soil, keep the soil moist, branch cuttings inside, to avoid soil stagnant water, placed in a ventilated and bright environment, usually two or three weeks can take root and sprout.

3. Rosemary

Rosemary is a perennial woody shrub plant. It will grow slowly in the first two or three years, and then grow into a shrub. It likes loose and drained soil and a ventilated and transparent environment, and its conservation location should have sufficient light.

It is very difficult to cultivate rosemary with seeds. Generally, rosemary is propagated by branch cuttings. It can be cultivated directly with vermiculite or perlite. Prepare some strong cork branches, about 10 cm long, and remove all the leaves from the bottom. The branches are cut directly in vermiculite or perlite.

In the process of cultivation, it is necessary to keep vermiculite moist and avoid drought. in addition, it is necessary to spray water around it regularly, maintain a high air humidity, maintain a temperature between 22 and 25 degrees, and usually grow slender roots in two or three weeks. then you can transplant it into the potted soil.

4. Parsley

Parsley is a biennial herb. It likes a warm and humid environment all the year round. There should be plenty of light in the maintenance position. To keep it warm and dry all the year round, you can put it on the south-facing windowsill.

The process of parsley cultivation is to prepare sandy soil that is loose, breathable and well drained, and do not water it too frequently in the process of conservation. Be sure to wait until the soil 3 to 5 centimeters below the soil surface is dry, and then water it without frequent fertilization. Each harvest can cut off more than 3 centimeters of the bottom, and it will grow new leaves.

5. Thyme

Thyme likes a dry environment all the year round, and the lowest temperature for maintenance should be above 5 degrees. It does not need nutritious soil cultivation, but it needs to keep the soil with good drainage and can grow well in the semi-shade. However, there is sufficient light to grow more exuberant, and in the process of maintenance, it can be pruned regularly to promote continuous branching.

6. Sage

Sage is very suitable for novice cultivation, its adaptability to the environment is very good, it can be directly planted in the basin soil, the maintenance location should have more light, maintain more than 4-8 hours of light every day, and even produce purple flowers in summer, which is very suitable for growing on the windowsill.

Sage is also easy to reproduce. You can buy small potted sage plants directly, or cut a few branches and cut them into the sandy soil to keep the soil moist and quickly take root and sprout.