Sometimes it is exasperating. The fresh spices that you planted indoors only wither, turn brown and die. And you do not understand what you are doing wrong!

Here seven common mistakes when growing herbs at home are described.

common mistakes growing cilantro at home — Cilantro (Photo Qfamily, Flickr)

1. You are too ambitious

Have you sown the seeds in order to be able to see the spices, slowly but surely, to grow? You do not need to do it is so difficult for you. To obtain spices that grow from seeds is not easy.

Buy a ready-made herb plant at the flower or grocery store instead. Sow in a pot, when you get home. Then you more likely will succeed.

2. You drown them

Certainly, love your spices for water - but you do not want to go swimming in the liquid. Therefore, make sure that the pots do not make the plants and are bathed in copious amounts of water. The pots should have a hole in the bottom, where excess water can drain.

3. Forget to prune

Your spices need they are dressed regularly to prevent them from becoming heavy. Different spices need to be cut a lot of feed. The basil is very demanding, while the parsley is almost do not require anything, for example.

4. You do not take form in which the spice should be cared for

Different spices have different needs, all of which should not be administered in the same way. Therefore, it is important that you find out how your spice thrives, instead of thinking that you have your eye on cilantro just because what you did worked with the basilica.

5. You are giving them a non-nutritious soil

Most likely, you have purchased your fresh herbs in a nursery with soil. But they need more than water! Give them new, moist soil now and then to make them feel as good as possible.

6. Your plants don't get enough sun light

Spices need light. If the spices are to make less than four hours of light per day, you should move them to a lighter place.

7. You are drowning your herbs - overwatering

Often water from which spices completely wrong. Water rarely instead often, but water very well when you do it - and only when the soil is really dry. Put your finger down on the floor. The weather is dry when you left the bottom half of your finger is water time.

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7 common mistakes when growing your own spices