Can you believe we are already a week into July? I think my head is still in April.🌞 Beings we are nearly in our second week, it's time to design our exclusive PSG July T-shirt! And as always we start with a garden themed phrase. We have just a few days to get our votes in on our favorite that we would love to see in this months T-shirt design. Be sure to get your vote in to help create another fun garden themed shirt.

So incase you guys didn't know, Lowe's has a section where they put torn bags. Those bags are usually 50% or more off. Sometimes you can even grab the ones that aren't in that section that are torn, but I usually get an associate so they don't think I torn them. Plus they are usually where I can't get them n out.

One of the easiest ways to get more from your space is planting 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭. But the secret is pairing herbs that like 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐠ht. Because herbs don’t argue about personality… they argue about moisture. 😄 Below are the best “herb buddy” combos for containers, plus a few pairings that usually end in drama. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 ✅ 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬: * 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 (most want bright sun) * 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 preference (moist vs dry-ish) * 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 (so one doesn’t smother the others) If you match those three, you’ll have a happy pot. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐬 (𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬) 𝟏) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 “𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫” 𝐏𝐨𝐭 These herbs prefer to dry out a bit between waterings and love sun. ✅ 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 + 𝐓𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐞 + 𝐎𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐨 + 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐞 (𝐿𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.) 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: similar sun + less frequent watering. 𝐏𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐩: use a well-draining mix and don’t overwater. 𝟐) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 “𝐌𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐭-𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠” 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛 𝐏𝐨𝐭 These herbs like more consistent moisture and aren’t fans of drying out completely. ✅ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 + 𝐂𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 + 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 Optional: Dill (if you give it space) 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: they like similar moisture and grow well in cooler temps too. 𝐓𝐢𝐩: This combo is great for shoulder seasons and indoor windowsills. 𝟑) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 “𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧” 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 If you love making herbal tea, this is such a fun pot. ✅𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐭 + 𝐋𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐦 Optional: a little chamomile (if you have enough light) 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭: Mint and lemon balm are vigorous. In one pot they can take over, so plan to trim often or give them a larger container. 𝟒) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 “𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐧𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐨𝐭” (𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲) Good for everyday cooking and easy harvesting. ✅ 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 + 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 Optional: Thyme if you’re careful not to overwater 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: chives and parsley are steady growers and don’t need intense fussing. 𝟓) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 “𝐏𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐭” (𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧) ✅ 𝐎𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐨 + 𝐓𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐞 + 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥 (𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Basil likes more moisture than oregano/thyme.

(Because “buy a grow light” is easy advice… until you’re staring at 47 options and 900 acronyms.) If you’re growing indoors in winter, seedlings, herbs, lettuce, houseplants, light is usually the make-or-break factor. And the good news is: you don’t need a fancy setup or a plant-science degree. You just need to know the few specs that actually matter, and ignore the rest of the marketing noise. 𝟏) 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 (𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 “𝐏𝐏𝐅𝐃” 𝐨𝐫 “𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬”… 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬) Here’s the simple truth: * 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 = 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 * 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 = 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐏𝐏𝐅𝐃 That’s a plant-focused measure of usable light. If you see it, great. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬): * 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬): aim for 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ PPFD at close distance * 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 + 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬: moderate PPFD works well * 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: lower PPFD can be fine (𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟-𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑃𝑃𝐹𝐷 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦.) 𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬 Lumens are human-focused brightness, but they can still help. 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛: For a small shelf/seed tray setup, you generally want a light that’s bright enough that it feels “𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭” up close, not a soft lamp glow. 𝟐) “𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦” 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 (𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐨𝐱) You’ll see all kinds of color claims like purple lights, red/blue lights, pink glow. For most home growers: ✅ 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 “𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦” 𝐨𝐫 “𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭” It works well, looks better in your home, and is great for herbs/seedlings/greens. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞: fancy “bloom boosters” unless you’re doing indoor fruiting plants and you know you need it. 𝟑) 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 A grow light is only effective in the area it actually covers. Ask yourself: * Am I lighting one pot? * A seed tray? * A whole shelf? 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞: If you’re lighting a standard seed tray, make sure the light is meant to cover at least that footprint. One small clip-on light often won’t cover a tray evenly. 𝟒) 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜”

When chilly weather puts your outdoor garden on pause, your salad bowl doesn’t have to suffer. Growing your own fresh greens indoors is easier than you might think. All you need is a sunny windowsill, a pot or two, and a handful of seeds. An indoor salad pot keeps you harvesting crisp, homegrown greens all winter long, no matter how cold it gets outside. 🌿 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐭? Indoor salad pots are perfect for gardeners who miss the joy of fresh harvests during winter. They: * Grow quickly - many greens are ready to harvest in just 3–4 weeks. * Thrive in small spaces like kitchens, sunrooms, or bright dining areas. * Keep your meals fresh, nutritious, and colorful when store-bought greens lose their luster. Plus, they add a lovely splash of green to your home when everything outside has gone gray. 🪴 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏: 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐭: Choose a 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 (at least 6–8 inches deep) with drainage holes. The wider the pot, the more varieties you can plant together. Terracotta, ceramic, or even a repurposed bowl or planter box will do — just make sure excess water can drain easily. 💡 𝑃𝑟𝑜 𝑇𝑖𝑝: Use a tray underneath to protect your windowsill or countertop from drips. 🌱 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟐: 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 Cool-weather, quick-growing greens do best indoors. Try a mix of: * 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 – like oakleaf, butterhead, or looseleaf varieties * 𝐀𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚 – for a peppery punch * 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐡 – hearty and tender * 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 – for color and flavor * 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐞 – resilient and nutritious Mixing varieties creates a beautiful, edible blend of colors and textures. 🌿 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟑: 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐰 𝟏. Fill your container with a light, well-draining potting mix. 𝟐. Scatter seeds evenly over the surface — no need to plant them in neat rows. 𝟑. Gently cover with about ¼ inch of soil and mist with water. 𝟒. Place the pot in a bright, sunny spot — a south-facing window works best. Seeds will sprout in about a week, giving you that satisfying burst of green right when you need it most.