How To Make An Indoor Herb Garden

Pack more potting soil around the plants to hold them in place.

How to make an indoor herb garden. Drip Drip All plants need water and herbs are no exception. A south facing window is ideal. Feel the dirt with a finger approximately 2 inches down and water if the soil is dry below that.

Using the can opener or drill add drainage holes to the bottom of each can. Choose herbs like lemon balm parsley mint thyme oregano rosemary sage chervil and chives. If they dont get enough sun theyll become leggy and start to lose their flavor.

Add potting soil to the bottom of each can then carefully place the plants in the cans. Place the pots in a warm room with ambient light but away from direct sun and cover them with plastic film to preserve moisture and humidity. Purchase good quality seeds for your local nursery or online and follow the instructions on the package to start the seeds.

Mist your herbs a couple of times a week with water from a spray bottle or place them on a tray filled with pebbles and a little water keeping the bottom of the pots slightly above the water. Most seed packages will tell you what type of environment that your plants need. Using the alphabet stamps stamp labels for each of the herb plants onto the large craft sticks.

The items you need to make the shelf include cut. An indoor herb garden like any garden requires some attention and maintenance to flourish. Indoor Herb Garden Basics Herbs generally require full sun so you need to choose the placement of your herb garden well.

Similar to the windowsill suggestion the next in our list of indoor herb garden ideas is the hanging shelf. Several different types of herbs can be started from the cuttings of healthy plants although most are started from seed. Plant 1-2 herb seeds per square inch of pot surface and mist the soil regularly to keep it moist but not wet.