I love my mason jars. I am not sure where this irrational feeling comes from. They are only glass jars. Maybe it’s because they are a reminder of a by-gone era when life was simple. Anyway, I digress. I recently saw this really cool hack over at onegoodthingbyjillee.com. It’s a indoor herb garden using mason jars. It’s a Pretty cool idea. If you read down further you will find out how to make your own. I have also added as a bonus a really helpful video. These guys are brilliant and will give you essential additional tips that I recommend you watch. Depending on your learning style you can skip the written instructions and jump straight to the video. Enjoy!
Working on a similar project ! Good stuff.
Cute
Check out the video
Kelly Day How cute is this, since we may be having a funeral for Vivs garden soon! Lol
Not good if they can’t drain! It’ll be rotten soil
Can I use baby food jars ? A mini herb garden ?
Love it!
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Diana!
Yes!
Right I love this idea. Any gl$#%&!@* jar will work.
Remember to leave 1″ of small stones or gl$#%&!@* pebbles in the bottom of the jar to keep it drained and to prevent root-rot.
I am afraid baby food jars don’t leave room for drainage/root growth:/
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Bridget Soto!!!!
Got my jars from storage last night. Got my seeds dirt and shelf ready to go
LOL, I could burn through this “herb supply” in one night’s salad dressing.I don’t even try to do a Kitchen Window garden, I need full-on flower pots for my herbs 🙂
And where am I going to put a bunch of mason jars?
Very Cool! <3
Sounds frustrating
Kelly McCabe isn’t this a great idea? So cute
#East Coast Oils at Home and on the Go
Anna McCabe did u see this?
Great idea!
Plenty of gravel in the bottom for drainage and variety so you can rotate your usage
Make sure you have enough gravel in the bottom for drainage and watched through the gl$#%&!@* through the drainage into the rock
I would think you need enough gravel in the bottom at least an inch and you would want more than one of the herbs that you were going to use the most of
Not in a jar… It can’t drain
Gravel r no gravel. It needs holes and u can’t punch holes in a jar. Sorry ur wrong!
Erin Matthews I’m so doing this
Fmi…
Lizzie Wizzie and Ilsa Santana Vega
Jamie Montanez, use the mason jars I gave you for this!
Look Danielle Brow
Love this!
Carolyn, you could do a few of these in your kitchen window.
Aline Conner you could start them for me???
Carolyn, I will if you come get them!
Cindy Johnson,Tina Goodson,I will make these for you both
Tricia: more mason jar fun!
I love this, but we don’t get enough sun in our house anywhere – boo. Even the backyard is completely shaded.
I will sublet my wee bit of sun for free!
Why
Lisa Marie!
Great idea!!
Lol Chrystal Mangold Caudle this is a thought
I started laughing even before I saw your comment….the possibilities are endless! 🙂
Haha:)
Walmart
Not get them…store them. Lol
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Steven Stephanie Skinner – isn’t this great!
I don’t see this working very well long-term. Very few herbs grow well indoors and by the time you thin the seedlings, you’re going to have one large plant in a gl$#%&!@* jar with no drainage and very little room to grow.
What happens to the drained water in between the rocks on the bottom? Water doesn’t just sit there to rot?
Destiny Lawson….you could do this!
Nice..
Looking bonsai plants and trees any help
Watch the video.
Austin Kolbeck
Jess E. Kolbeck
Nicole Tessmer
Here you go.
The water in the rocks wil keep the soil moist, not saturated, and also will evaperate.
On your kitchen counter?
Rocks or not, this is not healthy for the roots. Mold will happen. It’s a gl$#%&!@* jar with water in the sun. It’s great to come up with cool looking ideas but they need to be practical.
Rob Edington we should do this.
You
Going to try this–
I will try this.
Just get you a small grow light.
Right up my alley!
Kid project!
I wamt to do this!
What a great idea!
One thing that herbs hate is being overwatered. You will have much better luck in a pot that is larger and has drainage holes at the bottom. they like sandier soil also….
CUTE!!
Dirt isn’t clear! Roots should not be exposed to sun. No drain option. What is going to happen to all the salt buildup that you can’t flush? Nute lock and root-rot. Not a good idea. Only way to transplant is to either submerge the jar and hope to not drown the roots and loosen them to extract the plant, or smash the jar. Drill holes and paint gl$#%&!@* if you MUST do this.
I’m going to try this. I’ve been trying to grow herbs with very little success in my home. I hope it works
You might like this Julie Julie A Slotty-Williams
Kien Nguyen good idea!
That’s smart
I’ve tried this and it definitely does not work. Even with gravel or rocks in the bottom. The excess water in the gravel or at the very bottom in the soil will become stagnant because it cannot drain or get air and will cause mold which will then in turn rot the roots. Only certain plants can grow in pots with no drainage holes and herbs are definitely not one of those! Just my experience.
Not a good idea..they need drainage..you will get mold and rot