DIY Countertop Herb Garden
Level:
Beginner
How-To:
Gardening, Home Decor, Planting
MATERIALS:
- Twine
- Mason jars
- Potting soil for herbs and vegetables
- Gardening shovel
- Herbs in small containers
- Chalkboard label sticks
- Chalkboard markers
- Wooden window pane (2)
- Small decorative wood boxes
- Stencils and white acrylic paint (optional)
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Pick out the herbs that you would like to use. Buy them as already planted herbs and not seeds, unless you have a green thumb and wish to wait until they grow.
- Make sure your mason jars are clean before you start. Using your shovel, put some potting soil in the bottom of your mason jar.
- Take the Herb out of its packaging and set it inside the mason jar on top of the potting soil.
- Fill the rest of the mason jar with soil.
- Moisten the soil with a little bit of water.
- Take your chalkboard labels sticks and chalkboard markers and label the Herb. Stick this in the side/top of your mason jar.
- Take a little bit of the twine and tie around the open mouth of the mason jar. You can tie this in a knot or in a box. This is simply decorative.
- Put your decorative boxes inside the window pane.
- Put a mason jar with an herb in the front and the back of the box with the window frame in the middle.
- If you would like to secure your boxes in place, use hot glue. (optional)
- Enjoy your indoor herb garden!
