How To Make A Kitchen Window Herb Garden

Otherwise the roots stand a chance of strangling themselves.

How to make a kitchen window herb garden. Cut four more equal lengths of chain that will be used to hang the bottom box from the underside of the first box. You dont want the soil to ever feel soaking wet. Add potting soil up to about an inch from the top of the container.

Once you plant your herbs make sure to water them regularly using the spray nozzle on your kitchen sink or with a mister. Scatter a few seeds sparingly on the surface. Fill your container with peat-free compost and tamp it down gently to remove air holes.

Cut four equal lengths of chain that will be used to hang the top box of the garden from your ceiling or soffit in front of a window in your kitchen. Many of your go-to herbs like parsley basil and thyme will thrive indoors with the right care. Use that measurement to mark the 1.

Wait until the soil feels dry to the touch. Water the compost and allow to drain. And as Wendell Berry put it We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time.

Watering once or twice a week is fine. When in doubt check the recommended watering amount for each plant. How much is enough So make sure not to overwater.

Just make sure the top is wet. Bring fresh herbs to your kitchen and dress up your window at the same time with this simple hanging herb garden. Now youll be able to snip off fresh herbs whenever you need them.