DIY MASON JAR HERB GARDEN

By admin | October 12, 2021 |

DIY MASON JAR HERB GARDEN

Grow your own herb garden using supplies you probably already have around the house. This DIY indoor Mason Jar herb garden was easy to do and you can make one, too!

All you need is a mason jar or similar jar. Wide neck is easier than a narrow neck. You also need sand, rocks, soil and seeds. We used basil for our herb garden, but you could use a variety of herbs.

Directions: Fill the jar with about an inch of sand, followed by 1-2 inches of rocks, topping it off with about 2 inches of soil. Sprinkle a few seeds on top, cover with soil and water your seeds a couple times a week. It did several weeks before the basil grew large enough for us to use a few leaves. We also put our jars outside for a couple weeks because our original location in our school room was north facing. Once the basil was big enough for us to use, we moved it back in the house and put it in the kitchen. It looks beautiful and it’s functional!

Supplies:
-jar
-sand
-rocks
-soil
-seeds

Cost: Less than $1 per jar

Duration:
set up -15 minutes
project -10 minutes
clean up -10 minutes
sprout -1 week
leaves -3 weeks
big enough to use -6 weeks

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50 Comments

  1. Shayne Jung on October 12, 2021 at 9:04 am

    One of the only videos where you showed planting actual seeds! How long do they last in the mason jar?



  2. Joka KReid on October 12, 2021 at 9:06 am

    terrible audio



  3. Kata Kata Keren Channel _ Jasmine Hawa on October 12, 2021 at 9:06 am

    DIY Mason Jab Herb Garden, Good Job 🙂



  4. Blooming Brilliant Homeschoolers on October 12, 2021 at 9:07 am

    This is so awesome. I need to do this with the kids, they will love it!



  5. Golden Blooms on October 12, 2021 at 9:08 am

    Your signs for the plants are so cute. I never thought of making them that way



  6. calene cochran on October 12, 2021 at 9:08 am

    what’s with the music can’t hear what you are saying with all that playing on top of your speaking



  7. Rheza PJ on October 12, 2021 at 9:10 am

    Can I put it direct to the sunlight?



  8. Josh Is On A Mission: FIRE & Debt on October 12, 2021 at 9:10 am

    ok, new to gardening here, but don’t you have to make holes in the bottom of the jar so that the water goes through?



  9. Alexis Mosley on October 12, 2021 at 9:11 am

    Hi! How many ounces was the smallest mason jar?



  10. S mimi on October 12, 2021 at 9:12 am

    can we do the same with Parsley ?



  11. Sara RaisingSix on October 12, 2021 at 9:13 am

    Love this!!!



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  13. Humans are Frugivores. on October 12, 2021 at 9:18 am

    Really amazing video



  14. Jorge Canales on October 12, 2021 at 9:18 am

    There should be something between the rocks and the soil or if not it will create root rot



  15. Ravneet Kour on October 12, 2021 at 9:23 am

    Which soil you have used please..



  16. Jackie G on October 12, 2021 at 9:23 am

    Love this!!!!!



  17. Veronica Santos on October 12, 2021 at 9:25 am

    Definitely testing out my green 💚 thumb 🪴🌱😊



  18. Seasonal Living on October 12, 2021 at 9:25 am

    Can I just say how amazing you are?! ☺️💗🍃



  19. Austin Haynes on October 12, 2021 at 9:27 am

    Can you do this with a plant and just transplant it into the jar? Or do you have to start from seeds?



  20. Project Happy Home on October 12, 2021 at 9:29 am

    Thank you for sharing this – maybe the sand was my missing ingredient before. Our Mason jar herbs never lived very long! You bring so much beauty to our HS!



  21. David Gaudette on October 12, 2021 at 9:30 am

    Why? She never WHY she’s doing these things :/



  22. Chirag Nighojkar on October 12, 2021 at 9:30 am

    Can you use a substitute for the sand?



  23. Jingyi An on October 12, 2021 at 9:31 am

    I am totally new to gardening. Can I put them on my balcony where it has 5-6 hour direct sun light everyday. Will too much sunlight stop herbs from growing? I have three cats at home so there is no way that I can grow them inside my house 😂



  24. Janet Lachimia on October 12, 2021 at 9:31 am

    What kind of soil? Just potting soil, or soil with nutrients like rapid grow?



  25. Dika Christiyanti on October 12, 2021 at 9:33 am

    So easy..thankyou for sharing .like it



  26. Sarah Pirkle on October 12, 2021 at 9:33 am

    I have a outher question , so if you plant those seeds in a jar , so how do you get them out when you want to put them in the garden or in a pot ,



  27. Lala Land on October 12, 2021 at 9:33 am

    How would you remove them?



  28. J.G.M RANDOM on October 12, 2021 at 9:34 am

    The roots will get algae



  29. Maive Ferrando on October 12, 2021 at 9:35 am

    I’m so gonna try this, loved it! X



  30. leah on October 12, 2021 at 9:39 am

    Why sand?



  31. MrSco452 on October 12, 2021 at 9:42 am

    Great idea but didnt work out for us. Roots ended up sitting in water as no drainage and it got to the point where this stunted growth. Transplated into a pot and they thrived.



  32. Sarah De Jong on October 12, 2021 at 9:43 am

    Would you be able to make these in a glass bottle?



  33. Abstor Court on October 12, 2021 at 9:43 am

    Hi Hannah! , would this work for growing chives ? Thank you!



  34. Lali M on October 12, 2021 at 9:44 am

    How do you eventually move the roots out of the Jar? Anybody



  35. amami awang on October 12, 2021 at 9:45 am

    can i just add only soil ? and seed of course



  36. MAMA GYPSY'S CARAVAN on October 12, 2021 at 9:45 am

    I just love the look of plants in mason jars! We did this with an avocado pit.



  37. Chantol Phillips on October 12, 2021 at 9:46 am

    I love it!! I have a clean glass salsa jar saved just for this! 💕



  38. Accrual World on October 12, 2021 at 9:48 am

    Hi. Is the sand necessary? Can I just add the stones and then the soil on top? Also do you add fertilizer at all during this process or after?



  39. lucia nguyen on October 12, 2021 at 9:48 am

    What kind of sand is needed for this project ?



  40. Rachel Rabanal on October 12, 2021 at 9:49 am

    How do your plants do in such little soil? Or is this a temp thing for them to be transferred elsewhere later.



  41. Iveth Roman on October 12, 2021 at 9:52 am

    I have a quick question is this a self watering plant or not.



  42. Donna Reilly on October 12, 2021 at 9:53 am

    Pepper and Pine, Can you recommend organic seeds? Thanks



  43. Lyn on October 12, 2021 at 9:55 am

    Wow, I adore it.



  44. Sandra Moody on October 12, 2021 at 9:56 am

    I love the coffee mill you have on the countertop next to the herbs. Can you tell me where you found it?
    Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed it.



  45. BELLE PHOENIX AND THE SUBTERRANEAN SEA on October 12, 2021 at 9:58 am

    Love this



  46. A Common Life on October 12, 2021 at 9:59 am

    I need to do this with my kids. They would love this.



  47. jayvanda on October 12, 2021 at 9:59 am

    Thx VeryGood



  48. Sabina Serbu on October 12, 2021 at 9:59 am

    Great job! Thanks for the inspiration!



  49. m on October 12, 2021 at 10:00 am

    All the Mason jar grow kits had horrible reviews, mold growth was the chief complaint!



  50. glowy on October 12, 2021 at 10:02 am

    hey, is it mandatory to use sand? I don’t have any sand and i’m trying to grow plants with things i already have at home 🙂