10 DIY Indoor Herb Garden Ideas & Planters for Small Spaces

These easy DIY indoor herb garden ideas for small spaces are perfect to create in your home. When you do not have the space for growing an herb garden outside, these ideas are helpful!

 

Growing your indoor herb garden

Spring is a great time to start a garden, and we’ve been thinking about growing herbs to cook with. The only problem we have is that we live in a condo with no backyard, so space is tight. Thanks to a bunch of smart and creative crafters and writers, we have a bunch of ideas to be able to grow our garden indoors!

Why grow an indoor herb garden?

Growing an indoor herb garden is a great beginner gardening project and such a fun way to bring a little greenery into your home, and you don’t need a backyard or a huge kitchen to do it. A sunny windowsill, countertop, shelf, or small corner of your kitchen can become a mini herb garden.

One of my favorite things about growing herbs indoors is having fresh herbs available for cooking. Instead of buying a whole package of fresh basil, parsley, cilantro, oregano, or rosemary and wondering what to do with the rest, you can simply snip what you need and throw them in all sorts of soups, salads, roasts, marinades, and other recipes.

Also, if you live in a small space, like an apartment or condo without a backyard, indoor herb gardening is an easy way to grow something edible with limited space.

What do you need to grow herbs indoors?

Before you get started, here is a list of items you will need to start your indoor garden with herbs. The good news is that you don’t need a complicated setup to get started, and you can start growing these tasty little leaves in no time!

Basic indoor herb garden supplies:

• Small pots or planters with good drainage holes
• Quality indoor potting mix
• Herb seeds or small herb plants
• A sunny windowsill or another bright location
• Small gardening scissors for harvesting
• A saucer or tray to protect your counter or windowsill
• A grow light if your home doesn’t receive enough natural light

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10 DIY Indoor Herb Garden Ideas and Planters to Try at Home

Whether you’re looking to grow herbs, flowers, or even succulents, here are 10 great indoor garden ideas with herbs and other plants that you can make yourself…

1. Mason Jar Herb Garden

I just love decorating with mason jars, so it’s no surprise how cute these herb plants in mason jars turned out! Nail them to a wooden plank and fix them on the wall. Genius! BUY craft mason jars for this project and get started!

 

2. White Washed Wine Crate, Turned Into A Window Box

If you’re handy, you’ll enjoy making this wooden indoor planter, made from a wine crate! Take out your tools and get started with this window box project, it looks beautiful with flowers. If you don’t have a wine crate, you can BUY a wooden planter box here.

3. Tabletop Succulent Indoor Garden

This one is interesting; I love how the silver color looks with the lovely green succulents! It uses industrial-grade galvanized vent caps and aluminum rods to get the job done.

4. Upcycled Starbucks Frappuccino Cup Planters

This one is actually something we made last year, we noticed that we went to Starbucks far to often and came home with lots of Frappuccino cups. Instead of tossing, them, we got a few indoor plants and made mini planters that would look lovely in a window sill.

5. Indoor Succulent Garden

This terrarium like garden is housed in a small glass bowl, they say it’s a plus because succulents are hard to kill. Great idea for a table centerpiece! Here’s a great large glass bowl to use for this project.

6. Indoor Tin Can Herb Garden

Take your tin cans and save them, because you’re making an indoor herb garden! This looks like a very cute and easy project, decorate your cans and plant your favorite herbs in them. I like it!

7. Kitchen Herb Garden in a Recycled Pallet Box

This old pallet turned planter has a rustic look and feel to it, and looks gorgeous as an indoor garden. I really like this one, and herbs on the table means you can pick a few and eat them at dinner time. I don’t have a window sill that will accommodate a pallet box like this, but if I did, this would be my go-to DIY indoor herb garden box would be my top choice.

8. DIY Pallet Living Wall

I love this living pallet wall! It is a pretty cool indoor planter idea. It’s upholstered in the back to hold indoor plants and herbs. This indoor pallet herb garden is such a cool idea!

9. Indoor Herb Garden On An IKEA Wine Rack

I just love this idea for an indoor garden using IKEA’s VURM wine rack and a few clear tumblers. They sit nicely in the wine rack when mounted sideways, perfect for growing plants! I think this is one of the cutest DIY indoor herb garden ideas, it looks great hanging on the wall!

10. Self Watering Glass Bottle Planters

Cut some glass bottles, then place them into mason jars full of water to create this neat planter idea. This short tutorial shows you how, once the roots catch the water below, you won’t have to water them!

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The best herbs to grow indoors

Not every herb has exactly the same growing requirements, but several popular culinary herbs are good choices for an indoor herb garden.

Some of the best herbs to grow indoors include:

• Basil
• Parsley
• Chives
• Mint
• Oregano
• Thyme
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Cilantro
• Marjoram

Tip: If you’re new to indoor gardening, start with just two or three herbs rather than trying to grow everything at once. Once you figure out which location in your home gets the best light, you can always expand your indoor garden.

Indoor Herb Garden FAQs

What are the easiest herbs to grow indoors?

Basil, chives, parsley, mint, oregano, thyme, and rosemary are popular choices for indoor herb gardens. Choose herbs based on the amount of light and growing space available in your home. You can start with herb seeds or starter plants.

Can you grow herbs indoors without sunlight?

Yes, but herbs still need adequate light, even if it is indirect. If you don’t have a sunny window, you can use a supplemental LED grow light to provide the additional light they need.

What herbs grow well on a kitchen windowsill?

Basil, parsley, chives, thyme, oregano, and other compact culinary herbs can be good choices for a kitchen windowsill, depending on the available light and space.

What is the best container for growing herbs indoors?

This depends on the herb you’re growing and how much space you have, but most pots and containers work as long as they have drainage. Try standard planters, like terracotta, ceramic, and metal, or get creative with mugs, coffee cans, jelly jars, wood containers, wicker baskets, and more!

Can I use mason jars as herb planters?

You can use mason jars for indoor herb projects, but make sure your particular setup provides adequate drainage. This is especially important because herbs generally don’t like sitting in waterlogged soil.

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How do you like to grow herbs and plants indoors?

I just love all of these DIY indoor herb garden ideas, I really want to try the wooden pallet kitchen table box, and the wine rack idea is just awesome! I am always loopking for more creative indoor herb garden ideas so please leave a comment if you see one or have an idea of your own!

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