5 Tested Ideas for an Indoor Herb Garden: Best and Reviewed

What are the best stylish Ideas for an Indoor Herb Garden? Join me in this post to show you all the things you need to make your inspiration.

I live in a small apartment in the city centre and love natural cooking. My DIY indoor herb garden has provided it for me. If you want to add greenery to your house along with introducing fresh herbs to your food, join me in this post to share with you my ideas for an indoor herb garden and my experiences. Don’t waste time, let’s start our journey.

Best Indoor Herb Garden Ideas for Different Places in my House

Before starting to make an indoor herb garden you must think about where to put it. Light is the critical factor that determines the best place for your indoor garden. Hence, you must first find a bright place with indirect sunlight in your house, it is perfect for most indoor herbs.

Without natural light, you can still have your indoor herb garden, how? Grow lights make it possible for you. I discussed the best cheap growing light for seedlings in my other post.

After you determine the place of your indoor herb garden, look at there, what do you see? A windowsill, a blank wall, or a table? And now, it’s time to choose one of the following ideas for your indoor herb garden.

Save your Space with a Hanging Herb Garden

I don’t have a large apartment, so, I always think of utilizing vertical spaces. I found the hanging herb pots, a great option to solve my problem. If you have a limited floor like me, you can see the top ideas for making a hanging planter system in the following.

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Watering a hanging herb garden can be challenging, especially when water drains from the pot’s holes. Several herbs can thrive in pots without drainage holes. If you are interested in using a cachepot for your indoor herb garden, read my article “Best practice for watering pots without drainage holes” to prevent root rot.

Windowsill Herb Garden Ideas for an Indoor Herb Garden

If you ask me, the windowsill is the best place to set up an herb garden. My mom put a row of small cute herb pots on her windowsill to surprise them with natural sunlight. Some people like to make their indoor herb garden with one or two long planters on the windowsill, however, I prefer to use several small planters, like my mom.

I think caring for plants (especially repotting) in small pots is easier and I can match them easily with my indoor decor. What do you think? Let me tell you about my experiences:

• ➡ For having a windowsill herb garden, make sure to choose herbs that need sunlight for their healthy growth.
•  ➡ If you want to make your indoor herbal jungle inside a long planter, be sure to choose herbs with similar needs, especially similar watering requirements.
•  ➡ I sometimes make my herb garden in recycled containers; you can also get creative by repurposing containers. Look at your kitchen, some things such as tin cans, teacups, or old coffee mugs can work as your herb planters. Make sure to provide drainage holes or choose herbs that can thrive in pots without holes.
•  ➡ However, Pots can cause damage to your windowsill or furniture. I recommend reading my other article “What to Put under a Vase to Protect the Table”. There you will find numerous perfect ideas.

Perfect Wall-Mounted Indoor Herb Garden Ideas

If you have a blank wall in your house, Vertical gardens are the best ideas for an indoor herb garden. Although I’ve not ever performed it in my house, it can be a stylish and space-saving way to grow your herbs.

One of my friends made her wall-mounted herb garden using a vertical wooden plank and planters. You can also install a customized shelving system. There are numerous ideas for vertical indoor herb gardens and numerous variations in choosing planters and vertical planks which if you get creative, you can easily match with your indoor décor.

Kitchen Counter Herb Garden

Dedicating a section of the kitchen counter is my favourite idea for having an indoor herb garden. I spend lots of time in my kitchen and my indoor herb garden has made it a pleasant place and provides easy access to fresh herbs while I’m cooking.  My mom has a window in her kitchen with sufficient natural sunlight, so she put her indoor herb garden on the kitchen countertop by the window.

If you don’t have natural light in your kitchen like me, you can still have your indoor herb garden. How? Set up a grow light for under-cabinet herb gardens, it will work well. Use small pots or long planters.

However, it is important to keep your kitchen counter from being damaged by plant pots.  I recommend reading my other post “What to Put Under Plants to Protect Furniture?” to get a lot of Ideas.

Plant Stands Herb Garden

If you want ideas for an indoor herb garden that allows you to maximize space, Plant Sands can be perfect. My uncle created a multi-level herb garden with shelving units, you are not handy, can buy your customized tiered plant stand.  In the following, I provide you with several Plant Stand indoor herb garden ideas that let you make your inspiration.

Distinguished ideas for an Indoor Herb Garden

In the previous part, I discussed various ideas for placing an indoor herb garden including windowsill, wall-mounted, kitchen counters, plant stands, and hanging herb garden. No matter which one you choose for your indoor herb garden, performing the three below ideas can make your indoor herb garden distinguished. Let’s find them.

1. My DIY Hydroponic Herb Garden

If you want a clean and efficient indoor garden, I recommend setting up a hydroponic system for your herb garden. Your Hydroponic herb garden doesn’t require soil. You thrive herbs in a water environment and fertilize them with specific fertilizers.

2. Herb Terrariums: Luxury Ideas for Herb Gardens

I love them, especially kitchen herb terrariums. I easily created My DIY mini herb terrariums in my kitchen by using a glass container and a fish tank. I first fill my glass container with well-drained potting soil and then plant herbs that can thrive in pots without holes.

To be a winner in a herb terrarium project, based on my experiences, proper drainage and ventilation play vital roles. People often ask me how to create drainage in pots without holes. You must know the process of planting in pots without drainage holes is different from normal pots with drainage holes. I discussed It in my other post and strongly recommend reading it.

3. Make your Stunning Herb Garden in Mason Jars

I love to convert repurposed mason jars into a hydroponic herb garden or an herb terrarium. I put them on my kitchen counter, however you can attach them to a wooden board or hang them individually using twine or hooks. In the following, you can find ideas for herb gardens in mason jars.

Conclusion

I showed you 5 tested ideas for an indoor herb garden including a hanging herb garden, vertical garden, windowsill, kitchen counter garden, and plant stands. I also told you three ideas that can make your indoor herb garden specific.

Please tell me what is your favorite indoor garden? Have you ever experienced creating an indoor herb garden? Have you been successful? Did you have any problem with it? please write your comments below this page.