Indoor Herb Gardens

The 3 most important elements to consider when growing herbs indoors are:

• Light

• Water

• Drainage

Fortunately with herb growing kits, there is no guesswork. Included with the kits are complete instructions and all the equipment you'll need.

Herb Garden in a Box...

Here is a Garden in a Box by Growums. This kit comes complete with everything needed to grow a garden of herbs.

• Self watering container and tray
• 4 Different types of seeds
• 16 Seed Starting Pellets
• 8 plant ID tags

Visit the Growums website to register your garden and watch easy to understand instructional videos.  There you'll meet Elvis Parsley and Frank Cilantro, just to name a few celebrity herbs.

Since 1978 author and herbalist Rosemary Gladstar has been studying and teaching herbalism from California to Vermont. She authored several books about the use of herbs for healing, medicinal purposes and beauty regimens. Ms. Gladstar's books are educational and entertaining, here are a few.

If your plants have long stems with very few leaves, they're not getting enough light. In that case, either add an artificial gardening light or move the plants to a sunnier spot.

Just about everyone has heard of Chia, at least those of us who watch late night television infomercials. 

Yes, Chia has a Gourmet Herb Garden for the 'green thumb challenged'.  This kit is complete with 4 terra cotta pots, Chia growing sponges, seeds for growing curly parsley, dill, chives, basil, cilantro and marjoram, instructions and recipe booklet.