Jas The Vegan

Hey

So when cooking you’re delicious meat free meals, herbs are always necessary

But the best kind of herbs are freshly grown and picked right before they are cooked

Something you don’t know about me: not only do I love cooking, I’m a total plant mama

I currently have 9 herbs and a terrarium full of succulents growing in my room. Now, I think everyone needs to grow something or have some kind of plant growing in their home for peace and protection from curses

But you may say “I don’t have any space” or “I kill everything I try to grow” or “I don’t have a lot of money”

But fear not!

I am also all of those things

But I can grow herbs in my window and I will teach you how

Things you will need

An empty jar (like a pickle one or a spaghetti sauce one)

Rocks (from a craft store or outside)

Chalkboard stick, piece of tape, or any other thing that could be used as a label

Soil

Seeds

Wash and strip the label off a jar that you would have otherwise thrown out.

Rinse off your rocks if you got them from outside and put down a nice layer of rock on the bottom of the jar.

Cover the rocks in soil, I prefer miracle grow indoor formula but use whatever soil is best for your plant (any home improvement store employee can recommend a good kind)

Fill up the soil to about an inch from the lip of the jar and using your finger create a small divit

Place a reasonably amount of seeds into the divit. It should be noted that it’s important to pick a plant that doesn’t grow super larger super fast unless you intend to use the jar for sprouting and then replanting it.

Use a pinch of dirt and cover over the divit

Place a label on the front of the jar and clearly mark what inside (by the time you get to where I am with nine jars, you are desperate for labels)

Water and place in a window with plenty of sun

And you have a plant!

I found this trick online several years ago and I tried to find it again but I haven’t been able to, it’s worked for me multiple times in multiple apartments and I love watching them grow

Enjoy these pics of a few of my babies

Give it a try and grow some fresh herbs for yourself and if you use recycled jars and rocks from outside this can also be a pretty eco friendly projects

Go plant mamas!

Aidan: Oh I can’t, I’m vegan, so you know….SOY!