DIY Herbs Garden Guide
Whether you have a huge garden, a small one or not at all, there is no excuse for you not to grow your loved herbs. They are easy to grow and maintain right in your home with DIY herbs garden.
You can have a huge garden or a subtler one outdoor or indoor hanging garden and still enjoy fresh herbs for finger-licking food and at the same time brighten up your home with beautiful color and fragrance.
Below are some DIY herbs garden ideas that you can consider for your very own backyard.
Mason jars
They were used for growing herbs a long time and ago, and still used to date with no sign of vanishing anytime soon. Using them for DIY herbs gardening on the wall seems like the next logical thing to do for every wannabe herbs grower.
Only ensure they have holes for drainage or use moderated amount of water to avoid too much water in the soil which is unhealthy for your herbs.
You can otherwise fill with stones at the bottom for water to settle there and not in the soil.
Spiral herb garden
The spiral garden forms a wonderful feature in your garden space, depending on the size of your garden, you can make it as big or as small as you like.
Its raised garden bed makes your herbs safe from weeds and better protection from weather elements.
Plastic bottles for vertical wall gardens
What about making good use of plastic bottle waste, fill them with good soil and hang them systematically on the walls. You can use as many bottles as the wall is available to hold.
Faux ladder planter
Faux ladder planter is suitable for outdoor herb gardening. To pull out this ladder, you don’t have to be a professional carpenter.
You can easily build with readily available materials which might cost you less than 50 dollars to be up and standing.
Hanging herb garden
Hanging herb garden is an epitome of indoor elegance. Its minimalist design makes it appealing. It is easy and cheaper to design and you don’t need any external supplies.
You only need to identify a spot in your indoors where it gets enough sunlight to hand your herbs garden.
Bottle-top vertical garden
This is a great way to reuse old and unusable 2-liter plastic bottles. The opening provides water drainage and the shape of the bottle-top makes it look like mini trees.
Pallet planter
Pallet planter is out of the box best way to get your garden stand out. You can grow a mixture of herbs as you wish from either side of the pallet.
Projects like this one easy to pull out because it needs minimum resources. It is even easier to paint to make it more appealing. It is even possible to name your herbs with chalk on the pallet board.
Conclusion
There are many other brilliant ideas to grow herbs on your herbs garden. Some are purely DIY while others can be purchased from yards.
Either way, you must grow your lovely herbs for food and aesthetic, whichever describes you best.
Look at the following gallery for inspiration on how to pull out your own DIY herbs garden without a hassle.
Check my other post on DIY herbs planter box.