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My Little Garden
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items I have been an avid gardener most of my life,but now I live in a high-rise, where urban gardening can be challenging due to limited space, and other factors. However, even in a small apartment, balcony, or tiny yard, you can get creative with a few clever urban garden ideas. Smart designs make use of ava...
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My Indoor Kitchen Garden
Porch Perfect Gardening
My Indoor Kitchen Garden
Kitchen hydroponic gardens offer year-round access to fresh herbs and greens, promote faster plant growth, and provide a predominantly pest-free, soil-free gardening experience. However, they require ongoing costs for nutrients, electricity, maintena...
My kitchen counter boasts a set of three counterstands, where I diligently grow basil, bunch onions, and thyme. These versatile herbs are integral to my culinary creations. The counterstands come in a set of three, complete with a mini grow light, wi...
Counterstand Set
This popular herb grows very well in any of the Lettuce Grow hydroponic growing sytems but this fast-growing herb is always in one of my counterstands!
Genovese Basil
Sprouting like Hot Cakes? It’s a thing! With their upright stems and vibrant blooms, these floral delights will beautifully complement your counterstand. Stock has a heady scent that I can’t resist. Unfortunately, I have to wait until late September ...
Hot Cakes Stock
Once you have the chance to grow your first indoor kitchen garden and discover the joy of having fresh garden produce at your fingertips, you might consider ordering this grow pack that provides you with 80 seedling credits and saves you $40.
Grow Pack (80 Credits)
Onions are a staple in any kitchen, adding depth and flavor to a wide variety of dishes. Bunching onions result in large, hollow stalks that can reach about 1/2 inch in diameter at their fullest. These versatile onions can be used in omelets, stir-fr...
Green Bunching Onion
I always keep a set of essential nutrients and wicks for my counterstands. The nutrients promote rapid and healthy growth, while the wicks provide a water route to the seedlings until their roots are well established.
Counterstand Essentials
Check out this how-to video on you tube to see just how easy it is to plant your counterstands. EASY PEASY
How To: Plant a Seedling in The Counterstand
This is an excellent kit for those interested in starting their hydroponic gardening journey without committing a significant financial investment. However, it’s important to note that this kit begins with seeds rather than plugs, which means the gro...
Mason Jar Grow Kits - 2pk
The Growers Exchange offers a wide range of plants suitable for growing on a porch or window sill in soil. However, I’ve decided to try hydroponic growing with my curly parsley in my kitchen under the light. I carefully removed the plant’s root ball,...
Parsley 'Curly'
Porch Perfect Gardening
I reside in Upstate South Carolina, where the hardiness zone is 8a. This means I can enjoy growing a variety of herbs outdoors throughout the year. Since I live in a high-rise apartment in the city, surrounded by a lot of concrete, I’m transforming p...
This is a popular and well-known website among gardening enthusiasts for purchasing plants online. I recently bought some plugs of rosemary for my new herb corner on my balcony. My plan is to plant them in a rectangular pot and keep them pruned like ...
Rosemary
When I heard Martha Stewart endorsed Bonnie Plants, I had to check out the website. After all, she is an expert when it comes to gardening. What I found is a site that not only sells plants but also provides a wealth of inspiration and even recipes. I’m purchasing the German thyme to put between my rosemary mini trees. I can’t wait to see what it looks like next spring!
German Thyme (2 Pack)
I recently started growing Rosemary in my small urban garden, so I was on the lookout for some delicious recipes that use it or methods for preserving it. I stumbled upon this herbed vinegar recipe that can last for 3-4 months. I’m excited to try it ...
Herbed Red Wine Vinegar
This is a great tutorial on how to prune your small potted rosemary into a cone (Christmas tree) shape
How to Prune Rosemary to a Cone Shape : Garden Space
This is a good video for growing rosemary. I call it Rosemary 101.
How to Grow Rosemary, In the Ground or Containers || DHBG
A great way to use your rosemary and other fresh herbs like thyme and marjoram.
Herby Butter Bombs for Steaks, Veggies & More - thefarmingchefs
This is great instruction guide on eight different ways to dry rosemary for culinary use. I love the farming chefs videos and recipes!
How to Properly Dry Rosemary - thefarmingchefs
Outdoor planters can be quite expensive, but I’m on a budget for my new balcony herb garden. I finally found this lovely elevated steel planter that I think is stylish and won’t break the bank. It has a powder-coated finish, drainage holes, a liner, ...
Mercury Row® Dekker Metal Elevated Planter