Mason Jar Herb Planters

I'm using a wide mouth mason jar. The opening is about 4 inches wide. The small river rocks are for drainage. I'm also using a 4-inch clamp to secure the mason jar to my storage rack.You can find these at your local hardware store for around $1.50.

Here's a close-up of the clamp that I'm using.

You'll also need your herbs for planting. Instead of planting my herbs from seeds, I just bought them from Sprouts, they were 3 for $10!

I couldn't find cilantro, so I ending up buying the seeds.

Fill the bottom quarter of the mason jar with river rocks. If you over water the plant, this will give the water some place to drain.

Remove the herb from the container.

Loosen the dirt to let the roots breathe.

Depending on the jar size, you may need to remove some more dirt.

Tight squeeze, but it fits. I'm not sure how this will do in the long run.

Here's the thyme and rosemary that I've planted. You can leave the jars on any shelf, countertop, or table where there's adequate lighting.

Using the clamps, I've mounted my jars on one of the storage racks that we have in our kitchen.

Don't over tighten the clamps. You can just tighten them using your hands or a flat head screwdriver.