These Kits Take All the Guesswork Out of Growing Your Own Herbs
Courtesy of Rise Gardens
There's nothing quite like cutting fresh herbs from your own garden to take a meal to the next level. While many herbs are considered easy to grow, the truth of the matter is that the layout of your home, watering needs, and placement of your garden all play a role in how well your favorite plants flourish. An herb garden kit helps to take some of the guesswork out of the picture, though. Often comprised of a planter, seeds, and growing medium, these kits make cultivating a home chef's favorites a breeze. Some even come with special grow lights, turning your dark and tiny kitchen into the perfect habitat for a miniature culinary garden.
The Best Herb Garden Kits to Buy in 2021
Best All-Around: Click and Grow Smart Garden 3 Indoor Herb Garden
Best Windowsill: Urban Leaf Store Herb Garden Starter Kit
Best Smart System: AeroGarden Harvest Slim with Gourmet Herbs Seed Pod Kit
Best Self-Watering: Modern Sprout Basil Indoor Garden Kit
Best Eco-Friendly: Public Goods Herb Trio Kit
Best for Kids: My Garden Provisions Kid's Indoor Herb Garden Grow Kit
Best Seed Variety: Partner's Choice 9 Herb Window Garden Growing Kit
Best Budget Buy: Sarah Burrows and Nick Behr Mason Jar Indoor Herb Garden
Related: Expert-Approved Tips for Creating a Lush, Bountiful Windowsill Herb Garden
Best All-Around
Featuring a built-in grow light and arm extender to make space for your growing greens, this herb garden kit is a fool-proof method for growing your favorite herbs. Pods pre-filled with growing medium and seeds are simply popped in their allotted slots, and with a bit of water and time, you'll be cultivating lush herbs in no time.
Shop Now: Click and Grow "Smart Garden 3" Indoor Herb Garden, $99.95, amazon.com.
Best Windowsill
This herb garden kit includes everything you'll need to start cultivating your own plants, including a timber planter box, domestic seeds, and nutrient-rich soil discs. Compact and adding a pleasant decorative element, this kit is great for those that have space in front of a sun-facing window.
Shop Now: Urban Leaf Store Herb Garden Starter Kit, $29.95, amazon.com.
Best Smart System
Perfect for your kitchen countertop, this herb garden growing kit comes in three different colors, which means you can choose the one that fits in with your décor. With slots for six plants to grow, you can add basil, parsley, dill, mint, thyme, and Thai basil to your ingredient repertoire.
Shop Now: AeroGarden "Harvest Slim" Herb Garden with Gourmet Herbs Seed Pod Kit, $129.99, macys.com.
Best for Small Spaces
This herb garden kit only takes up 18-inches of counter space, making the most out of a small area. Its WiFi-enabled and app-controlled smart technologies tell you when you need to add water or plant food, taking all the guesswork out of gardening.
Shop Now: Rise Gardens Personal Indoor Garden, $279, risegardens.com.
Best Self-Watering
With this self-watering system, you'll never come home to dried-out herbs again. What's more, this small but mighty kit features non-GMO Genovese organic basil seeds that are sure to add a little something extra to your mealtime.
Shop Now: Modern Sprout Basil Indoor Garden Kit, $25, verishop.com.
Best Decorative Planter
This luxe garden grow-house includes full-spectrum led grow lights and a watertight brass-plated stainless steel structure for a sturdy make that's sure to last. Fill it up with your favorite herb seeds and watch as your gorgeous garden comes to life.
Shop Now: Garret Wade Kitchen Garden Growhouse, $199, garrettwade.com.
Best Indoor/Outdoor
You can place this herb garden kit either indoors or out thanks to the versatile metal planter. Grow organic basil, mint, and cilantro with the seeds provided in the kit.
Shop Now: Smith & Hawken Culinary Herb Garden Grow Kit, $20, target.com.
Best Eco-Friendly
This herb garden kit helps you grow a variety of flavorful herbs, including parsley, basil, and mint. Plus, the kit comes with biodegradable pots and a top-notch wooden planter.
Shop Now: Public Goods Herb Trio Kit, $33, publicgoods.com.
Best for Kids
Show your children the joys of gardening with this all-in-one herb garden kit. The kit comes with basil, cilantro, and parsley non-GMO heirloom seeds, soil wafers, grow pots, wooden plant markers, a small hand shovel, and more.
Shop Now: My Garden Provisions Kid's Indoor Herb Garden Grow Kit, $33.97, etsy.com.
Best Seed Variety
Variety is the spice of life, so why not expand your indoor garden to include nine different herbs? This complete 40-piece herb garden kit features nine reusable pots, nine seed packets, nine bamboo markers, and a helpful guide to planting your herbs.
Shop Now: Partner's Choice 9 Herb Window Garden Growing Kit, $34.99, walmart.com.
Best Budget Buy
Mason jars might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to a planter, but this colorful, vintage-inspired kit uses a hydroponic system that facilitates easy herb garden growth right inside the kitchen staples. The self-watering system comes with organic seeds that are sure to yield delicious results.
Shop Now: Sarah Burrows and Nick Behr Mason Jar Indoor Herb Garden, $20, uncommongoods.com.
