Kombucha Jar Gardens

A great way to reuse your old kombucha jars is to make a garden with them! You can plant seeds, cuttings, and rooted plants into kombucha jars.

Kombucha Jar Garden

To Prepare your Kombucha Jars:

1. Wash the jar completely so there is no kombucha left.

2. Rinse and dry your jar completely.

3. Remove the outside label.

4. If there is a sticky residue left on the jar, use rubbing alcohol to wipe it off.

Clean kombucha jar

Carefully peel off the label

Wipe off any excess residue

 To Plant Seeds:

1. Take your clean kombucha jar and fill the bottom with about 1 1/2 inches of dirt.

2. Take one seed and drop it into the middle of the jar.

3. If the seed does not land where you want it to, gently shake the jar.

4. Cover the seed with dirt.

TIP: An easy way to get dirt into the jar is to use a spoon. A long chopstick can help you move around the dirt and seed also!

Scoop dirt into the jar

I'm using Lunaria seeds, but you can use
whatever kind you like!

Shake the seed into the center of the jar

Cover with dirt

 For Plants with Roots:

1. Take you clean kombucha jar and fill it with about 1/2 inch of dirt. This will depend on how big your plant already is. If you have a bigger plant, give it up to 2 inches of dirt to allow room for roots.

2. Remove your plant from its current container.

3. Carefully shake off most of the dirt from the roots. This will make it easier to get your plant through the tiny jar opening.

4. Lower your plant carefully into the center of the kombucha jar.

5. Add dirt with a spoon around the plant.

6. If needed, carefully shake the jar to position the plant and the dirt.

Add 1/2 inch of dirt

Chose a plant that is already rooted

Remove the plant from its container

Remove dirt around roots

Gently lower the plant into the jar

Add dirt around the plant to cover the roots

 For Cuttings:

1. Take a clean kombucha jar and fill the bottom with 1 1/2 inches of dirt.

2. Take a cutting with or without roots and gently lower it into the jar.

3. Shake the jar until the cutting is in the spot you want it to be in.

4. Add more dirt around the cutting until it is securely placed.

Use 1 1/2 inches of dirt

Chose a cutting. It can be with or without
roots.

Remove cutting from its container

Gently lower cutting into your container

Add dirt around the cutting

Other Tips:

To remove dirt from the side of the jar, gently scrape it off with a chopstick or water down the side of the jar.

Water down the side of the jar to remove dirt

 Place your jars under a grow light to help seeds sprout!

Grow lights can help seeds sprout successfully

 A great container to start seeds in is old plastic cups! This will save you from having to buy any expensive seed starting container. Just poke a hole in the bottom of the cup for drainage, and you can reuse them over and over!

Hole in bottom of plastic cup for
seed starting!

I hope you find this helpful! Plants are a great way to reuse old bottles!

Good Luck!

Lily's Indoor Jungle

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