Herbs That You Can Regrow in Water Right on Your Window Sill

All you’ll need is a jar of water, and these little green helpers can hang around for years to treat your sniffles and to spruce up a meal!

Mint

Whether they be in the ground, in a pot or in a jar, mint just can’t help but thrive in any conditions. Not only will cuttings sprout roots and start snaking all over your counter, they can live quite happily in that jar of just plain water for months, growing their roots so long that they start stuffing up the jar.

Mint is one of the easiest plants to grow indoors, and one of the hardest to get rid of once it’s taken hold in the garden.

Allergies, colds and coughs, mint’s here to keep your nasal and chest passages free of stress!

Rosemary and Lavender

We mention these two together, because they both actually grow better from cuttings placed in water than they do when planted as seeds or by planting cuttings directly in soil.

But for both of these, don’t just take a single cutting, take a handful for every jar. For them to sprout roots, you’re looking at a 50 percent viability rate, so just remove the ones that didn’t take as they die off.

Besides giving amazing profiles to a Sunday roast, rosemary’s very good for circulation, muscle cramps, hair and nail growth and it’s an excellent memory booster.

Lavender is there for stress, anxiety, wound healing, restful sleep and it’s the best free scent for your laundry and your house.

Once they outgrow their jars, they’ll be happy in a small pot if they get regular trimmings.

Sage

Sage is another one of those helpers in the kitchen, as well as for your physical ailments. And quite frankly, their seed germination is not the best, so just go ahead and stick a cutting into a pot the next time you pick some up at the store.

Sage can survive in that jar for a few months to a year before you even need to start thinking about finding a new home for it. And it’s not so dependent on full day sun as most of the other herbs are.

Sage is here for the women, menopause, hair growth, memory and hormone imbalances, every girl needs some sage in her life at one point or another!

Chives

Most people don’t consider this onion related culinary herb much of a medicinal plant at all.

But it’s actually a very good anti fungal, antibacterial and anti cancer herb. Excellent when you have a cold to speed up recovery and to stave off the infection from spreading further into your lungs, chives are delicious, and ridiculously easy to grow!

Seriously, stick these guys in some water, give them a good haircut every time you want to spruce up a meal, and you’ve got the perfect addition to your daily diet to keep all of the bugs away!

Basil

Basil is just a champion of survival anywhere. Are you even surprised that it’ll sprout roots in just plain water?

Basil will last for quite a few months, maybe even a year, but they are not perennials. So when it starts to look like it’s reached the end of its natural lifespan, cut off another cutting and start the process all over again.

Basil is good for digestion and the skin, but it’s in the macronutrients where the real value lies. And nobody’s complaining about a constant supply of pesto at the dinner table, now are they?

Thyme

Thyme can be grown, and used for half a year, if you add a little growth hormone to the water that it’s placed in.

At the end of the day thyme is a perennial, and it wants to find a permanent home to set down its roots, but quite a bit of time can pass before it needs to be moved out, and more than enough use can be made from it before that becomes necessary.

When it is eventually moved to a pot, you don’t have to overthink it. Thyme doesn’t mind small spaces, nor do they need any specialised care. Putting it in a pot, and placing it in the exact spot that it’s been chilling in at your window for the past few months is going to keep it perfectly happy.

Besides, you'd want your bacterial and fungal fighter as close at hand as possible. This delicious addition to a pan is also great for acne and respiratory conditions.

Tarragon

Even though it looks and grows like rosemary, it’s actually related to the sunflower family. Given what a medicinal powerhouse sunflower is, it should come as no surprise that it’s bushier cousin isn’t far behind.

Skin, hair, digestion, depression, fungal infections, diabetes, immune booster…do we even need to go on to convince you that tarragon is a necessity for any medicinal garden?

But keep and eye out for the variety that grows well in your area. Tarragon is more geared toward climates that get cold winters, though there are varieties out there that won’t be as particular if you take the time to look for them.

Cilantro

Cilantro is the plant that's most commonly grown in water, since it lasts for so long and it’s almost impossible to keep it from taking over the counter.

You can chop it down to stubs and it’ll bounce back in no time. Cilantro is great for those who need to reduce their salt intake, it’s antifungal and it reduces inflammation in arthritic joints.

Lemon Grass

Once Lemongrass makes roots, it’s a pretty prolific herb to keep contained. And if you keep the water supplied with growth hormone and nutrient drops, it can last for years in a jar.

Lemon grass has uses that run a mile long, but it’s best known for all things in the digestive tract. Cramps, spasms, nausea, diarrhoea and it’ll kill the germs that caused your stomach issues in the first place.

And for those who want a little help with their blood pressure and to improve cardiovascular health, a cup of lemongrass tea in the morning can go a long way to help you.

Oregano

Oregano is so commonly used for cooking that people have forgotten just how incredibly beneficial it can be for a wide range or conditions.

It’s a mild outward treatment for skin sores, sunburns and acne. Inside it treats asthma, upset stomachs and even parasitic infections! Don't let any cuttings go to waste the next time you pick up a fresh supply at the farmer’s market!

Tips and Tricks

Remove any lower leaves from your cuttings, allowing for a clean stem to rest in the water.

Still standing water has a nasty habit of growing algae. But did you know that algae can’t grow without light? Just wrap some brown paper around the jar to block off light, and you’ll never have any problems keeping the icky green growth at bay.

Woody cuttings like lavender, rosemary and tarragon can take a little longer to take root, so be patient with them.

Rosemary especially has a habit of looking completely dead for months, and then suddenly it sprouts new leaves and roots just as you were about to give up on it.

If you’re impatient, rooting hormone powder can help the process along, and there’s no harm in giving them a little help in their early stages.

And finally, choose jars with narrower openings, instead of wide flat bowls. Stems that are closely packed together are generally healthier and it’ll keep the bugs and the grubs out of the water, making it easier to avoid a gross mess of dead bugs to clean out every week.

But other than that, it’s not at all hard to have a green and lush window right there in your kitchen that’ll serve to keep you healthy, level up your cooking and it saves you a ton of money getting your herbs fresh every week from the grocery store!

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