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It’s the beginning of winter so I’m going to wait a bit to start growing so hopefully I can have some time with it in my kitchen then drop it in my garden.

The first attempt at growing these was not successful. After talking to a few people we tried again with germinating the seeds in damp paper towels instead of soaking them in water which worked much better. HOWEVER, I just found out the sage I grew is a flowering sage, not the typical herb you use in food. My child loves to eat from our herb garden and thankfully has not gotten sick from it but now I know you’re not supposed to eat that one. Also the basil is not the standard basil. It’s still edible, but has a stronger licorice flavor and is not the variety you use in pesto. We can still eat it with other things but it would be nice if the seeds were labeled a little more specifically than just the generic plant name.

Thyme was definitely not thyme but anise.Chives and rosemary both never germinated. Lavender and Chamomile are maybe a 10% germination success rate. Every thing else germinated great and are growing well.

I'm not much of a gardener, so expectations weren't too high. I had great success with the cilantro, and am experiencing middling success with the lavender and parsley, which only sprouted on a second round. My kit didn't include dill, so there was one seed packet missing entirely. The thyme, chives, chamomile, and rosemary all didn't sprout even though I tried twice; the seeds went moldy in the soil. I still have a few seeds, so maybe another round, but it's a messy and time-consuming process, and if the soil dries out entirely, it does return to its blocky state, and needs to be reactivated.

The company provided a lot of seeds and the the containers were sufficient. There could have been more soil discs and I was disappointed that two of the herbs did not grow. I tried over and over, following the instructions, but the lavender and chives did not sprout.

Most of the seeds (except cilantro) never sprouted :(I planted all of them, and only got a single sprout each on dill, parsley, basilCilantro thrivedAll others seem like old seeds that never sprouted

I did have to add a bit more soil to fill the planters all the way up but luckily I had some on hand. This is my first time planting herbs and I have the 6 soaking in water as directed. Maybe I’m just a newbie but the sage and basil seeds both look like my chia seeds when I soak them. 🧐 🤔**UPDATE** They definitely sprouted as chia seeds instead of sage within 5 days so JUST KNOW THE SEEDS ARE MISLABELED**

Only thing that has really taken off was the cilantro. Chives won’t even sprout. I’ve got rosemary and chamomile sprouting but they are dying off despite following directions on sunlight/watering. Pretty disappointing. I’d save your money and buy seeds elsewhere. The containers are cute though. Definitely not given enough soil pods for all of the containers.