u/jodiesattva

Not quite same. Reported repeatedly.

I love cooking and I really love cooking with fresh herbs, so I bought a few packets of herb seeds and started an indoor herb garden.

The sheer satisfaction of watching seedlings sprout and grow has been incredible. Photo 2 shows the first sprouts - it felt like Christmas morning waking up to actual plants growing.

I have a big comfy chair set up in front of my garden so I can water, transplant, etc. for a few minutes in comfort.

I've asked friends and family to save all their yogurt cups so I can give away and maybe even sell some of these plants that I freaking grew myself (except for the sage - those came from my outdoor monster sage plant, and the scallion regrowing station).

The seed company sent me complimentary mesclun mix seeds, so I planted a salad, too!

The herbs seen here in alphabetical order: basil (Genovese), basil (Thai), chervil, chives, chives (garlic), dill, oregano, parsley (Italian), sage, shiso, sorrel, thyme.

I still want lavender, rosemary, and tarragon (not easy to grow from seed); and I forgot mint, so I have a few plants to buy as soon as they're at the garden shop.

Whether or not I can keep them all alive and happy is another story!

Tl;dr growing herbs from seeds has been a super satisfying low-spoon activity for me. I grew a bunch, but even growing one simple thing might be satisfying for you, too. 🥰

This isn't the treadmill we thought we were getting, since Dog Pacer seems to be going belly-up, but we found a good deal on a slightly smaller one, and Una seems to really like it! What a champ!