Garden In A Can

Product Description

Back to the Roots is on a mission to Undo Food. In a college class, we learned mushrooms could grow entirely on spent coffee grounds. After watching hours of how-to videos and turning our fraternity kitchen into a big science experiment, we eventually decided to give up our corporate job offers to instead become full-time mushroom farmers. What started as curiosity about urban farming has turned into a passion to Undo Food and reconnect families back to where it comes from.

Features

• We recommend ensuring the plants receive 8 full hours of sunlight (or grow bulb light) each day. Also prevent over-watering and trimming excess seedlings when they are ~1 inch tall, to allow for 2-3 of the most successful seedlings to establish into the final full plants.
• Ready-to-grow cans make indoor herb gardening fun and easy! Each organic basil can includes everything you need to start growing, including: organic, non-GMO seeds, nutrient rich soil, and moisture-balancing biochar
• With biochar, it is never been easier to grow herbs indoors. Biochar is the charred remnants of agricultural waste through a process called pyrolysis, a technique mastered by Amazonian tribes centuries ago.

Top Reviews

Revised Review
by KellyBee (5 out of 5 stars)
February 16, 2016

I finally got sprouts and they were quite healthy once they made it through. My advice is that if these don't seem to germinate in the amount of time expected, give them a few more weeks. Mine took another 2 weeks.
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I kill plants but decide to give it a try anyways.
by Kindle Customer (4 out of 5 stars)
August 27, 2017

After reading most of the reviews given to this product, I was literally on the fence on purchasing. I did cave, but mind you I am also commonly a plant killer. I've never had the luck of the green thumb, so I was curious to know if I could actually mandate a Basil plant properly. Thus, I purchased it and decided to read up on Basil plants so I was familiar with their requirements/limitations. The product arrived fairly quickly.

My first initial thoughts were about the size of the can. For some strange reason, I had this idea that it would be about the size of standard paint can, but it's about the size of a Progresso soup can. They came packaged with bubble wrap and snugged inside the shipping box. The setup/planting was pretty straightforward. The only mishap I had was the seeds got trapped in the seal of the can resulting in an explosion of soil everywhere trying to get it unattached. The second can that came with the twin pack was a lot easier but the seed packet was slightly buried under the soil which could have been a result of shipping. The actual care of Basil I did what the instruction says but I also read online you shouldn't let water settle too much in the can since it should really just be the top soil that is wet so after I did what the instruction says I transitioned watering to using a spray bottle. I would squirt it each morning to keep the top layer moist. My basil plants also don't sit directly in the sun-They are located on a window that gets very limited light so I really wasn't sure if they'd even grow.

Sure enough, within a few days I saw sprouting. Initially I've been fooled before by plants sprouting and dying so I decided to wait a little longer to see where it would go. The basil plants are on about a week old but seem to be growing at a steady rate and appear to be healthy. One can does seem to do better than the other but that could just be the plants taking a little more time to germinate properly or the can not getting enough sun based on the position on the window. I am looking to see how long they'd last and how big they'd get. Perhaps I can reclaim some level of green thumb with this basil but we shall see! Overall I do like this product. I may try the other types of plants offered in the future but since I'm too much of a beginner I worry that I may end up throwing away the plant before it properly germinates thinking I may have overwatered it. I've rated it 4/5 since there's definitely areas that could be improved on the product standpoint but it's definitely a 50/50 since it's a living object you'd be dealing with that there's so many variables that have to be counted for why it may not be working out.
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Looking good so far!
by Shannon White (5 out of 5 stars)
July 7, 2017

This actually worked better than I thought it would. One can really exploded with basil. I struggled with the second one a bit; nothing at first, but then I moved the top soil around a bit and got at least a few to grow. I tested my first leaf today; it smells and tastes delicious! Fun product!
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If only I could give zero stars...
by Zole2112 (1 out of 5 stars)
December 31, 2016

Didn't even sprout, I thought it would be a perfect solution for the winter months. I brought in my thyme, oregano, parsley and rosemary in the pots from my deck for the winter months but my basil only seems to last a couple of months so I thought this would be a great solution. All of my other herbs are flourishing, harvested some yesterday as a matter of fact, but this basil didn't even sprout.
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Great and grows fast!
by Anna (5 out of 5 stars)
August 19, 2017

I love basils, but they can be expensive and I've also wasted some by not using them quickly enough... So I gave this Garden in a Can a try and was pleasantly surprised! They sprouted in a day or two, and kept growing. It's been about a month now and I think I can harvest them very soon. Great product and would buy some again.
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Disappointing Results
by Philip Ross Gordon (2 out of 5 stars)
February 11, 2017

I bought a two-can selection of basil. I followed the instructions. So far, after more than a month, one can has two tiny green plants about 1/4 inch high, and the other no plants at all. I followed the instructions. I am rather disappointed.
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Green thumb not needed
by Amber (5 out of 5 stars)
August 25, 2016

The garden in a can is such a unique idea. I couldn't wait to receive it, and I opened it right away. All you literally have to do is open the lid, add water, and place in the sun. These are the perfect indoor herb gardens, especially for those who don't exactly have a green thumb. I will be buying more and want to try all of them. I highly recommend these cute little herb planters.
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Window sill gardens!
by Melinda Harkema (5 out of 5 stars)
July 31, 2016

Are you looking to grow some of your favorite herbs in a limited space? Do you literally ONLY have a window sill in which to grow plants? Then you've found the perfect product!

I've bought two of the "Back to the Roots" products lately-- the Garden-In-A-Jar Basil and Garden-In-A-Jar Cilantro. The basil has just began to sprout, so I see some tasty organic basil pesto in my not-so-distant future! I haven't started the cilantro yet, but once it's growing, I'll soon be able to enjoy some homemade pico de gallo!

I'd been interested in this company's products since discovering the aquaponics aquarium (which I'll end up buying for myself sooner or later), so I was excited to see these two products at my local Home Depot.

I purchased both, and was excited to learn of their "in kind" giving program, where they donate the same product to a classroom of your choice. Several of my friends are teachers, and I know one has been trying to get her (middle school) students interested in the world around us (especially the roots of the food we eat). So win-win. I bought two awesome products with two of my favorite herbs, and my friend gets two products which will engage her students' interest in the food they eat and its origins. Kids today don't always have the ability to grow a garden with their families like I did as a child, and far too often, believe food comes from the supermarket. So products like these, which are practical, functional, user-friendly, (and delicious), are something anyone can enjoy. And anytime any company pays it forward like BTTR does, I know I've found a company I want to support.

This product also comes in can versions, as well as a four-pack with the herbs sage, dill, basil, and cilantro. When I can find the others, I know I'll be buying them. And since almost anything can be found on Amazon (believe me there, someone who's a veteran of the "can't sleep, may as well online shop" conundrum), or through the company's own website (...), I'll likely be reaping the benefits of my harvest of those two soon.
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I HAVE BROUGHT FORTH NEW LIFE!
by chui (5 out of 5 stars)
February 23, 2017

I am a known plant killer, and even I managed to get these to grow! Still killed them eventually, but that's not really their fault.
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Five Stars
by Robert (5 out of 5 stars)
February 22, 2018

It was a gift for someone, their reaction was genuine and was well taken.

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