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๐Ÿฒ๐ŸŒฑ The December Edible Pot: What You Can Still Grow & Harvest Indoors
December may be cold, dark, and frosty outsideโ€ฆ
but inside?
You can still grow a shockingly delicious amount of fresh food right on your windowsill.
Welcome to the December Edible Pot: a simple, low-maintenance container you can plant this month that keeps producing through the holidays and beyond.
Whether you want fresh herbs for Christmas dinner, snappy greens for winter salads, or tiny veggies your family will be impressed (and surprised!) you grew in December โ€” this edible pot is perfect for you.
Letโ€™s build your winter kitchen garden, one pot at a time!
๐ŸŒค๏ธ ๐Ÿ. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ?
December isnโ€™t a big-growth month outdoors, but indoors, the following plants THRIVE:
๐ŸŒฟ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฌ (๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ)
* Parsley
* Mint
* Chives
* Oregano
* Thyme
* Sage
* Basil (with a grow light)
๐Ÿฅฌ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ
* ettuce (cut-and-come-again varieties)
* Arugula
* Baby kale
* Spinach (with bright light)
* Mesclun mixes
๐ŸŒฑ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ (๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ!)
* Radish
* Broccoli
* Sunflower
* Pea shoots
* Mustard
๐Ÿฅ• ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐•๐ž๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
* Radishes
* Baby carrots (in deeper pots)
๐Ÿ„ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ: ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ
You can even grow mushrooms indoors using countertop kits. They're perfect for winter soups and pizza nights.
๐Ÿชด ๐Ÿ. ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ (๐€๐ง๐ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ)
Indoor edible pots need:
โœ” ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž
Winter = slower evaporation
Soggy soil = fungus gnats + rot
โœ” ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ
Dark pots absorb heat and can stress cool-season greens.
โœ” ๐€ ๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ
More room = more greens = more harvests.
โœ” ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ: ๐€ ๐ฉ๐ž๐›๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก
Helps maintain humidity for delicate herbs.
๐Ÿชด ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐’๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž
* ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฌ:: 4โ€“6 inches
* ๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ฎ๐œ๐ž & ๐š๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š: 6โ€“8 inches
* ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ: shallow trays or saucers
* ๐‘๐š๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ/๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ: 8โ€“10 inches deep
Plant one edible type per pot OR mix herbs together for a โ€œkitchen herb medley.โ€
๐ŸŒž ๐Ÿ‘. ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ
Light is the limiting factor in December โ€” but you can absolutely make it work.
๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ-๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ:
* South-facing windows
* East-facing windows
* Under skylights
* Bright kitchen counters
If natural light isnโ€™t enough:
Use a $10โ€“$15 clip-on LED grow light for:
โœ” Basil
โœ” Lettuce
โœ” Spinach
โœ” Carrots
โœ” Microgreens
Even 6โ€“8 hours under a grow light makes a HUGE difference.
๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ’. ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐„๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ (๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง)
Indoor winter watering is trickier than summer, so follow this:
โœ” ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐Ÿโ€ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
Not on a schedule as plants drink slowly in December.
โœ” ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 
Allows excess moisture to evaporate by evening.
โœ” ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
Especially herbs as soggy roots = mushy stems.
โœ” ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ง๐ž๐š๐ซ๐›๐ฒ
Use a small fan on low if youโ€™re dealing with fungus gnats.
๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ“. ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก
The secret to a productive edible pot is gentle, frequent harvesting.
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ:
Take outer leaves first, leaving the center to keep growing.
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฌ:
Snip the top 2โ€“3 inches regularly which encourages new branching.
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ:
Harvest at 2โ€“3 inches tall (7โ€“12 days after planting).
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ:
Harvest when bulbs feel firm, donโ€™t wait too long or they get woody.
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ:
Pull when roots are 3โ€“4 inches. donโ€™t try to grow full-sized indoors.
๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ”. ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐”๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐„๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ
Here are cozy ways to use what you grow:
๐ŸŒฟ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฌ
* Add to stuffing
* Top baked potatoes
* Mix into holiday dips
* Use in homemade herb butter
* Add to Chicken or veggie soups
๐Ÿฅฌ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ
* Fresh winter salads
* Lettuce wraps
* Add to sandwiches
* Mix into pasta bowls
* Toss on top of pizzas
๐ŸŒฑ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฌ
* Sprinkle on charcuterie boards
* Add to omelets
* Use as a taco garnish
* Top creamy winter soups
Your edible pot can even supply herbs for your Christmas dinner table.
๐ŸŽ„ ๐Ÿ•. ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ
Give it holiday charm with:
* Mini ornaments
* Red-and-white ribbon
* Cinnamon sticks in the soil
* A tiny Christmas pick
* Holiday-themed pots
* A small strand of fairy lights behind it
Functional and adorable.
What are you growing in your December Edible Pot?
Snap a picture of your setup or show us your latest indoor harvest!
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Donna Scarborough
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