Getting Started
Welcome to growing with Herbs2Hand.
Everything you need to get your first crop going — lighting, sowing, and what to expect.
You've got your module. Now follow the steps below and you'll have fresh herbs on your worktop within the week.
Three steps to your first harvest
Most people are harvesting within 10 days of setting up. Follow these steps in order.
Set up your lighting
If your module is under a cabinet, you'll need a grow light. Our guide covers which lights work, positioning, and how many hours per day to run them.
Read the Lighting Guide →Sow your first seeds
Fill the liner with coir, scatter seeds evenly, and slide it into your module. Most herbs are ready to harvest in 7 to 14 days. Here's everything you need to know.
How It Works →Learn what you're growing
Microgreens are young herb plants harvested at their most nutritious — intense flavour, fast cycle, no garden required. Our guide covers varieties, timing, and what to do with the harvest.
What Are Microgreens? →Everything in one place
Lighting Guide
Choose the right grow light, set the correct schedule, and get consistent results even under low-light kitchen cabinets.
View Lighting Guide →How It Works
A full walkthrough of the Herbs2Hand growing cycle — from sowing to harvest to replanting — with the Linea and Stelo modules.
See the Process →Grow Blog
Varieties, techniques, and kitchen uses. Growing guides written for people who cook, not horticulturalists.
Read the Guides →Grow Packs & Accessories
Seed mixes, coir blocks, and grow lights selected to work with the Herbs2Hand system. Reorder when you need more.
Shop Accessories →
A few things worth knowing from the start
Light is the most common issue
Under-cabinet positions need a grow light — natural light through a cabinet door is rarely enough. A slim LED bar on a 16-hour timer is the standard setup.
Don't overwater
The internal reservoir means the growing liner stays moist from below. Top watering should be minimal — just enough to keep the surface from drying out in the first 48 hours.
Sow more densely than you think
Microgreens are grown at high density. 2–3g of seed per 10cm × 10cm is about right for most varieties.
Stagger your sowings
Sow a second batch 5–7 days after the first. That way you're always approaching harvest — no gap between crops.
Need a hand getting started?
If anything isn't working the way you'd expect, get in touch. We're a small team and we read every message.