🌱 Why We Started Making Herbal Soil From Kitchen Scraps

If you practice herbalism at home, one of the most powerful habits you can build is learning how to turn everyday kitchen scraps into herbal soil. It’s sustainable, money-saving, and deeply aligned with the herbal cycle of giving back to the earth.

Our journey started with a crisis moment, walking into the kitchen and finding maggots crawling out of our compost bin. That was the day we said, “never again.”

Between cooking daily, packing school lunches, and running a full herbal practice, we needed a clean, fast, indoor composting system that didn’t attract flies, smells, or chaos.

That search led us to a simple tool that helped us make herbal soil year-round, even in small spaces.

🌿 Why Turning Kitchen Scraps Into Herbal Soil Matters for Herbalists

As herbalists, we produce plant material every day—tea herbs, tincture marc, decoction leftovers, infused oil botanicals, and more. Returning this material to the soil is part of a complete beginner herbalism  lifestyle.

It’s also:

• a way of honoring the plants

• a sustainable practice

• a method of building nutrient-rich soil

• a step toward growing stronger medicinal herbs

• deeply connected to your herbal medicine  practice

But traditional indoor composting?
Smelly. Slow. Messy. Often not apartment-friendly.

We needed something better.

🌱How Indoor Composting Helps You Make Soil at Home

Indoor composting lets you create herbal soil from:

• kitchen scraps

• used tea herbs

• citrus peels

• veggie trimmings

• coffee grounds

• eggshells

• tincture leftovers

• and more

It’s a powerful practice for anyone growing medicinal herbs—whether you have a balcony garden, a backyard plot, or a windowsill full of pots.

If you’re new to herbal growing, you can also check out this beginner-friendly video on how to grow medicinal herbs .

🌿 How the Vego Kitchen Composter Supports This Process

While there are many ways to compost indoors, the Vego system solved the biggest problems for us.

What It Does

The composter:

• breaks down scraps in 8–24 hours

• uses heat, airflow, and grinding for fast results

• eliminates smell, flies, and maggots

• fits small kitchens and apartments

• handles herbal leftovers effortlessly

It's currently the easiest way we’ve found to make pre-compost for our soil mix.

Herbalist-Approved Scraps

The Vego handles:

• used herbal tea leaves

• tincture marc

• citrus rinds

• onion and garlic skins

• veggie peels

• eggshells

• coffee grounds

• corn cobs

• and tough herbal material like roots and bark (in small amounts)

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🌱 How to Turn Kitchen Scraps Into Herbal Soil (Step-By-Step)

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1. Collect your kitchen scraps and herbal leftovers

Keep a small bin on the counter.

2. Add scraps to your indoor composter

Mix citrus, veggie scraps, coffee grounds, and used herbs.

3. Run the composting cycle (8–24 hours)

Choose a mode based on scrap type.

4. Use the pre-compost in your soil mix

Mix with potting soil or garden soil to enhance nutrients.

5. Feed your medicinal herbs

Use the soil to nourish basil, mint, lemon balm, rosemary, tulsi, lavender, etc.

This process lets you make DIY herbal soil from what you already have in your kitchen—saving money while helping you grow medicinal herbs  with stronger nutrient support.

🌿 How This Saved Us $460 in One Year

We previously paid $39/month for compost pickup.
The indoor system replaced that cost completely.

Benefits:

• no monthly fees

• no smell

• no pests

• no dragging bins outside

• year-round composting (even in winter)

The machine paid for itself in under nine months.

🌱 Who This Kitchen-Scrap Soil Method Is Perfect For

You're going to love this approach if you:

• live in an apartment or small home

• want to make herbal soil at home

• create herbal remedies daily

• grow medicinal herbs

• want to reduce waste

• prefer low-maintenance sustainability

• hate smells, flies, or outdoor bins

🌿 Try the Vego Composter (Optional Tool for Herbalists)

If you want to see how we make herbal soil indoors, watch the video here:

👉 Watch the full demonstration: https://youtu.be/5Z7lvbG-BMo 

🌱 Try the Vego system: https://glnk.io/vzw5/iwillaremedy 
Use code: REMEDY10OFF for $10 off.

🌱 FAQs About Making Herbal Soil From Kitchen Scraps

Can you use kitchen scraps to grow medicinal herbs?

Yes. Scraps create nutrient-rich soil that supports herb growth.

Can you compost herbal tea leaves?

Absolutely—tea herbs compost beautifully.

Does indoor composting smell?

With the right system, no. The Vego eliminates odor completely.

How long does it take to turn scraps into soil?

With pre-composting, 8–24 hours. Full breakdown happens once mixed into outdoor or potting soil.

Can beginners do this?

Yes. This method works even if you’ve never composted before.