How It Works — CalyxStudio | Easy Home Growing in 3 Simple Steps

1 Step One

Choose the Right Kit for Your Space

Every home is different, and every person has their own preferences when it comes to what they eat. That is why we offer three distinct kit types, each tailored to a specific growing environment and set of ingredients. The Kitchen Herb Kit is our most popular option, designed for windowsills and countertops. It includes five varieties of culinary herbs, basil, parsley, coriander, chives, and mint, and takes up less space than a toaster. If you have a little more room, the Salad Garden Kit is built for balconies and small patios. It comes with mixed lettuce, rocket, spinach, and spring onion in a self-watering tray that requires very little maintenance.

For those with a back garden or access to a patio with good light, the Full Veggie System provides everything you need to grow cherry tomatoes, courgettes, peppers, and peas. This is the most comprehensive kit and includes deeper growing containers, support stakes, and organic liquid feed. Whichever option you select, the kit arrives with all the supplies included. There is nothing extra to buy and no trips to a garden centre required.

Kitchen Herb Kit

From €24.95

Salad Garden Kit

From €34.95

Full Veggie System

From €54.95

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Three CalyxStudio growing kits displayed on a wooden table including herb kit salad kit and veggie system with packaging

Person unboxing a CalyxStudio kit on a kitchen counter showing biodegradable pots seed packets and compost

2 Step Two

Unbox, Set Up, and Plant in Under 10 Minutes

Your CalyxStudio kit is designed to fit through a standard Irish letterbox, so there is no need to wait around for a delivery driver or visit a pickup point. Once you open the box, you will find everything laid out clearly: biodegradable pots, pre-measured organic compost, labelled seed packets, plant markers, and a printed growing guide. The guide is written specifically for Irish conditions, accounting for typical indoor temperatures, humidity, and seasonal light levels across the country.

Setting up is straightforward. Fill each pot with the included compost to the line marked on the side, make a small indent with your finger, drop in the seeds at the spacing shown in the guide, and cover lightly with soil. Give each pot a gentle water using a kitchen cup or spray bottle, then place them where they will get the light they need. The guide tells you exactly which spots in your home work best for each variety. Most people complete the entire setup in five to ten minutes, even on their first try. Once everything is planted, the daily routine is simply checking moisture and watering when the soil feels dry to the touch.

What's Inside Every Kit

Biodegradable growing pots made from pressed plant fibre
Premium organic compost blended for indoor growing
EU-certified organic seeds tested for Irish conditions
Plant identification labels and markers
Illustrated step-by-step growing guide
Seasonal planting calendar for year-round growing

3 Step Three

Watch Your Plants Grow Day by Day

Within three to seven days of planting, you will notice the first tiny sprouts pushing through the soil. This is one of the most satisfying parts of the process, and many of our customers tell us they find it genuinely exciting, even as adults. Over the following weeks, your seedlings will develop into full plants. Herbs like basil and coriander grow quickly and can start being used in cooking within two to three weeks. Salad greens reach a harvestable size in three to four weeks. Tomatoes, peppers, and courgettes take longer, typically eight to twelve weeks, but they produce generously once they get going.

The daily care required is minimal. A quick check of the soil moisture each morning or evening is usually enough. If the top layer feels dry, give the pots a light watering. The compost included in your kit retains moisture well, so you should not need to water more than once per day during most of the year. In the warmer summer months, plants on sunny windowsills may need a second watering. Our growing guide includes a simple weekly checklist so you always know what to do and when. If anything looks off, you can reach out to our Dublin-based support team by email and we will help you troubleshoot.

3–7 days

First sprouts appear

2–3 weeks

Herbs ready to use

3–4 weeks

Salad greens harvestable

8–12 weeks

Vegetables producing

Young green seedlings sprouting in biodegradable pots on a bright windowsill in an Irish home with morning light

Hands picking fresh basil leaves from a home-grown plant in a kitchen next to a cutting board with tomatoes and salad

4 Step Four

Harvest, Eat, and Keep Growing

The harvest stage is where you really start to feel the benefit. Instead of reaching for a plastic-wrapped packet of herbs from the fridge, you simply snip what you need directly from the plant. Basil leaves picked fresh have a flavour intensity that is noticeably stronger than anything you can buy pre-packaged. Salad greens taste crisper and stay fresh longer because they have not been sitting in a supply chain for days. Cherry tomatoes picked ripe from the vine have a sweetness that supermarket varieties rarely match.

One of the key advantages of home growing is that many of these plants are "cut and come again" varieties. Lettuce, rocket, and spinach will regrow after you trim them, giving you multiple harvests from a single planting. Herbs like basil and parsley become bushier the more you pick from them, as long as you trim above a leaf node. This means your initial kit keeps producing food for weeks or even months. When the growing season winds down, or when a plant has finished its cycle, you can order seed refill packs from us at a fraction of the original kit price to keep the cycle going year-round.

Multiple harvests per plant

Refill packs from €6.95

Year-round growing possible

Your Growing Timeline 📅

Here is a realistic overview of what to expect from each kit type over the first twelve weeks. Times can vary slightly depending on light, temperature, and watering consistency.

Week 1 — Planting Day

Unbox your kit, fill the pots, plant the seeds, and place them in position. Water gently. The whole process takes 5 to 10 minutes. Seeds need warmth and moisture to begin germination, so keep them in a spot that stays above 15 degrees Celsius.

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Seeds being planted in small biodegradable pots filled with dark organic compost

Tiny green sprouts emerging from soil in a row of small growing pots on a windowsill

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Week 2 — First Sprouts

Most herb and salad seeds germinate within 5 to 10 days. You will see small green shoots breaking through the compost surface. At this point, make sure the pots are getting enough indirect light and keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Thin seedlings if multiple sprouts appear in one pot.

Weeks 3–4 — Rapid Growth

Herbs and salad greens grow quickly during this phase. Basil will develop its characteristic aroma, and lettuce leaves will start to spread. By the end of week four, herbs are usually large enough to start snipping for cooking. Salad greens from the Salad Garden Kit can be harvested for the first time. Continue watering daily and rotate pots occasionally for even growth.

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Lush green basil and parsley plants growing vigorously in kitchen pots under natural light

Tomato plant beginning to flower and produce small green tomatoes in a deep growing pot on a patio

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Weeks 6–8 — Vegetables Take Shape

For the Full Veggie System, this is when things get exciting. Tomato plants begin flowering, courgette leaves expand dramatically, and pepper plants start forming buds. At this stage, begin feeding with the included organic liquid feed once a week. Herbs and salad greens continue producing, and you should be harvesting regularly. The more you pick lettuce and herbs, the more they grow back.

Weeks 10–12 — Full Harvest

Cherry tomatoes ripen to a deep red, courgettes are ready to pick, and peppers turn from green to their mature colour. This is peak production time, and a single Full Veggie System can produce enough cherry tomatoes for several salads per week. Herbs remain productive throughout, and salad greens are on their second or third regrowth cycle. Consider ordering refill seed packs to start the next round of planting.

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Ripe red cherry tomatoes on the vine alongside fresh herbs and salad greens ready for harvesting at home

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