Here's How to Grow a Thriving Herb Garden and Make It Last Forever

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Here's How to Grow a Thriving Herb Garden and Make It Last Forever
From Bite & Chow/ That Sweet Bite/ biteandchow.com

"Herbs can be both great indoor and outdoor plants – they’re relatively easy to take care of and tend to stay fairly compact. An herb garden can also be the perfect addition to any kitchen for added health and home benefits as well as being a great source of flavor for your favorite meal...."

Richard

 

[WalnutBaron]

I've had an herb garden for more than ten years now and love it. We have fresh basil, cilantro, chives, rosemary, bay, sage, thyme, and orange mint, chocolate mint, and spearmint.

Just one piece of unsolicited advice: if you plant mint, be sure it is contained and not allowed to grow free with other herbs. Mint will completely take over the garden. I plant my mint in a cheap plastic bowl and then bury the bowl in the soil. The plastic contains the roots and keeps the mint in its place.

 

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I've had an herb garden for more than ten years now and love it. We have fresh basil, cilantro, chives, rosemary, bay, sage, thyme, and orange mint, chocolate mint, and spearmint.

Just one piece of unsolicited advice: if you plant mint, be sure it is contained and not allowed to grow free with other herbs. Mint will completely take over the garden. I plant my mint in a cheap plastic bowl and then bury the bowl in the soil. The plastic contains the roots and keeps the mint in its place.

Thanks for the tip about mint!


Richard

 

[SmithOp]

My next door neighbor grows mint and I am constantly cutting it out from creeping under the fence. It shoots up stalks at regular intervals on the invasive roots.


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[heathpack]

Too much mint is a first world problem with a simple solution: mojitos.

 

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Why It Pays to Grow Herbs at Home - Even in Winter
By Alys Fowler/ Gardening Advice/ Life and Style/ The Guardian/ theguardian.com

"I have nothing against potted supermarket herbs, other than the plastic pot, plastic sleeve, peat, transportation costs and landfill implications – but they are a better buy than the cut versions. I have bought plenty in my time, splitting the masses into individuals for a longer shelf life than their best-before date suggests.

However, herbs are easy to grow; all you need is a windowsill. And, unlike in supermarkets, you get to choose from 40 types: the tiny leaves of Ocimum basilicum ‘Pluto’ pack a mighty punch; O. basilicum ‘Mrs Burns’ is by far the best lemon; and O. basilicum ‘Dark Opal’ is the best purple, with spicy, warm flavours.

Basil is my favourite indoor herb, but parsley and coriander can be treated in the same way. A packet of seed will cost around the same as a shop-bought plant and, sown judiciously, will last a year. You will have to buy compost and find a pot, but even with these costs you will save money over the year. I make no bones about being in love with the peat-free SylvaGrow compost. It also comes in manageable 15-litre bags...."

‘A packet of seed should last a year.’ Photograph: Alamy


Richard