I want to grow some fresh herbs this year but am not sure of a few things.

Can you combine them into larger pots?

What herbs grow best together if you can combine them?

Would it just be better if I grew them in separate pots?

 

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Hi Darshawn I am sure more people will chime in but here are my answers to your questions. Hope it helps!


1) I have combined them as long as they like the same settings regarding sunlight and watering amounts.


Edit: I use a long rectangular planter when I grow them together so I guess in a way they are still seperate because I give them some space from each other.


2) I found Rosemary and Basil grow quite happily together. They just need to have a support structure so that they can climnb on.

3) That is always an option... Dill I always have done better in growing seperately. not sure why.


Good luck with the herb garden!

separate pots would probably be best so one herb doesn't "choke out" another herb

if you just want to have them in the same pot --- mix the small herbs with the small herbs ... i.e. cilantro and basil would not mix because cilantro has a very thin stalk and grows tall and skinny while basil is larger and more sturdy ---

 

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Can you combine them into larger pots? Absolutely! The biggest thing to keep in mind is making sure you're not overcrowding a pot. The plants should (at full-size) be cozy with each other but not crowding each other out, and the edges of the plants should not extend beyond the edges of the pot (unless you have some kind of trailing plant, but I can't think of any herbs like that).

What herbs grow best together if you can combine them? Oregano, sage, and basil grow great together. I am not sure about other combinations but there are definitely some great combinations and some you'd want to avoid! At least, with vegetables that's true, I haven't tried it with herbs. Also...resist the impulse to buy a rosemary plant unless you have space for it outside...they grow into HUGE bushes! And by huge I mean six feet tall and across, easy! Plus a very little rosemary goes a very long way lol.

Would it just be better if I grew them in separate pots? Just depends on your preference, I guess. If you do have several herb pots, I'd get a wooden tray of some kind so you can take them all out into the sunshine and in at the same time instead of one at a time.

Edit: also, keep in mind where you will put the plants. If they're going to be indoors all the time, then a south-facing window or some kind of grow-lights is a MUST. Otherwise your plants will not do very well. Also, some plants are annuals and will need re-planting/re-seeding/re-purchasing each year (chives, for instance, if I recall right), some are bi-annual (fennel) and some are perennials and will last as long as you take care of them.

Good luck!

 

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Who let Gaevren in here!

Good tips Gaevren. I'll have to try some of them myself! Thanks

 

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I lack a green thumb, but started a simple herb garden this year. I've been amazed at how well its worked - now to start drying some of the herbs (have way more than I'll use).

I ended up with Rosemary, Basil, Thyme, Oregano and Onions (ok, not an herb, but it's in my garden ;p)

 

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I have yet to attempt onions, but not for lack of desire! I had so many new things in my garden last year that I thought I ought to hold off on yet another one...and now I don't even have a garden anymore

Within the next two years, I hope!

 

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