Find out how to plant up a herb container for more advice. You dont need a purpose built herb garden.
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Plant lavender in a window box with other herbs. Learn how to grow herbs in a window box with companion plants to deter pests in carol kleins video guide. I know that mint can be invasive so is best kept apart from other herbs is it ok to put several varieties of mint in the same pot. Herbs you can grow in window boxes include thyme rosemary sage mint parsley and basil.
In addition the mediterranean ones will like staying drier under the eaves in areas of high summer rainfall. Growing herbs and spices. Eaves also give some protection from the cold and being against the.
And if thats not enough to convince you the other big pluses of herbs are that theyll grow just about anywhere and thrive with hot weather and sunshine. So growing them together in a pot seems like a clever idea to save space and it works for a while. Herbs can be grown very successfully in containers and can be an attractive addition to any garden or patio.
Parsley full sun grow as an annual basil full sun. Window boxes are ideal for planting a selection of herbs. Mint doesnt like to share so planting it with other herbs may not bode well for your mints planter partner.
Add herbs vegetable plants and flowering annuals to make a pretty and tasty window box design. Place potted herbs where you wont forget about them such as right outside the back door or on the patio in full sight of the kitchen window. 5 proven mixed herb pots or window boxes.
The are lots of herbs that will grow happily in window boxes. Ive only grown basil up til now successfully on the kitchen window sill so will do that again this year but ive acquired lots of herb seeds and dont reallly know what is ok together and what is best kept apart. You can plant your herbs in a pot trough or window box or pop some in among other plants in the garden.
Herbs grown together in a pot can work if you harvest. Here we have garlic chives parsley lemon thyme and basil growing happily together. From bbc gardeners world magazine.
10 popular herbs to start with. Maybe jacks beanstalk in your window box is a stretch but it might be interesting to include herbs or even vegetables in your designs this year. Window boxes are perfect for growing culinary herbs.
Most herbs start out as small plants. Many of them grow well in confined spaces and window boxes provide the good drainage essential to most herbs. Herbs like mint tend to invade any space near where they are planted.
A window box is a particularly effective and practical way to grow herbs in a container.
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