winter herbs ?

afterglow_2

well after a successful summer of tomatoes and soft leafy herbs, now want some hardy quick growing winter ones to liven up meals cheaply, what would everyone reccomend and how to grow them ( in pots in small garden/windowsill)

evie451

well i bunged in a load of winter lettuce and Mizuna using the old tomato growbags and i have also potted on a couple of the supermarket fresh grown herb pots which are going fine on the window sill.......:D
I am trying some Kohl Rabi as well, which is a bit like a really fast growing baby turnip, in pots and they seem to be going ok too.

afterglow_2

just going to look in the garden centre now, hopefully will find something edible to grow!

Jack's_mummy

Hyssop, and thyme grow all year in my herb pot.

And I have lambs lettuce growing too

Frugal_Goblin

I don't know about hardy, but I planted some basil in a pot on a sunny windowsill just over two weeks ago and they're all up to four leaves now. Won't be long before I'm making pesto again.

RAS

Mizuna
Mustard Giant red Wave
Rocket
Landcress
Endives and chicories
Lamb's lettuce
Oriental greens

Also you can grow plain leaved kales and beets for sald leaves if you pick them small.

Jake'sGran

Mint is the thing. Seems to grow anywhere, anytime. One of the big seed companies sent me a free pack of herbs in late summer. Can't remember why but there is some lovely variegated mint in with them. The sage is looking fine and Oregano too but the Thyme didn't seem to like my potting shed. Trouble is mint is only good for lamb and making tea.

gsdloopy

Jake'sGran wrote: »

Mint is the thing... Trouble is mint is only good for lamb and making tea.

I found this :www: about using mint. It's a pdf file but the link to see it in html is here.:www:

I have another use for it. I've planted mint and lavender in strategic places around the garden where I walk; through gateways etc. I love the scent that waft up as you brush past them.
I also read somewhere that rats don't like mint so to plant it around chicken or other livestock housing; no idea if it works.

mum_of_4

gsdloopy wrote: »

I found this :www: about using mint. It's a pdf file but the link to see it in html is here.:www:

I've planted mint....... I also read somewhere that rats don't like mint so to plant it around chicken or other livestock housing; no idea if it works.

That's good to know, we haven't had rats yet! So I might plant some and see what happens, what's beeting that the chickens eat it first.

vincent81_2

We've got some winter spinach but it seems to have paused in growth - probably due to the obsenely cold weather! Is it too late to plant Mizuna?