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  • tattoo_3
    tattoo_3 Posts: 46 Forumite
    Thankyou Judi!
  • Galtizz
    Galtizz Posts: 1,016 Forumite
    Did anyone watch City gardener on channel 4 last week?

    He was talking about herbs bought from the supermarket and he says that when you buy them you should split them into at least 2 (better 4) and plant them into bigger pots with some nice compost and then they will grow into big healthy plants. He said that the supermarkets cram loads of seeds into one pot so that they grow quick and look good on the day you buy them.

    I have bought seeds now but am going to try spliting the 1/2 dead parley I got from a supermarket to see if it will encorage it to grow again.
    When life hands you a lemon, make sure you ask for tequilla and salt ;)
  • r.mac_2
    r.mac_2 Posts: 4,746 Forumite
    good tip - thanks
    aless02 wrote: »
    r.mac, you are so wise and wonderful, that post was lovely and so insightful!
    I can't promise that all my replies will illicit this response :p
  • krishna
    krishna Posts: 818 Forumite
    r.mac wrote:
    I want to grow some herbs. I don't have a garden, so they would sit on my kitchen window sill. My ideal combination would be;

    Basil
    Corriander
    Chives

    Am I better to buy soil, a couple of pots and seeds or is it just as worthwhile for my to spend 79p on the supermarket tubs?

    Thanks

    Corriander and chives probably best grown from seed. Very easy. Basil is a bit more tricky. Very prone to "damping off", i.e. the seedlings get infected with, ooh I think it's a fungus, and die. You don't NEED to buy pots, you could just use old plastic containers and put a few holds in the bottom with some broken pot or stones to aid drainage. Basil is a mediterranean plant so doesn't like to keep it's feet wet; good drainage important.
  • mah_jong
    mah_jong Posts: 1,284 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    What would you suggest I try to grow.

    I dont often buy then (too expensive) though I throw in the dried mixed variety into spag bol!).
  • toozie_2
    toozie_2 Posts: 3,277 Forumite
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    I'm not very green fingered, so I just grow chives and mint in pots by the back door. Had the plants years, they just keep growing!! Chives I use alot in salads etc, mint in new potatos, with lamb etc.
    :j
  • mink35
    mink35 Posts: 6,068 Forumite
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    Hiya mah-jong - they're easy to grow but it depends on what you want. Basil and oregano for italian seasonings, mint or rosemary for lamb, sage for stuffing, parsley for everything - the list is endless and they all have more than one use.

    Most can be grown in a herb plot but basil will only overwinter indoors or a greenhouse and mint is best in a pot so it doesn't take over.

    Is there any herb you would particularly use most of?
    Mink
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    I've got parsley, mint, oregano, dill and rosemary growing outdoors (all in pots) and basil and chives indoors on the windowsill. I do want some feverfew and some tansy as I suffer from migraine but I'm having a dickens of a time finding those.
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

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  • mah_jong
    mah_jong Posts: 1,284 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I am not green fingered, but thought I would thougth I would try some in pots this year.


    Did try mint once ............ it died.

    From the above, I am leaning to towards mint, chives, basil and oregano. I hope they are pretty hardy and easy to grow (if the basil survives the summer ,,,, must remember to take indoors!!).

    Am surprised at how many answers in so short a time. Thanks
    Ma....well pleased
  • Magentasue
    Magentasue Posts: 4,229 Forumite
    If you want herbs that go in a tomato sauce, marjoram, oregano and thyme are easy to grow and keep going. Basil is not so easy to grow, even harder to keep going but will last the summer with tlc.

    Parsley is hard to germinate (grow from seed) but plants grow well during the summer. Needs care to keep going through the winter

    Mint is easy, easy , easy but hard to control - grow in a pot or bucket.

    Seeds are cheap (20p pack in Lidls) and you just need somewhere warm and a container with compost to grow them. Plants from the garden centre (or boot sale) grow better than the ones from the supermarket but are more expensive. You just need to put them in bigger pots as they grow or plant outside somewhere sunny. All herbs like sunshine!
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