Container Herb Gardens

Container herb gardens are the perfect way to grow a selection of herbs.

It's handy to have one by the kitchen door.

Growing herbs in containers is a good way of giving the herbs the kind of growing conditions they need.

It's also an effective way of containing invasive herbs, such as mint.

Watch this video to see instructions.

You can use a variety of containers - you don't have to spend a fortune.

Whilst there are some delightful, purpose built containers, a wicker basket would last at least one year and look very stylish.

Large terracota pots, tubs, long rectangular pots are all suitable - an old sink - check around breakers yards to find interesting containers.

An old wheelbarrow would be ideal - it would also mean that you wouldn't have to bend to pick your herbs

Use good quality potting compost mixed with some sand for good drainage.

A useful tip in the video is to cut up disposable nappies/diapers to act as water retainers, so the pots don't dry out.

I would not put mint into a container garden - it would very likely take over and overwhelm everything else that was in there - use a large pot for mint on its own.

Plant up the herbs you use most often - the link at the bottom of the page here will take you to the growing index to see which varieties you might like.

For an explanation of gardening terms that you might not understand, please check out the Growers Dictionary section.
I found that I was either skimping on explanations or giving too much information on the individual pages so I have posted all relevant terms in one section - if there's anything you need to know, please drop me an email.

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