Growing Herbs: Pots

It’s simple to grow just one herb in one pot. I love to mix things up a little and put multiple herbs in the same pot. This adds more interest to your containers, such as pops of color and texture.

If you want to try this, you would choose herbs that have similar sod and watering needs and then pick up those that will look great together or have similar purposes—like planting all your culinary herbs together.

Try these herb plants that will grow well in your containers:

• Sage: There are so many types of sage that you could plant only sage in your garden and still have an abundant array of colors, textures and sizes. Sage does well from seeds, which can give you a head start on the growing season if you start early indoors. Cultivate your sage in nice, large pot that has good drainage and put it where it can get lots of sunshine. If you’re cultivating sage for the leaves, you will want to clip off any buds that appear on the herb, which will force the plant to focus on growing more leaves rather than buds.

• Scented geraniums: Just like sage, there are a lot of kinds of scented geraniums to choose from. I have an unnatural fixation on red geraniums, so I’m not the correct person to talk to, but I am sure that the other kinds are good too. Although they look very like floral (non-herbal) variety, these also grow well in containers that you can get at any nursery, home improvement or discount store. Put your plants in a container that has good drainage and put it in a spot that will give your scented geranium a lot of sunlight. Scented geranium stems and leaves will be great in your cakes and teas. You can even harvest the blooms for use in floral pressings.

• Cardamom: Not to sound like a TV commercial, but if you have bad breath, cardamom is the plant for you. This is one of the larger herb plants you can cultivate in a container; just keep in mind that you will need to bring your plant in for the winter. You can harvest the seeds to add a little flavor of India to your rice and chicken dishes, soups and stews. In addition to helping with your bad breath, cardamom can help with your flatulence (not that you have flatulence) or least make your clothes smell better.

• Lemon verbena: There are so many wonderful ways to use lemon verbena that I would call it necessary in my plant garden. Don’t even think about beginning with seeds. Go out and buy a young plant and get it going in a wide pot that will support the plant’s height. Lemon verbena can tolerate the full sun and does well if the dirt has nice drainage. Do not let your herb get too dry. The foliage are often the first part of the plant to suffer and these are the parts that you will use.

There are plenty of other herbs that you can plant in your container plant garden, including thyme, mints, lavender, goldenrod, fennel and carrot.

Good luck with your herb gardening. Be sure to let me know how your herb garden grows.

Here is more information on Growing Herbs in Pots. Here is a website with a free mini-course dedicated to Herb Gardens.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Related posts:

1. Growing Herbs in Pots Outside I like to raise my herbs in strawberry pots (those adorable terra cotta pots that have a lot of openings in the sides) because I...
2. Growing Herbs In Your Small Spaces For most people, gardening may mean extensive efforts and continuous expenses. But you could actually have two herb gardens even with small spaces. The secret...
3. Growing Your Herbs Indoors Not much room for gardening? You can always grow a little herb garden on the windowsill of any sunny window in your house or apartment....
4. Growing Herbs Indoors from Seeds Starting from seeds can be a little tedious, but I like giving my annuals a jump on the growing season by starting them from either...
5. Growing Herbs in Your Garden It is so nice when you find something that just works, right? Some herbs are just like that. What you need to do is put...