Lemon balm is a root spreader. To keep in under control, you have to plant it in a contained space. Or dig around the plant deeply to chop up the spreading roots once a year. I put mine in a large clay pot and buried it at ground level. That makes it easy to water, slow to dry out, and contains it. This method requires you to clean out the pot every few years as the plant uses up the soil. I found that easiest.
The chives want a good period of hard freeze during the winter, just like lovage.
Rosemay is a root intensive plant. Plant it where it will have lots of leg room. In a pot, rosemary often becomes rootbound. Until I discovered Arp rosemary, I planted mine in the ground from late spring to early fall and potted it up for the winter.
Rosemary and lemon balm will be your thirstiest plants. Plant them where you can water them together. Besides, rosemary and lemon are great scents together. The basils need plenty of water. The rest are actually low water tolerant.
Thyme can get woody and unattractive if allowed to grow large. Best to keep them cut back and low. Buy creeping varieties if you want to minimize this pruning.
Most herbs do better without much care as compared to formal and vegetable gardens. They don't generally need fertilizers and such and are usually bug free. Basil may need some bug control, but mine clears up once I get them outdoors where the bug predators are.
Phil
The chives want a good period of hard freeze during the winter, just like lovage.
Rosemay is a root intensive plant. Plant it where it will have lots of leg room. In a pot, rosemary often becomes rootbound. Until I discovered Arp rosemary, I planted mine in the ground from late spring to early fall and potted it up for the winter.
Rosemary and lemon balm will be your thirstiest plants. Plant them where you can water them together. Besides, rosemary and lemon are great scents together. The basils need plenty of water. The rest are actually low water tolerant.
Thyme can get woody and unattractive if allowed to grow large. Best to keep them cut back and low. Buy creeping varieties if you want to minimize this pruning.
Most herbs do better without much care as compared to formal and vegetable gardens. They don't generally need fertilizers and such and are usually bug free. Basil may need some bug control, but mine clears up once I get them outdoors where the bug predators are.
Phil
