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How to Grow Herbs in Pots
How to Grow Herbs in Pots. Ensure easy access to fresh, tasty herbs by growing them in pots on the patio within reach of the grill or just outside the kitchen door. Potted herbs are fairly easy to grow, but they are a bit different than most container plants, so you'll want to make a few adjustments.
Ensure easy access to fresh, tasty herbs by growing them in pots on the patio within reach of the grill or just outside the kitchen door. Potted herbs are fairly easy to grow, but they are a bit different than most container plants, so you'll want to make a few adjustments.
Things You'll Need
Large pots
All-purpose potting soil
Manure
Coarse sand
Plant herbs with similar light requirements in the same pots. Herbs which tolerate full sun are basil, sage, rosemary and thyme. Lemon balm, tansy, oregano and parsley like partial shade. Bay, chamomile, coriander, ginger, mint and tarragon tolerate full shade.
Use at least 10 inch pots for single herb plantings and much larger pots if you are going to put multiple herbs in one pot. Herbs have expansive root systems and need the room large pots give them.
Amend the soil you use for your herbs. Herbs grow best in an alkaline-based, aerated soil. Create these conditions by mixing 3 parts all-purpose potting mix with 1 part manure and 1 part coarse sand. The sand creates aeration and the manure makes the soil more alkaline.
Water herbs in pots by soaking them, letting them dry out slightly over a period of two or three days and then soaking them again. Herbs prefer to dry out slightly in between heavy waterings. However, if your herbs are in full sun, watch them to make sure they do not wilt. Herbs must be watered every day if they dry out in the span of one day.
Water the herbs more often if you grow them in clay pots because clay pots dry out more quickly than wood or plastic pots. Smaller pots also need water more often.
