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I have been given a pot of herbs..

Last post 09-07-2008 12:43 PM by bogweevil. 5 replies.

• 08/07/2008 05:41 PM
  smileysue Location: Sheffield Joined on: 22 May 2008 Posts: 57	Reply | Contact It has four kinds of herbs in it.......I think they are oregano, thyme, rosemary and sage. Anyway, they are in a pot about 12 inch wide and deep - do I need to split them up and put them in their own pots?  And keep them outside or inside??  Thanks!

• 08/07/2008 06:22 PM	In reply to
  bogweevil Location: Joined on: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 1,240	Reply | Contact When they get crowded move them to a bigger pot.  Do this in early spring and use a soil-based compost such as John Innes No2. In the meantime water them when they are dry, don't water them if they are wet.  Feed them once a month with a potassium rich fertiliser such as tomato feed from April until September.   Boggy         Beware the bat-eared bogweevil

• 08/07/2008 08:24 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 3,076	Reply | Contact They can be kept outside smileysue.  sue1002

• 08/07/2008 09:07 PM	In reply to
  digger Location: North East Lancashire Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 3,448	Reply | Contact Yes and you can eat them as well digger

• 09/07/2008 09:45 AM	In reply to
  smileysue Location: Sheffield Joined on: 22 May 2008 Posts: 57	Reply | Contact Ha ha! Yes, I fully intend to use them in cooking!  They are already crowded though - do I need to wait till Spring or can I do it now?

• 09/07/2008 12:43 PM	In reply to
  bogweevil Location: Joined on: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 1,240	Reply | Contact With this welcome rain you can move them now but only use smallish pots as they might not grow enough root to fill out the pot before autumn and then be vulnerable to water-logging.   Boggy   Beware the bat-eared bogweevil