Grow Your Own
Grow something you will use in the kitchen. Begin with a few potted herbs and learn how to plant, pick and look after them through the seasons.
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Growing herbs in pots: choose a useful first group
Start with herbs you use in the kitchen. Give mint its own pot and keep its watering routine separate from sun-loving, freely draining thyme and…
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What to do with potted herbs in winter
Mint can die back outdoors and return in spring. Thyme and rosemary need free drainage and weather-appropriate protection; basil needs a warm, bright, frost-free place.
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Keeping supermarket basil alive
Keep supermarket basil warm and bright. Check the roots and compost, divide a healthy crowded rootball into smaller rooted clumps, and let each pot drain…