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Pinch suckers off. Kind of like deadheading flowers. (Which you may not know, since you're into veggies. Never deadhead veggies. The flowers are the soon-to-be fruit.)
And, unlike cilantro, oregano, sage, marjoram, chives, and the like only require small amounts and then the plant regrows the leaves. You don't need much. One sage will do you. Just make sure it's the edible kind. Many sages are decorative... and poisonous, although I've never become sick from eating so little. (Don't eat Russians Sage. Found that out after eating it all summer. lol) When you think "flower pot," go with that size. (Round and about 6- 8 inches wide.) One marjoram and/or (Greek) oregano pot the same size will do you. Chives? One pot. Basil? You can fit one in a pot, but if you want pesto, you'll need at least 6 plants, so 6 pots. (Good luck finding just one basil plant anyway. they usually squeeze several into one tiny planter.) You don't want rosemary, unless you're into growing a full bush. (Since your season starts when mine does, chances are the rosemary dies whenever the temps go below 10 degrees anyway.)
Check out my video and see the size of our herb pots. (Sage doesn't count. I didn't know we only needed one until later. And feel free to fast forward when Spauld/I ramble on about flowers and veggies.) And if you have a door to your kitchen that gets 6 hours of sun per day, put the pots near that kitchen door, so you don't have to cross the yard to grab herbs for dinner. You don't need to waste ground space for herbs.
The other beauty with herbs is they don't care if the soil is wonderful or not, so you can use the same soil for years. (My chives are 17 years old now, and, although I have to replenish the soil sometimes, I've never changed it. I didn't even change it when I first put them in the cement pot, and that container and soil came with the house when we bought it in 1991. lol)
(Does he notice I'm helping his wife by enabling him.
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And, unlike cilantro, oregano, sage, marjoram, chives, and the like only require small amounts and then the plant regrows the leaves. You don't need much. One sage will do you. Just make sure it's the edible kind. Many sages are decorative... and poisonous, although I've never become sick from eating so little. (Don't eat Russians Sage. Found that out after eating it all summer. lol) When you think "flower pot," go with that size. (Round and about 6- 8 inches wide.) One marjoram and/or (Greek) oregano pot the same size will do you. Chives? One pot. Basil? You can fit one in a pot, but if you want pesto, you'll need at least 6 plants, so 6 pots. (Good luck finding just one basil plant anyway. they usually squeeze several into one tiny planter.) You don't want rosemary, unless you're into growing a full bush. (Since your season starts when mine does, chances are the rosemary dies whenever the temps go below 10 degrees anyway.)
Check out my video and see the size of our herb pots. (Sage doesn't count. I didn't know we only needed one until later. And feel free to fast forward when Spauld/I ramble on about flowers and veggies.) And if you have a door to your kitchen that gets 6 hours of sun per day, put the pots near that kitchen door, so you don't have to cross the yard to grab herbs for dinner. You don't need to waste ground space for herbs.
The other beauty with herbs is they don't care if the soil is wonderful or not, so you can use the same soil for years. (My chives are 17 years old now, and, although I have to replenish the soil sometimes, I've never changed it. I didn't even change it when I first put them in the cement pot, and that container and soil came with the house when we bought it in 1991. lol)
(Does he notice I'm helping his wife by enabling him.
