My new herb garden

[possum]

Just finished planting pinapple mint, ordinary mint, thyme marjoram, rosemary (x3) purple sage, yarrow, feverfew and a few other herbs that escape me

I have planted them in very, very, very dry free draining soil with lots of shingle.
I have the pipe ready to set up the irrigation to turn on the same time as the fruit trees.(well just as soon as I buy i T piece to connect it anyway)
It will be interesting to see how all the herbs do, perhaps I should take a now and then pic

[Andy Hamilton]

Just finished planting pinapple mint, ordinary mint, thyme marjoram, rosemary (x3) purple sage, yarrow, feverfew and a few other herbs that escape me

I have planted them in very, very, very dry free draining soil with lots of shingle.
I have the pipe ready to set up the irrigation to turn on the same time as the fruit trees.(well just as soon as I buy i T piece to connect it anyway)
It will be interesting to see how all the herbs do, perhaps I should take a now and then pic

Be careful of the mint it is know as a bit of a thug, I planted it straight out on my first allotment thinking that at least I would have one plant growing as I knew it to take over. That it did, it started to spread across my whole herb patch. I now contain it in a small area in my back yard surrounded by concrete.

The recommended way to grow straight out is to cut a hole in a bucket and sink that around the mint.

Anyway, I think your herbs should do ok it you sort out your mint and yes would be great to see some pics

[baldowrie]

I did that, cut a hole in a bucket and planted it, the first time grow mint.............it grew lovely, then spread out of the hole in the bucket into next doors garden!

I would say plant the bucket fine, but only put drainage holes in it

[red]

got my mint in a big pot. even then i expect it to turn up somewhere else
my parents place had mint gone manic in their fields - even the sheep did not eat it....

[red]

It will be interesting to see how all the herbs do, perhaps I should take a now and then pic

good idea - sounds good. what do you use yarrow for? - we have feverfew popping up in teh flower bed.. self seeds happily.

[Millymollymandy]

Feverfew is a thug! It self seeds absolutely everywhere. It is still coming up in pots of mine 3 years after I moved from the last house where I grew it!!!

Be careful or it will swamp that borage of yours!

Anyway, the herb garden sounds lovely and yes please show us some photos.

[Bonniegirl]

got my mint in a big pot. even then i expect it to turn up somewhere else
my parents place had mint gone manic in their fields - even the sheep did not eat it....

Well what do you expect, that really would add insult to injury to the sheep wouldn't it? I mean Lamb and mint sauce!! They're probably thinking "Ohh 'eck! My turn for being roast!!

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hmm wonder if we could feed them a load of garlic and rosemary....

[Bonniegirl]

You can do, but don't over do it. The odd sprig of rosemary will add to the taste.

Also feeding to apples to pigs gives the meat a lovely flavour!

[possum]

Be careful of the mint it is know as a bit of a thug, I planted it straight out on my first allotment thinking that at least I would have one plant growing as I knew it to take over. That it did, it started to spread across my whole herb patch. I now contain it in a small area in my back yard surrounded by concrete.

Yes I know, in the UK I only ever planted it areas where it couldn't escape, here it doesn't matter if it does. If it does escape we will just mow it like the parsely. tbh It is unlikely to escape as most things won't grow without irrigation here, so as soon as it is away from the area it is meant to be in it is likely to die.

[chadspad]

Feverfew is excellent for headaches! Just thought I'd pop that in incase u dont know what to do with it

[Jack]

Gidday

Bin lookin for fever few for few years now.

By the way, I have feed y livestock on cabbage, broccolli carrot tops silver beet and many other veges that are often eaten with meat.

It nearly made me cry tears of blood, my bloody winter5 garden eaten off again this year. Bugger! But at least it wasn't quite as bad as the last two years though.

[possum]

Gidday

Bin lookin for fever few for few years now.

I can save a few seeds heads for you next year if you haven't had any luck by then

[ina]

Bin lookin for fever few for few years now.

Mine disappeared over the last year - blame the goats. They probably had a hangover.

Anyway, the last mint I planted out lives in a gravelly bit, and I don't have any problems with it spreading. I grows OK, but not too vigorously. On the other hand, chives spread like hell on the gravel drive... What do these herbs live on?