Comments on: Making A Herb Garden

By: Hydroponics

Hydroponics — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:26:40 +0000

Can I grow an indoor herb garden that is not in a kitchen window?

By: olivo

olivo — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:54:22 +0000

Old tyres! Get a couple – split them in the middle all the way round -turn them inside out, and you have a ready make ‘big tub’ to hold your soil, and I painted my tyres white after they were split, and one has sage, thyme & oregano, the other has chives, marjoram and basil………..they look great!

By: Deborah S

Deborah S — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:54:22 +0000

What size and shape is your small concreted garden?

By: Curious cat

Curious cat — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:54:22 +0000

Is there any chance that you could break up and lift some of the concrete? (if you know what’s underneath and provided that you make it absolutely safe). If you could expose a south facing corner for your herb, it would be ideal.

If breaking up the concrete is not a possibility, you are left with containers or perhaps a raised wooden structure (railways sleepers used to be very popular, but they had to be treated to stop from leaking poison, so I wouldn’t recommend them). Most garden centres, including the chains, sell quite a good range of pots which you can arrange any way you like.

The majority of herbs like good drainage, so add some grit to the soil in the pots.

I wish you good luck with your herb garden.

By: supergran

supergran — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:54:22 +0000

Try to fing a wagon wheel, you know what I mean, or even two.
You can then plant a different herb in each spoke triangle.

By: hopflower

hopflower — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:54:21 +0000

Herbs lend themselves very well to containers and pots. You might consider different shapes and sizes to accommodate each type.