Growing herbs in pots is very rewarding, as it offers a great deal of flexibility.
You have the option to move plants indoors to a sunny windowsill when and if the weather takes a turn for the worst.
You can move the plants around the yard depending on the time of year.
You can give your herbs ideal soil to flourish and grow in.
You can also use them to decorate the front porch or the patio, creating an ideal place during ideal climates.
Herbs are perfectly suited for growing in pots.
You can create themes within your pots.
If you make a lot of pizza or pasta meals, you can create a pot of home grown herbs that are often used in these types of dishes.
Containers Types Shopping for pots to grow your herbs in can be fun.
If you can't find the type you are looking for at your local nursery, you are sure to find it online or in a garden catalog.
The first thing you want to check for when choosing containers is proper drainage.
Some pots do not have any drainage holes at all.
In these cases I drill the holes myself.
A cordless drill is part of my garden tool collection just for this purpose.
My favorite garden pots are the terra-cotta clay pots.
They have a pleasant and natural look about them.
They always look nice no matter where you put them.
They are porous and allow the pot to breath and the moisture to evaporate.
This is an advantage to some herbs like rosemary.
If you live in an area that gets a lot of rain, this will also be an advantage as it allows all that rain to evaporate out of the pot keeping your plants from drowning or getting soggy.
The disadvantage to clay pots is that, if you forget to water your plants regularly, they will dry out quickly and your plants may die.
Clay pots are also a lot heavier compared to plastic pots.
If you plan on moving your pots around a lot, you might want to consider plastic pots.
Clay pots are also prone to cracking if you live in an area that gets below freezing.
I have occasionally been lazy and left a clay pot out over the winter and lost them to cracking.
One of my favorite pots for planting herbs in is the strawberry pot.
It is an upright pot with small openings on the sides.
These pots planted with cascading plants on the side can be very pleasing to the eye.
Save the top of the planter for herbs that are upright and mound shaped like parsley, basil, sage, and lavender.
These plants are pleasing to the eye when they contain a different herb peeking out of each opening.
For the sides of the pot use cascading herbs such as marjoram, creeping rosemary, thyme, oregano and marigolds.
You have the option to move plants indoors to a sunny windowsill when and if the weather takes a turn for the worst.
You can move the plants around the yard depending on the time of year.
You can give your herbs ideal soil to flourish and grow in.
You can also use them to decorate the front porch or the patio, creating an ideal place during ideal climates.
Herbs are perfectly suited for growing in pots.
You can create themes within your pots.
If you make a lot of pizza or pasta meals, you can create a pot of home grown herbs that are often used in these types of dishes.
Containers Types Shopping for pots to grow your herbs in can be fun.
If you can't find the type you are looking for at your local nursery, you are sure to find it online or in a garden catalog.
The first thing you want to check for when choosing containers is proper drainage.
Some pots do not have any drainage holes at all.
In these cases I drill the holes myself.
A cordless drill is part of my garden tool collection just for this purpose.
My favorite garden pots are the terra-cotta clay pots.
They have a pleasant and natural look about them.
They always look nice no matter where you put them.
They are porous and allow the pot to breath and the moisture to evaporate.
This is an advantage to some herbs like rosemary.
If you live in an area that gets a lot of rain, this will also be an advantage as it allows all that rain to evaporate out of the pot keeping your plants from drowning or getting soggy.
The disadvantage to clay pots is that, if you forget to water your plants regularly, they will dry out quickly and your plants may die.
Clay pots are also a lot heavier compared to plastic pots.
If you plan on moving your pots around a lot, you might want to consider plastic pots.
Clay pots are also prone to cracking if you live in an area that gets below freezing.
I have occasionally been lazy and left a clay pot out over the winter and lost them to cracking.
One of my favorite pots for planting herbs in is the strawberry pot.
It is an upright pot with small openings on the sides.
These pots planted with cascading plants on the side can be very pleasing to the eye.
Save the top of the planter for herbs that are upright and mound shaped like parsley, basil, sage, and lavender.
These plants are pleasing to the eye when they contain a different herb peeking out of each opening.
For the sides of the pot use cascading herbs such as marjoram, creeping rosemary, thyme, oregano and marigolds.
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