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Cooking & Baking

eppur_se_muova

(37,807 posts) Tue Jul 4, 2023, 12:30 PM Jul 2023

What's a good, low-maintenance option for a small herb garden/grow box? [View all]

I'd like to have fresh parsley and cilantro on hand all the time. Also, occasionally, chives, mint, tarragon, basil.

Something that can be moved inside in cold weather would be best, but it's warm enough most of the year here that we could leave it outside most of the year. (Hardiness zone 7b)

A DIY option, if it's not too complicated, would be OK. I mostly want to know what people have found to be good features, and what not.

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What's a good, low-maintenance option for a small herb garden/grow box? [View all] eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 OP

I would just use regular cheap plastic pots or buckets. Kali Jul 2023 #1

I live in zone 8 and grow most of mine in my flower beds Major Nikon Jul 2023 #2

"terrace style vertical planter rack" and Google worked wonders! eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #3

I have... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #4

FWIW, my tips: Don't put (pepper)mints in the ground - invasive spreader! Backseat Driver Jul 2023 #5

Heed the advice of Backstreet Driver Retrograde Jul 2023 #8

put on your calendar NJCher Jul 2023 #6

Here's what I have in pots on my upper deck Jilly_in_VA Jul 2023 #7

I've lately had luck with small plantings of cilantro Retrograde Jul 2023 #9

Basil is an annual Retrograde Jul 2023 #10

We have herbs Danascot Jul 2023 #11