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Posted: Apr/30/2008 8:03 AM PST
I'm buying a new house and will have 1.5 acre of field to "play with". So I'm thinking of not just expanding my previous veggie garden attempts and creating the berry patch of my dreams. But also trying herb gardening for the first time. So I have several questions I was hoping you could help with. 1. Is it a good idea to rotate your herb garden locations, like I would normally do with a vegetable garden? Or can I keep the same herbs in the same locations year after year? 2. There are alot of deer nearby. Which herbs attract and which repell the deer? (I'm thinking of having most of my herbs outside of the garden fence and in a decorative planter, but not sure if that'll work well). 3. Is it possible to grow mint near other plants without it overtaking my whole herb garden? if so any tips? 4. I'm going to start making a list of what herbs I use alot as I cook and go through my storebought herbs. But I'm wondering what your favorite perennial herbs are for cooking. We live in borderline zone 3-4. So if I really like a plant I risk zone 4's but try to get zone 3 perenials whenever possible. Unfortunately that limits my gardening ability, so I'm thinking about building a small greenhouse but that's not in this year's budget. thanks for your advice, |
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Posted: Apr/30/2008 9:15 AM PST
I'm not in your zone, but let's see if I can help with anything? 1. I have never rotated my herbs. I've had some of the perennial in the same spot for years and years. My problem is that I'm always trying to find a blank spot somewhere to add some. 2. We have roaming deer here sometimes, but they have never bothered my herbs. 3. Mint will overtake just about anything anywhere. They say to plant them in a pot sunken in the ground with the bottom cut out. Personally, when my mint gets carried away, I just pull it up. They are easy to pull up since their roots don't go deep, and it smells wonderful. 4. My favorite perennials are chives, marjoram, rosemary, and Mexican tarragon. My chives are blooming beautifully right now. I could supply a pizzaria with marjoram, too. I hope this helps and keep us informed on your herb gardening. |
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Posted: Apr/30/2008 4:30 PM PST
thanks. I'm relieved to hear that I don't have to rotate the herbs. I figured not since they are perenials but well, newbie and all. I've heard of planting mint in sunken pots, didn't know to cut the bottoms off though. but wondered about that too. I want them to spread, just not overkill. I must admit that the veggies and berries will be my first priority, but I'm more familiar with them so less planning needed there too. |
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