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Grow Kitchen Herbs in Pots: Free Guides for Small Spaces
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items A few snips for dinner can start with a pot near the door. These free RHS guides help you choose culinary herbs, match their light and watering needs, and plan small harvests in containers. Start with the container overview, then pick one or two herb...
Start here before choosing the pretty pot. This free RHS overview covers container depth, drainage, watering and winter protection for culinary herbs. It helps explain why several herbs in one tiny planter can be harder to manage than separate pots. ...
Growing Herbs in Containers | RHS Advice
Read this before asking basil to live on a chilly, dim windowsill. The RHS guide explains its need for warmth and good light, plus sowing, care and harvesting. Choose a bright growing spot first, then decide whether seed or a young plant suits you. U...
How to grow Basil | RHS Guide
Mint earns its own pot. Many varieties spread vigorously, and this free guide explains choosing, containing and caring for them, as well as taking fresh shoot-tip harvests. Pick a variety for the flavor you enjoy, then read the watering and dividing ...
How to grow Mint | RHS Guide
A practical herb to consider if you often finish dinner with a handful of parsley. This guide compares curly and flat-leaved types and covers sowing, harvesting and storage. Seeds can be slow to germinate, so allow patience or compare young plants in...
How to grow Parsley | RHS Guide
For a sunny pot that can supply sprigs for bread or roasted vegetables. Rosemary is a woody shrub, so this guide covers pruning and winter care as well as picking leaves. Read the drainage advice before using a decorative pot. Its UK hardiness notes ...
How to grow Rosemary | RHS Guide
A compact option to investigate for a sunny, well-drained container. Thyme comes in different flavors and growth habits, so the variety guidance matters as much as the care instructions. Use this free page to compare a culinary type and learn when to...
How to grow Thyme | RHS Guide
Worth reading if sage appears often in your fall cooking. This guide identifies common culinary sage, Salvia officinalis, and explains its sunny, free-draining growing preferences. Many other plants have sage in their common name, so check the botani...
How to grow Sage | RHS Guide
Save this if your cilantro seems to flower just when you want more leaves. The RHS calls it coriander and explains the difference between growing for leaves and seeds, plus sowing small batches for repeated harvests. It also discusses short-term wind...
How to grow Coriander | RHS Guide
For people who reach for dill in potato salads, soups or egg dishes. This free guide covers leafy harvests, seeds and repeat sowing. Pay attention to variety height before choosing a container: feathery does not always mean small. The planting calend...
How to grow Dill | RHS Guide
A sunny-container candidate if tomato sauces and Mediterranean-style cooking are regulars at your table. The RHS guide covers oregano varieties, growing conditions and harvesting, including its use dried. Check mature spread before pairing it with an...
How to grow Oregano | RHS Guide
Read this before buying a plant simply labeled tarragon. The guide compares French and Russian types, including their different flavor and growth, and explains container care. It is a useful choice if you enjoy tarragon in eggs, dressings or sauces. ...
How to grow Tarragon | RHS Guide
For a longer-term container plant that can also supply leaves for soups and stews. This guide is for culinary bay, Laurus nobilis, and covers pruning, pot care and harvesting. Check the botanical name rather than using leaves from an unidentified shr...
How to grow Bay | RHS Guide
An option to explore after the familiar herbs, especially if you cook beans and lentils. Savory has peppery leaves, and this guide distinguishes annual summer savory from perennial types. Read that comparison before choosing seed or a plant. The free...
How to grow Savory | RHS Guide
Use this as a planning example for herbs with similar growing preferences, such as thyme, rosemary and sage. The RHS project covers spacing, container depth and ongoing care. Check the mature size of the varieties you choose, and keep mint separate. ...
Grow your own Mediterranean herbs in a pot / RHS
Keep this for the stage when one healthy herb plant makes you want another. The free RHS guide compares seed, cuttings and division by herb, rather than applying one method to everything. Start with the plant you already have and follow its timing an...
Herbs: Propagating | RHS Advice