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Growing herbs

JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
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I have just been given basil, chives and mint. Could I put them all in the same window box or do they prefer to be kept apart?
Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Chives like moister, shady conditions than basil, Jacqui, so I'd keep them separate if you can. Mint likes a bit of moisture too. 
    I expect you could keep them altogether though -  I have chives in sunnier spots than is perfect for them. Mint gets a bit thuggish, so maybe a pot of it's own?
    If you can do them in separate pots within your box perhaps that would be a solution. Not sure how easy that would be though. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
    Ok thanks. I knew about the mint I made the mistake of planting once before in a stacking strawberry planter and before I knew it everything was swamped by it! I’ll probably just move them to bigger individual pots as it sounds like this will be a better option.
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
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