It depends which herbs they are - some are much hardier than others. Rosemary is of Mediterranean origin, so not that tough, especially not in a pot with no real root protection.
My greek oregano sailed through without any problems as did lavender and sage, The thyme in the same pot seems to have perked up now. All of these pots were huddled together against a wall without any saucers. It just shows that you live and learn. I thought that would be enough for them
A colleague of mine is selling 6 in plants for 50p so I am getting two of those. As for taking cuttings what is the best way of doing that? Couple of shoots, removing the lower leaves followed by some rooting hormone and plonk in a well rained pot?
With gritty compost. You might want to cover pot with plastic bag or similar, leave in semi shaded spot and don't tweak for signs of root growth for at least a couple of weeks. Good luck.
Rosemary plants do not really like being in pots for long and can get too dry. They prefer to be in the open ground. If your's has got some flowers you may find that it perks up if you plant it out in the garden.
I have got one at the end of my garden which has been there for 11 years and was in a pot for a year before that on the balcony of my previous flat. It never really grew much in the pot but really romped away when it got in the ground. It was a cutting from a plant in dad's garden so not sure which variety it is. It is growing next to a monster sage. Somebody told me that sage and rosemary like to grow together.
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It depends which herbs they are - some are much hardier than others. Rosemary is of Mediterranean origin, so not that tough, especially not in a pot with no real root protection.
My greek oregano sailed through without any problems as did lavender and sage, The thyme in the same pot seems to have perked up now. All of these pots were huddled together against a wall without any saucers. It just shows that you live and learn. I thought that would be enough for them
A colleague of mine is selling 6 in plants for 50p so I am getting two of those. As for taking cuttings what is the best way of doing that? Couple of shoots, removing the lower leaves followed by some rooting hormone and plonk in a well rained pot?
Rosemary plants do not really like being in pots for long and can get too dry. They prefer to be in the open ground. If your's has got some flowers you may find that it perks up if you plant it out in the garden.
I have got one at the end of my garden which has been there for 11 years and was in a pot for a year before that on the balcony of my previous flat. It never really grew much in the pot but really romped away when it got in the ground. It was a cutting from a plant in dad's garden so not sure which variety it is. It is growing next to a monster sage. Somebody told me that sage and rosemary like to grow together.
I am not sure if this link will work? http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt165/koala_girl/My%20garden%20on%2011th%20March%202012/2012March11rosemary.jpg