Choose the right location for potted herbs Before giving any thought to the varieties available, your first step to success when growing herbs in pots is to consider the space you will be using.

Growing celery in a container is a practical solution for urban gardeners. celery thrives in small spaces, providing a fresh ...

Floral, fresh and delicate — growing lavender in containers is a great way to spread the ultra-fragrant herbs sweetness around ... to different parts of your outdoor living space.

Beware of the pot-grown herbs offered in supermarkets, as they are usually grown under glass and are often too lush and stressed to adapt well to life outdoors. Sow tender herb seeds such as basil, ...

Apply once during the growing season, unless the site is particularly poor or the plants show signs of deficiency. Use a liquid fertilizer at half the label-recommended strength once every six weeks ...

Chives are a hugely useful and popular perennial herb, often a mainstay in many people’s herb garden ideas, as well as in vegetable gardens. It is a plant perfectly suited to growing in pots, lining ...

Introduce your little one to gardening with these easy-to-grow indoor herbs ... or even any outdoor space to start growing things with your child. Planting some seeds in a pot to keep on the ...

Containers come into their own when soil space is limited, such as in small gardens and on patios, doorsteps and balconies. In some outdoor spaces ... them around more easily than plants growing in ...

Rosemary herb is an evergreen ... a permanent container. A clay pot is best; you can get clay pots along Ngong Road. Transfer the shoots into the soil, mist the plant and let it grow.

Outdoor herbs may require more frequent ... you probably won’t need to water herbs growing in the ground. However, plants in containers may require watering as often as once per day during ...

We sowed our herbs in late July and by the end of August they really started producing well. By the end of our trial, the seed-grown plants were very lush and healthy and were growing strongly.

champions in his new book Growing Fruit & Vegetables In Pots. “Vegetable gardening has suddenly come into its own,” says Bertelsen. “Herbs are a fantastic option at the moment. It’s the ...