Your choice of potting medium will be important, so be sure to do a little research on that very important subject. Unless the potting mix is a good one, nothing else really matters. At least not for very long. Most people are surprised at how large herb plants get in a short time. Your 10 inch pots might be fine for many of those herbs for the growing season, but I'd not even think about trying to use 2 of anything in one pot.

Nancy....Take it out of that pot please....Jeff's two cents worth are far more valuable than that. You will know it has rooted once you see any growth at all on top. They need cool dry nights and cool to hot days to root quickly. It might root for you, but the chances of it rooting in a climate like Arizona or even mine are more likely. I can root just about any jade cutting within a month or two that big and any cutting smaller than that within days. I have seen them root on side walks and in places you would least expect there at my Aunts, but that was usually during your cooler drier periods. For some reason, my Aunt can't get one to root in your summer, so therefore she waits until about December before she even attempts to.lol

betzie, Despite my stupidity on assuming all sage is edible, I've been reading up on herbs for a while now. All herbs are plants, but not all plants are herbs. (Yeah, you probably knew that, but wanted to start at the beginning. LOL) I've read four books, and two magazines on herbs in the last year, and none of them have the same list for what they consider "herb," so, apparently the line is foggy. The definition seemes to be "plants with more then one purpose." The ones I was asking about were the culinary ones! Some of the others that I know about (and knew were poisonous) serve other purposes: Tansy was and can still be used to keep ants and other insects from even wanting to come into your home, if planted near the steps. It was also dropped on colonial floors and windows, because of it's pine smell, to freshen up the closed up winter home, before deodorant was invented. Indigo was used for purple dyes. Matter of fact, many plants under the heading of "herb" were used for dyes -- both for clothing or painting. Aloe is good for burns, and I'm sure you can start thinking of other purposes folks use plants for, besides spices. Frankly, I was surprised when someone told me that lily-of-the-valley was poisonous. I didn't know it was considered an herb, and never considered eating it. Now I know not to eat it. LOL Now, it's hard to answer your question specifically, because some books call roses "herbs," because you can eat the petals and rose hips (not the stemans, pistons, or rest of the plant), while others don't list them at all. Some daylilies are edible, and one kind of marigold (pot marigold) is edible, but the rest aren't. And then the whole thing gets very blurry, when you realize some plants that are considered poisonous are consumed anyway -- elderberries! (Apparently, only a problem if you drink too much, but what is too much?) I was also surprised to find out my brother served us something poisonous for dinner, years ago -- pokeweed! It was delicious and grows as a weed around here, but reading up on it, I no longer have the guts to try it. The rhubarb stems are edible, but nothing else. It's all very confusing. Back in the olden days (last year) before I knew some herbs that I assumed were for cooking are poisonous, I also tried lavander on pizza -- yummy! Had it again tonight! (Don't know if it's poisonous or not, but hasn't killed us yet. Then again, we don't eat a lot, and we ate Russian Sage for a couple of years, too. Maybe, I'm not the one who should list the edibles. LOL) I do suggest reading books about herbs. It's been fun! I've learned how to make dried wreathes for soups or Christmas. I've also learned more uses for herbs besides the Simon and Garfunkel herbs (Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme. ;) ) Now, if garden centers and nurseries would be kind enough to realize that some of us (me!!!) are simply naive, and actually tell us that the plants called "sage" are poisonous. LOL

If you live in a warm climate, you could plant some in pots and some in the ground. You can certainly plant more than one cutting per pot, but why. If you have them indoors, plant each cutting in their own separate container. 12 pots is an awful lot unless you have a large space for them. So this is what lots of bruggers do. Go to your 99 cent store or dollar store and buy a pack of those large plastic cups (I usually get the red as they seem sturdier). Make a couple of small holes/slits on cup for drainage and plant one cutting per cup. While at dollar store, also buy a rectangular dishpan that will hold your planted cups in place. After winter, you can transfer your plants out of the cups. This post was edited by eloise_ca on Sun, Dec 7, 14 at 8:43