Growing basil and mint
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deannac
13 years ago
whgille
13 years agoHi Papa Jim
Mint does very well in clay pots in the 5-1-1 mix and in shaded areas of the garden, use any good soluble nitrogen fertilizer.
Basil does well in the ground for me eastern exposure morning sun, afternoon shade, start some basil now, they all do good for me. I usually amend the soil there with leftover container soil from the tomatoes.
Silvia
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12 years agoI have mint growing in a big clay pot (because I don't want it to escape) that also has a pineapple in it. Looks pretty with the sculptural pineapple & the mint trailing around it. Just regular potting soil, and seems to be fine. The mint needs a lot of water, so I have to water that pot pretty often.
Basil I plant in a bed that has a large maple tree in the center. I've found that the maple tree is a great companion to herbs here. The maple roots drink up most of the rain, so even in the middle of summer the soil under there stays pretty dry. The drier the plant likes the soil, the closer to the maple's trunk I put it. Also has the benefit that in the winter the maple gives some frost protection to the basil, so in some winter's it makes it through.
Here's this year's herb garden in about July. The basil is in the lower left of this image. If you look closely in the background you can sort of see the pots with the pineapple/mint:
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