Suggestions for herbs to grow in pots

[Crazzzycat]

I buy a lot of herbs for cooking, so was wondering if I could grow any of these myself.

I have some fairly large pots in a very sunny position. What herbs would do well in these? And are there any herbs that are best avoided for growing outdoors?

Rosemary and basil grow well in a sunny spot. Avoid mint though, it grows like mad and will just take over.

What herbs do you use?

I've had success with mint (peppermint, spearmint, chocolate mint, pineapple mint, grapefruit mint), thyme, sage, basil, rosemary, oregano, coriander, dill, chives, parsley, lemon balm - I can't think of any more. They're all really easy to grow and it's such a joy to be able to snip them fresh from the garden!

IDK. I think a pot is the best place to grow mint. A pot of its own, that is.

Basil, mint and thyme would be my first three choices.

Mint is fine in pots, which is what the OP is planning to use.

I was going to say do grow mint if it can have a pot to itself!
Chives and marjoram/oregano are easy to grow and have pretty flowers.

Maybe coriander?

Rosemary is pretty hardy. Mint too but contain it in its own pot. Thyme lasts long enough to make it worthwhile.

Not managed to keep anything else alive long enough to justify the bother but would be interested in anything else hardy others without green fingers have had success with.

Most herbs grow well in pots and many do better than in the ground. For the best advice, I would check out the websites of Jekka’s Herbs and The VictoriAn Herb Garden. You can also email them for advice if you can’t find what you are looking for on their info pages.

I've never succeeded with thyme but you might be lucky. Basil needs warm weather so you need to wait a few months (depending where in the country you are) before it will happily grow outside.

Coriander, parsley (difficult to germinate but easy to grow,) chives, sage, in fact most herbs will be fine in pots in a sunny spot. A lot of them die down (or even die completely) in winter so bear that in mind.

I only grow herbs in pots because I have a dog...

Mints in their own pots. Larger ones for rosemary and sage bushes. Planters with oregano, thymes, chives. All of those are very easy. Top the pots with washed gravel, keeps the leaves cleaner and suppresses weeds.

I think that's all I've got at the moment. I find basil gets coarse and tough outside so keep that inside on a window ledge. And I can never manage to stop parsley and coriander from bolting.

Oh wow, thank you all for your advice.

I thought it’d be really difficult to grow herbs in pots, so these responses are very encouraging. I better go to the garden centre tomorrow