Anyone successfully used supermarket herbs....

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in the garden?
I'm just wondering what the success rate is likely to be after separating and planting some basil, spaced out in a pot.
Thanks.

Basil normally works well. Make sure you pinch out the tips to stop it getting leggy.

Yep, did it this year again with chives and basil. My chives had vine weevil and I wanted new, and I'd run out of (normal) basil seeds. Lockdown meant t hat it was tricky to shop. Growing g herbs only 50p in Asda, I was really surprised at how well it worked!

Dripfeed alert! I've already done that when I planted them.
I'm glad that basil seems to work.
What about coriander?

My basil lives on my kitchen windowsill and is doing fine.

Coriander needs to be continually re-sown and needs looking after as it will run to seed if it's stressed. Needs lots of sunlight and regular watering. You can grow it in a container but it needs to be reasonably deep as the roots need depth.

I have planted out some parsley and some coriander and have a pot of basil to plant out too. Thanks for the tip tip ;)

I’ve had success with chives and oregano, but my basil died really quickly. I’m not sure why but it was disappointing as I love fresh basil!

I've done it with parsley, I have one plant that keeps coming up again year after year!

I've done it with parsley, I have one plant that keeps coming up again year after year!

I'm going to get me some more pots of herbs, I think (easily pleased)

@NotFrozen try growing the basil indoors on a sunny windowsill. It needs warm temps. If it's a supermarket pot then re-pot it to a slightly larger container and make sure you water it when it dries out.

I have supermarket basil, parsley, thyme, oregano and mint all thriving in my garden, in pots. They need regular watering and pinching out to stay healthy but I just chop and freeze any excess to have herbs ready for winter. Totally worth it for the cost of the initial "living pots".

Good id a, they are very pricey in the garden centre

Yes we do this all the time. Way cheaper than garden center and comes delivered with the weekly shop!

No they normally die as soon as I plant them. I did manage to grow coriander from very out of date seeds though which I am rather proud of as I normally kill any plants.

Ive planted out some cut mint and its rooted.

My tip - you need yo harden them off when you get them. 20 mins outside in the shade the first day, 40 mins next, increasing time and sun intensity for about 7-10 days. Then overnight. Otherwise the poor plants die of shock.

I’ve divided Supermarket parsley very successfully Into about 4 other plants. Still thriving 3 months later. Same with chives. Mint went into a pot on its own about 8 years ago and still comes up every year.

Rosemary works well, bought 2 reduced to 25p and they are flourishing outside

Be careful with mint, if you are new to gardens/herbs. It's really invasive and will spread. If you have a corner it can roam free that's good, or put it in a big pot, or in the ground but in a bucket so it can't escape!

My flat leaved parsley looks pathetic- not big enough to take any leaf off to use. What do you think it needs? Bigger pot?

Yeah rosemary, thyme, mint all been planted out successfully and lived two years before I accidentally “killed“ them.

I say “killed” because with the mint, I chucked the root ball onto the garden and it took (which I’d hoped for) and its now colonising a very weedy border for me (also hoped for).

What does pinch the tip mean?
Novice here but keen

Mint and chives always do well. I've not had any success with basil.

Basil is not hardy, so those who had basil die maybe planted it before the last frost? (I actually keep mine inside unlike the other herbs because the slugs love it and it grows harder leaves outdoors, which I don't like.)

Pinch the tips means remove the top leaves to encourage lateral growth.

I keep my basil inside too. It's not a hardy 'northern' herb at all....