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.

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I always do this with success. Basil does need bringing in in the winter though and you do need to regularly pinch it out/frequently crop to maximise growth. Here's a good "how to" article for you @ThousandsAreSailing. It's also worth googling how to crop different types of herb eg pinching the tips of basil but cutting parsley at the bottom of the stem.

www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-divide-supermarket-herbs/

If I want anything a bit more unusual, I can recommend this online nursery for very reasonably priced, healthy herbs and an excellent range:

www.norfolkherbs.co.uk/

I would very much recommend the thyme lemonade and strawberry mint. I grow them as much for the scent when you brush past as for cooking with them. They also have an amazing selection of ornamental salvias.

Yes, all the time. Supermarket basil is forced, so what you think is one plant is actually lots of individual ones. I split a supermarket basil into four and put them in pots. Basil also roots very well if you put a rootless stem in a glass of water somewhere sunny. It’ll produce roots and you can then put it in a pot.

I have a herb garden of supermarket herbs bought during lockdown. Chives, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme and mint doing well outside, basil is happier in a big pot on the kitchen windowsill.

Make sure mint is always grown in a pot.

I've frozen a lot, and made frozen icecubes with the mint, for drinks in the winter as well.

What does 'pinching out' mean? I've lost count of how many pots have died on my sunny windowsill! I give up

Rosemary grows easily from a cutting, as does sage.
Spring onion roots in soil, so save the ends for planting.
Leeks will grow back too, and spring greens.

Red Sorrel I got from Asda years ago grew in the garden happily - it seeds easily and spreads. It's pretty, the green one lives happily too but isn't as pretty.
I have lovage too. Nice in a curry but a bit strong for me otherwise.

Marjoram, parsley and chives survive the winter here (SE).

pinching out is pinching the tips to encourage bushiness.
www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/hgen/making-herbs-bigger-through-pinching-and-harvesting.htm#:~:text=pinching%20and%20harvesting.-,Pinching%20and%20Harvesting%20Herb%20Plants,there%20is%20a%20small%20knob.

I'm currently growing basil, parsley, sage, mint, lemon mint, coriander, oregano, chamomile, and something else that I can't quite remember the name of (and can't be bothered to go outside to look!). I've planted them all in big pots on my patio, and my indoor rabbits love them too.

I bought them from various places - some from supermarkets, some from a community garden, and some from the local garden centre and they've all been brilliant.

Not sure how long they'll keep growing, but they're all thriving so far.

How to pinch out basil m.youtube.com/watch?v=8BhSTTmQwGI

I harvest mine like this and freeze the pinched off bits in a bag for later use.

I have time and chives and they are doing brilliantly.

I really like basil and for three years I am growing it by myself. It's really smelly and is perfect for salad. I plant chives and garlic too, everything is easy, the main is too water it and plant in a sunny place.

Basil gets eaten by the slugs in my garden overmight, but I've had some supermarket chives in a pot outdoors for about 15 years now. They flower and spread their seeds into adjoining pots as well.