Help me grow herbs- what am I doing wrong?

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You know how people say “mint takes over everything”? Well I don’t have that luck at all! I have grown chives with success in my bed but no matter how hard I try to grow: mint, sage, bay, rosemary, oregano, I end up with a lone twig.

I have clippings from a beautifully large mint plant and thriving rosemary bush. How can I ensure I don’t kill them, please?

My garden gets the sun in the mornings but I can move pots around, or put in front garden.

Help! If you have these “take-over-the-garden” herbs, what are you doing to help them grow?

Following as l can never grow coriander!

A lot of herbs die back during winter so it could be time of year.

it could also drainage. A lot of the herbs you list like relatively poor, free draining soil and don’t like to sit in water. Are your pots or beds often water logged? You could add some grit or sand before planting any new herbs (or mix it with compost if putting in pots(. Mint usually isn’t too fussy though but does tend to die back during winter and look like twigs - mine is just starting to grow again.

Mint likes damp and doesn't mind shade, while rosemary, sage, bay and oregano want as much sun as they can get and can withstand drought, but not waterlogging.

Find the sunniest spot you can find, make sure the ground is well drained or put them in a raised bed (or pots if you can't manage anything else), and don't overwater them.

?slugs

Mint and rosemary clippings are easy. You’ll need to root them in a greenhouse or on a window ledge.

Sage, thyme and oregano are cheap to buy as plants - occasionally you can even get them in a supermarket - just pop them in a pot with very good drainage.

Bay is best bought as a small shrub and treated as such.

Bay, rosemary and sage are evergreen and shrubby. My mint, thyme and oregano are only just showing signs of life. Not sure whether the chives have survived tbh.

They all like good drainage but plenty of water.

Coriander is a high maintenance menace and I don’t bother any more.

Slugs don’t seem to like herbs in my garden. Dahlias and hostas, however…

I grow herbs by a method of benign neglect - basically anything that survives can stay. To find the right spot for them it’s helpful to think about where those herbs grow naturally. For example Mediterranean herbs with woody stems like rosemary and thyme grow in rocky cracks, often with little soil and exposed to lots of sun. So I put them in pots with poor soil, mix in a bit of grit, find them the sunniest possible spot and never water them.
The leafier herbs like mint or lemon balm don’t mind shade and need a bit of water (which nature amply provides…)
They are seasonal though so tend to look quite sorry in the winter months. I cut them right back which encourages healthy new growth about this time of year.
Delicate things like coriander tend to fall victim to slugs at the first opportunity. I would probably grow those on a window cill if I could be bothered, but have reverted to the supermarket.

Well, the point of the smell is to deter predators. Didnt work with humans, though