Content
- Plant a herb pot
- Which herbs in the herb pot?
- Good herbal combinations
- Bad neighbors
- Herbs for sunny and shady locations
- Step by step plant the herb pot
- 1. drainage layer
- 2. Fill in the earth
- Optional: 3. Protect the pot from drying out
Herb pots provide fresh herbs at all times
Plant a herb pot
A herb pot not only looks beautiful, but also provides you with delicious herbs for salads, teas and dishes. In the following you will learn which herbs fit together, which do not and how you plant your herb pot step by step.
Which herbs in the herb pot?
Generally, all herbs can be grown in the herb pot. It is important that you make sure in combinations that the herbs have similar water needs and site requirements. Some herbs complement each other perfectly and keep pests away from the other, but others do not fit together.
Good herbal combinations
The following herbs fit together well:
Bad neighbors
In no case should you plant together:
Herbs for sunny and shady locations
Choose your herbs according to site conditions and combine those with similar requirements:
Step by step plant the herb pot
Almost all herbs are sensitive to waterlogging. Therefore, you should make sure that your herb pot has one or more water courses. If this is not the case, e.g. in a zinc bucket, you should drill fingernail-sized holes in the bottom of the pot - one or more, depending on the pot size.
Material and tool list
1. drainage layer
Cover the water drain with a potsherd (with the bulge upwards), so that he can not clog. Then add some expanded clay or more potsherds as a drainage layer into the herb pot.
2. Fill in the earth
Fill the pot two-thirds with soil and then put the plants in it. Remember that the roots need enough space; So do not plant too closely.
Then fill up the rest with soil.
Optional: 3. Protect the pot from drying out
Last but not least, you can cover the soil with mulch, pebbles or moss. This looks nice and keeps the moisture longer in the ground.
Then pour your herb pot thoroughly and place it in a bright location.