Herbs taken inside?

[ceresone]

What herbs need to be potted up about now, and taken inside for winter?in short--what will over winter, and what are hardy?i have garlic and onion chives, rosemary, bay,lavenders,sages,balsam,thyme,oreganos?

[Nemophila]

I'm growing rosemary, sage, thyme, and basil, and I will be bringing them all in for the winter. Depending on how sheltered they are the sage and thyme (and probably the lavender) should be fine. I bring mine in because they are in pots and windowboxes instead of in the ground.

[GreenZone]

Oregano, sage, thyme and chives should overwinter outside just fine. The lavender to me is suspect (depends on the variety of course, but the English lavender won't survive a regular cold Missouri winter, I believe.) And the rosemary and bay should be brought in or protected somehow.
--Randel

[KarenChrisRS]

I can tell you what would (and would not) overwinter in my garden in Terre Haute, IN -about equilateral with St. Loius, MO, a very cold zone 6 or very warm zone 5.

garlic and onion chives, rosemary, bay,lavenders,sages,balsam,thyme,oreganos

No problem overwintering Garlic, also Chives (both will re-sprout in the spring). Mulch if you want to be on the safe side, straw works well. Onions didn't overwinter in the ground bare (but I think might have with a heavy straw mulch. Same with potatoes.) Rosemary and Bay are tender. Pineapple sage is tender, but my "regular"-culinary- sage overwintered fine. Oddly, on my south-side location, lavender, too, overwintered, although I don't think it was supposed to! Didn't have thyme or oregano.

Hope this helps!

[Silent]

I live a short distance from Terre Haute; everything but rosemary and bay should survive just fine.

[Pharmerphil]

Howdy folks, new here, Here in Mn. I bring in anyting I want to keep, this winter we seem to be gettting the blessing of a good blanket of snow, having moved here from Missouri in 96, I have had much winter kill. :rolleyes:

[jestridg]

What herbs need to be potted up about now, and taken inside for winter?in short--what will over winter, and what are hardy?i have garlic and onion chives, rosemary, bay,lavenders,sages,balsam,thyme,oreganos?
Most of these herbs can be left out. Pot up rosemary and bring in. I dont know about balsam. I livein kentucky z 6 and have over 40 types of herbs. I never had any luck with rosemary akways buy new each year.

[jestridg]

Oregano, sage, thyme and chives should overwinter outside just fine. The lavender to me is suspect (depends on the variety of course, but the English lavender won't survive a regular cold Missouri winter, I believe.) And the rosemary and bay should be brought in or protected somehow.
--Randel I never had any luck with lavender until i mix sand into my soil, which allow for good drainage. i live in kentucky Z6. My lavender have over winter twice since i mix sand with soil.

[deb65802]

I don't have any place for my herbs inside. This is what I do. I build a little plastic tent around all my herbs in pots. I stake the plastic down so the wind cannot blow it off. I leave one end open a little so I can ventilate the tent if needed. On really cold nights like we are having now I put a gallon jug of relly hot water in the center of the herbs and cover with a heavy blanket. In the morning if it is still freezing I reheat water and add it to the bed. I collect rain water in a large bucket and water them when needed.

[ipaintedmyhousewhite]

My lavender did fine last winter, I also mixed sand and rocks into the soil when I planted it. I would definitely bring in the bay and protect or bring in the rosemary.

[Vera_EWASH]

What is your hardy zone?
I'm zone 5b-6a. I don't know what balsam is but all the other's except Bay and Rosemary are hardy here. English Lavender's, Lavender x intermedia 'Grosso' and Thyme are evergreen here; the Salvia semi-evergreen. Chives and Garlic Chives die down but will come back in spring. I don't have Oregano but my neighbors does and it's back ever year.
These were all taken early to mid June....
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This one was taken May 5th about a month after cutting back to about 6"...every other spring I'll do that to keep it shaped and prevent it from getting to woody in center
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German Winter Thyme and Lavender 2 days after the last frost date..May 27th
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[Vera_EWASH]

well...obviously I can't post pictures here. hmmmm. They were all pics of Lavender May and June...

[bunkie]

beautiful vera...her first photo!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/Vera_E WASH/June06_south2.jpg

vera, take the link that starts with http and ends with jpg, and put it inbetween 2 brackets [], one that contains IMG and the other /IMG.

[Vera_EWASH]

Thanks! I usually post on Gardenweb and there we use the (<a href= )....2nd from the bottom.... code :D

Vera

[Joan]

wow, they are beautiful, makes me wish for more warm weather!

[Butterflylover]

very nice,thats what i want my herb garden to look like next year, nice, neat an healthy.
i walked out to my garden yesterday and low and behold there was my dill still green and growing and thats after a few frosts, 2 days of snow and this mornings freezing rain, god is always surprising me one way or another.

[Vera_EWASH]

Speaking of Dill. I grow the Mammoth dill...have just let it reseed these last few years, but this year it came up twice....spring and again in late August. I lost them at the first Sept. 19th frost though.
Some more pics 4 u......
Salvia officinalis....this one came out white....the rest are purple bloomers
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/Vera_EWASH/June20th_Salvia_white.jpg
I was in the middle of cutting back this German Winter Thyme on June 27th but stopped to take a pic of the Lavender
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/Vera_EWASH/June27th_Lavender_Daisy-1.jpg
Thymus serypllum on June 7th....
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/Vera_EWASH/June7th_CreepingThyme-1.jpg
Echinacea of course...July 17th
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/Vera_EWASH/July17th004.jpg
That huge mound of white there is Feverfew 'Flore Pleno' on June 29th
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/Vera_EWASH/June29th_NW_Bed-1.jpg

[GreenZone]

REALLY nice pics, Vera!

[lottie_uk]

Beautiful herb garden - looks like the apothecary garden at Stratford - gorgeous!