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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
Mint grows great outside for me. Very invasive though.
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Mint is also a perennial and you should only need to plant it once. Yes, it is invasive.
They say oregano is perennial as well, I know it takes a lot of frost. But in the Priddis area, I have never had it survive the winter for me. My parsley never survives the winter either, although I have noticed that the curly leaf variety seems to be much more frost resistant than the Italian flat leaf variety.
The small little pots of herbs you can buy in the garden shops are very reasonable and in no time at all, you should be getting a steady supply of herbs. They do of course have to be planted in containers that will allow them to grow sufficiently.
If people are into cilantro, it grows exceedingly well. Cut it regularily though or it will send up a big seed stalk.
Thyme is very easy to grow. Now I have had some success keeping that over winter sometimes. It tends to be quite small and contained, and the little flowers that it can develop are easy to snip off. It does not send up a big flower stalk like parsley and cilantro tend to do.
Celeriac also grows very well.