How to Plant Herbs in a Strawberry Pot

Strawberry pots aren't just for strawberries. They also make ideal herb planters, perfect for the gardener with limited space. Place your strawberry pot herb garden near the kitchen door and you'll have a supply of fresh herbs at your fingertips. Plant compact plants, such marjoram or lavender, in the lower holes. Trailing herbs, such as trailing rosemary or thyme, work well in higher holes. Upright plants like chives do well in the top.

Things You'll Need

• Large plastic container or basin
• Broken crockery pot
• Potting soil
• Compost or rotted manure

Instructions

1. Purchase herbs starters at a greenhouse or nursery. Select one herb for each hole, plus one or two for the top.

2. Place the strawberry pot in a large plastic container or basin filled with water. Let the pot absorb water for about 30 minutes, or until it's thoroughly moistened.

3. Put a few large pieces of broken pot in the bottom to provide additional drainage. Add potting soil to the strawberry pot up to just below the lowest hole.

4. Remove a herb from its pot and insert it into the lowest hole. Hold the plant steady with one hand while you add potting soil up to just below the next lowest hole.

5. Continue working your way up, planting an herb and adding potting soil, until you reach the top. Work a handful of compost into the top of the strawberry pot before you plant the last herb.

6. Spray the herbs with water, and continue to keep them damp, but never soak them. Most herbs do well in fairly dry soil, but if you plant mint, give it a little extra water.

7. Trim the herbs and use them often. Herbs in a strawberry pot will do much better if they're kept compact.

References

• Plant a Pot of Herbs
• Think Outside the Strawberry Pot
• The Culinary Herb Garden