walking herb catastrophe

[bretty666]

Hi everyone. iv tried a few times to grow herbs...nothing..never. 0% success . what coukd i be doing wrong..for the last 2-3 years this is what i have done. first time i built a lovely herb box and planted various seeds in compost from the shop. next time i tried growing them in soil from the garfen .then this year i have built a massive herb bed with a mix of conpost and soil and still nothing. the only thing i have managed to grow is wild herb that i transplanted from my feild. any general advice would be mucb appreciated as im quite a keen cook and love fresh herbs but im such a failure with them.

[bretty666]

Also for example.does one parsley seed make a small bush or just one stem of parseley?

[Tripmeup]

My quick answer would be to start with chives, you can't fail with them

[bretty666]

As i said..i have wild chives that i transplanted and they arr doing good. but thats it..oh. and i grew a bit of cress.

[Tripmeup]

the only thing i have managed to grow is wild herb that i transplanted from my feild.

You didn't actually state Chives, but I will let you away with it

I find Basil, Marjoram, thyme, chervil handy enough....what exactly are you doing ?

[Genoese]

Oregano is easy to grow, I'd start indoors in pots and plant out later.


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[WendyC]

Where are you siting your herb beds? Most like lots of sun and free draining soil.

[bretty666]

Full on sout facing..bang on south aswell.not south south east....as you can see on yhe pic i tried an experiment if half burying slates as a heat catcher and put a cloche there aseell just to see what hsppened...nothing did.

[Bill HH]

I think its a bit early and cold for one thing, start them indoors. Yes one parsley seed makes a whole plant, I prefer the flat leaved for flavour. Have you considered buying small plants from a garden centre, they are quite cheap.

[Samurailord]

Do you have a slug problem there?

It may be that your tender seedlings are being devoured before you even get to see them, but the transplant is big enough to survive a bit of a nibbling, hence why it survives?

Andy

[RaptorUK]

Also for example.does one parsley seed make a small bush or just one stem of parseley?

It will make one plant with a few stems.

After you have sown the seeds are you keeping them watered or letting them go dry ? they need to be kept moist until they have grown a good root system then they should be able to fend for themselves.

[bretty666]

I have never seen any green! I watered thr soil if that helps...whats cheap in the uk bill? They seem to be 3 euros for a 14cm pot over here with the choice of parsley or basil.....ant thats about it. i consider that to be quite expensive for a herb?

[WendyC]

If you have the seeds why not try, as Bill suggested, them in pots indoors to start with. Not sure what the temperatures are like over in your part of France but it is still a bit cold here in the UK for much direct sowing yet.

[bretty666]

Its mild here but we had two weeks of nice weather. as for starting them off indoors im on my second try with dill on a west facing window sill in an egg box filled with compost. i think i may just be cursed.

[RaptorUK]

Its mild here but we had two weeks of nice weather. as for starting them off indoors im on my second try with dill on a west facing window sill in an egg box filled with compost. i think i may just be cursed.

Dill should be directly sown into the ground, moving it can cause it to bolt straight to flower . . . I learned this the hard way last year Direct sowing in the ground you will need to wait a couple of weeks before it comes up and keep it watered during that 2 weeks . . . or more, assuming it hasn't rained.