I want to create an herb wall next to my patio this summer and grow lots of herbs. I was just wondering if there are any that maybe I should stay away from that might be higher in carbs than might be expected.
I know I want to include the following:
Cilantro
Parsley
Mint
Rosemary
Oregano
And some sort of shallot or green onion.
Any thoughts?
That sounds wonderful! Do you like basil and thyme? Both grow beautifully! Keep mint away from other plantsā¦it has a way of taking over a garden because itās really a (very tasty) weed.
@Anniegirl9, I second @ambergem. Keep the mint in a separate pot it will crowd everything else out. I love chives, garlic chives are my favorite. Regular parsley is nice I would add Chervil which is a french parsley with an amazing flavor and smell. I would definitely add thyme.
Tip on green onions, buy some at the store use the tops then put the white ends in a glass with water. They will regrow! You can also put them in your garden when the roots start growing.
PS once cilantro bolts and flowers use the flowers in salads they taste like licorice!
@MountainGirl - I didnāt know that about green onions! Time to experiment? Do they grow well in a pot? I only have a balcony so Iām limited to container gardening.
@ambergem Yes! They will grow in a pot. You can do the same with Romaine lettuce ends!
Not sure how this will go over, but I also grow Stevia. It is really hard to start from seed but Lowes and Home Depot usually have it in pots in June. Mine self sows. It is wonderful. Cut up a leaf in small pieces and add to cole slaw. No other sweetener needed. It does not give me any type of glucose response.
@Alexia Sage is beautiful and smells so good. It is a perennial here so it comes back every year. I guess I forgot about it because I donāt have to start it from seedsš Love it with lamb and pork.
Depending on where you are in the world, some perennial herbs donāt make it through the winter if they are in a pot, but they will if planted in the ground.
A lesson I learned when I moved from the relatively mild and rainy UK, to the Wild West of Alberta, Canada.
I really recommend French Tarragon, so delicious, avoid the Russian tarragon, so little taste.
Awesome! My sister-in-law grew some of that in her herb garden a few years back, and that was right next to my garden. But I never tried chopping it up and putting it in anything. We would get a couple of leaves of spearmint and a piece of a leaf off the stevia plant and that was a little ātreatā while we were out working in our garden.
I like your idea of putting it in the cole slaw! Thanks for sharing!
Iām in Canada and the only perennial herb that comes back year after year in a pot are chives though they get less appealing year after year so I start a fresh batch every two years or so.
Thyme - really robust and delicious.
Cilantro in NC never seems to do well in my porch pots.
Basil is an easy to grow from seed.
Dill - great with fish and dips.
Chives - chive butter or cream cheese so worth it!
As for carbs - I wouldnāt worry with any herbs.
Everything is going to be in its own pot, so Iām not worried about the mint spreading. I want to go up six levels about 4 or 5 ft wide, so some rows will be split, but I plan on doing an entire row of cilantro as I use it a lot.
As Iām in MI, I only intend for it to be a summer garden. Something like these.
I love those!!! Iād love to grow cilantro but my balcony get hot sun from about 1 pm to sunset. No matter what I do cilantro just wilts on me and doesnāt thrive.
Post pictures when you get set up!
I have to second the Dill Weed! Itās one of my top 5 favs.herbs and I recently learned that itās way lower in carbs than the dried. Plus itās a weed so itās easy to grow. Win!
Itās all in the planning stages right now, so itās going to be awhile.
Looking into the hanging bag planters. Pots can dry out quick in hotter climates and the bags are really easy to manage. I donāt need to go vertical now but loved this system on my porches and houses in the past.
I grow on a roof in pots. This picture doesnāt do justice to my now 4 daily leaves of Chinese cabbage. 
A nice way to make 3 carbs special!
And mint, oregano, rosemary, purslane (red in 2nd picture)
