Pairing Herbs in One Container: What Plays Nicely Together (and What Definitely Doesnโt) ๐ฟ๐ชด
One of the easiest ways to get more from your space is planting ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ. But the secret is pairing herbs that like ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ht. Because herbs donโt argue about personalityโฆ they argue about moisture. ๐ Below are the best โherb buddyโ combos for containers, plus a few pairings that usually end in drama. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ โ
๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ: * ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ (most want bright sun) * ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ preference (moist vs dry-ish) * ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ (so one doesnโt smother the others) If you match those three, youโll have a happy pot. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฌ (๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ) ๐) ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง โ๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซโ ๐๐จ๐ญ These herbs prefer to dry out a bit between waterings and love sun. โ
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฒ + ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ + ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ + ๐๐๐ ๐ (๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ขโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก.) ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ: similar sun + less frequent watering. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ: use a well-draining mix and donโt overwater. ๐) ๐๐ก๐ โ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ-๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ โ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ These herbs like more consistent moisture and arenโt fans of drying out completely. โ
๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ + ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ + ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ Optional: Dill (if you give it space) ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ: they like similar moisture and grow well in cooler temps too. ๐๐ข๐ฉ: This combo is great for shoulder seasons and indoor windowsills. ๐) ๐๐ก๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐งโ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ If you love making herbal tea, this is such a fun pot. โ
๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ + ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ Optional: a little chamomile (if you have enough light) ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ: Mint and lemon balm are vigorous. In one pot they can take over, so plan to trim often or give them a larger container. ๐) ๐๐ก๐ โ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ญโ (๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ ๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ) Good for everyday cooking and easy harvesting. โ
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ + ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ Optional: Thyme if youโre careful not to overwater ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ: chives and parsley are steady growers and donโt need intense fussing. ๐) ๐๐ก๐ โ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญโ (๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง) โ
๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ + ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ + ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ (๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Basil likes more moisture than oregano/thyme.