My approach to selecting which herbs to grow is not very scientific. Lee Valley Hardware sells a nice set of cast brass markers. I didn't buy the markers, labeled basil, dill, mint, sage, oregano, parsley, rosemary and thyme, but I started seeds for each.
I've already grown basil among the tomato plants. It's easy. Dill got loose in the garden several years ago and now runs rampant. Parsely has been reliably self sowing for several years and I am more worried about keeping it cut down so that it doesn't take over than in getting it to grow. I already have thyme growing in a clay pot, but want more to plant between the stepping stones leading to my front door.
I don't have any mint, but I know that I need to keep it contained or it will take over. There is plenty nearby that I can dig up and transplant if my seeds don't make.
I've tried sage in the past, but killed it with neglect. I have never grown oregano or rosemary.
To these, I am adding cilantro which I already have grown and use in salsa, and marjoram, because I happened to have a packet of seed. I also ordered a start of french tarragon from Gurneys.
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