I'm sure this has been discussed but wasn't able to find it.
I'm only a wanna-be gardener at best. Plus we are in the process of moving and simply don't have time. But I made the mistake of visiting garden departments this summer, thinking I'd pick up a couple of herbs. I ended up with a bunch of plants, most of which I've managed to keep alive.
Suddenly last night it went down to 40! Nothing that low is forecast in the next couple of weeks, but I need to figure out how to winterize them before a frost surprises me.
I have several rosemary plants which I put in pots and are doing great in a fairly sunny spot on the south side of the house; I water them heavily about once a week. Don't have a greenhouse (yet). Have heard to plant them in the ground/bury the pots, then mulch well. Or would some kind of hoop cover help? I had lavender which supposedly is treated the same as rosemary, but apparently not because they all died.
I also have peppermint, spearmint, stevia, and lemon balm which I think would all be treated about the same as each other. They are doing fine on the same side of the house as the rosemary but in the shade under trees, and up on the doghouse (the ones I set on the ground were devoured by earwigs.) With them are chives, one echinacea, and two blueberries. I've been watering them faithfully every day, but haven't repotted any of them yet.
I knew my impulse buys would come back to haunt me, but I just couldn't resist...LOL! I've been googling, but it's kind of overwhelming and I'd love to hear from someone in my climate (zone 7a eastern OR) who has successfully kept these types of plants alive through the winter.
I'm only a wanna-be gardener at best. Plus we are in the process of moving and simply don't have time. But I made the mistake of visiting garden departments this summer, thinking I'd pick up a couple of herbs. I ended up with a bunch of plants, most of which I've managed to keep alive.
Suddenly last night it went down to 40! Nothing that low is forecast in the next couple of weeks, but I need to figure out how to winterize them before a frost surprises me.
I have several rosemary plants which I put in pots and are doing great in a fairly sunny spot on the south side of the house; I water them heavily about once a week. Don't have a greenhouse (yet). Have heard to plant them in the ground/bury the pots, then mulch well. Or would some kind of hoop cover help? I had lavender which supposedly is treated the same as rosemary, but apparently not because they all died.
I also have peppermint, spearmint, stevia, and lemon balm which I think would all be treated about the same as each other. They are doing fine on the same side of the house as the rosemary but in the shade under trees, and up on the doghouse (the ones I set on the ground were devoured by earwigs.) With them are chives, one echinacea, and two blueberries. I've been watering them faithfully every day, but haven't repotted any of them yet.
I knew my impulse buys would come back to haunt me, but I just couldn't resist...LOL! I've been googling, but it's kind of overwhelming and I'd love to hear from someone in my climate (zone 7a eastern OR) who has successfully kept these types of plants alive through the winter.