[Sca-cooks] Re: easy to grow herbs

[Jenne Heise]

> IIRC, Stefan had somehow changed the subject to growing things in pots. While
> container gardening was wisespread throughout the middle ages, we have no
> indication (in fact, the opposite) that  container gardening was done in
> anything other than very large  containers.

Actually, I believe you may be either limiting your time period or unaware of some
sources. I would not characterize an 8 to 12 inch pot as 'very large', and there are
certainly plants pictured in 8-12" pots in illustrations in _The Italian Renaissance
Interior_.

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