[Sca-cooks] herbs for hanging baskets?

[Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise]

> >Aren't there some basils and/or oreganos that grow nice and bushy?
> Do these grow just up and out? Or will they grow up and then droop over 
> the sides of the pot? I guess the first might still work, but I might 
> want to lower the baskets some since right now most people are going to 
> be looking up at the pots, which means if the plants don't grow down, 
> they may not be easily seen. That's why the Rosemary went into the 
> planter and not the hanging basket.

Basil usually grows up, but oregano (wild marjoram) and sweet or knotted 
marjorams can spread and droop under the right conditions. Prostrate 
rosemary (a specific variety) also does this beautifully. Thyme is another 
good candidate. 

Mints aren't big fans of good drainage, so you will want to water the mint 
pretty well.
 
> >You could even go with a couple
> >of varieties, like lemon thyme and a dwarf creeping variety.
> If I mix different varieties of thyme in the same pot am I going to 
> have a problem with them cross-pollinating like I've heard mention is a 
> problem with mints? Again, which variety of thyme is going to be the 
> most period?

There's no real way to tell which varieties of thyme are the most period, 
though I would avoid the name hybrids.

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