Frogleg wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 10:30:48 -0400, DigitalVinyl
wrote:

Frogleg wrote:

I've re-thunk the rack. You probably want those plants nestling close
together and the pots heavily mulched. Maybe all on bottom shelf with
straw stuffed around. Same spot -- sun and heat-sink -- but wrapped up
warm with the pots as little exposed to wind and weather as possible
Things in pots are more vulnerable than things in the ground. Dill
(and basil) is an annual. Parsley is a biennial, and pretty hardy. You
usually want to treat it as an annual and start new plants each year,
because the 2nd year, when they flower and go to seed (giving you a
lifetime supply), the leaves are less useful, but you *can* have a
little nice fresh parsley over the winter. Oregano, sage, and thyme
are perennials if conditions are right. I searched on "sage herb
hardiness" (without the quotes) and came up with a number of useful
references.
I was originally thinking of moving them up onto the landing for the
winter or indoors. I had thought but never got around to mounting the
windowbox on the railing of the back landing (back kitchen door). This
way I don't need to put on boots to harvest during winter.

What zone are you?
Zone 6b/7

Looks as if thyme, oregano, parsley,
and possibly sage are good candidates. Rosemary would definitely need
to be brought indoors. When you achieve a rosemary. :-)

DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
1st Year Gardener