"Usenet Nutter" wrote in message
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A couple of times I have bought growing herbs in pots like Basil
,Parsley or Coriander etc from supermarkets and while they are fine
and very healthy when you buy them they never survive more than a few
days . I'm assuming that they are forced to get to the "selling" stage
but has anyone ever bought these and got them to last ?
Any tips esp'y what sort of compost if repotting them .

I've been very successful with supermarket parsley.
They are always long and leggy but I plant them in the garden - the leggy
top growth often dies back (so I often cut and use it before it does) but it
shoots up again and lasts 2 years.
I have such a plant as we speak, got it for 35p a few days ago (was 1.19) in
the sell by date stuff. It's too early to plant it out yet, but when I do I
have every confidence it will go.
Saves me the trouble of sowing parsley, it can be a real pain to get going
and at 35p it will not break the bank if it doesn't.
Tina