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April 13, 2022 By Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money

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Getting Ready for Spring with an Herb Garden

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Get ready for spring with a printable herb companion cheat sheet. Did you know that certain herbs grow better together? It’s called companion gardening and following these tips will help you plant your herbs in the right place and get the right amount of water. These tips will help you make the perfect herb companion container garden.

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Herbs are great for container gardening

I once posted about how I wish I had time to grow my own vegetables. Many years later and I’m finally trying my hand at vegetable gardening. However, herb gardening will always be my first love.

My lanai is perfect for a container garden like this one.  By growing my own herbs, I save just a little bit of money each week at the grocery store. This is also a fun little bonding experience for me and my favorite helpers (this is an updated version of an old post- I can’t believe that my little guy pictured below is 9 now!)

Robert helping with the herb container garden

 

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Get ready for spring with an herb companion cheat sheet to find out which herbs grow well together in container gardens #LoveYourLawn #CollectiveBias AD

Printable Herb Companion Cheat Sheet

The easiest way to keep your herbs thriving is to pair herbs together that have similar sunlight and water needs.

To make it easy for you to do the same, I’ve put together this cute little printable for you to keep with all your gardening supplies.

herb companion cheat sheet

Print your own copy here——> Herb companion cheat sheet

I laminated mine (with this at home laminator) and put it my garage with everything I need to garden. It’s great to have it near all my gardening supplies so I don’t have to get my phone dirty to double check water and sunlight requirements.

What herbs grow well together?

Plants that need the same amount of water and sunlight make great companion plants for container gardens. Here are some herbs that grow together:

  • Sage, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, oregano and lavender can all grow together in full sun and dry soil.
  • Tarragon, cilantro (the one herb of mine that always dies), basil, parsley and chives can all grow together in partial sun and moist soil.
  • Mint is best grown alone because it is a greedy little spreader.
  • Dill isn’t in my original printable, but grows well with basil in partial sun and moist soil.

Save money by growing your own herbs

Robert is having fun helping me take care of the herbs so far. I hope this will be a fun lesson in responsibility for both of us. I like to think we will have a good experience watering them and snipping them for recipes. And of course, I’m super pumped to have access to fresh herbs instead of buying them at the grocery store. I hate spending money on herbs!

A typical herb plant costs anywhere between $2-6 and continues to provide fresh herbs. Compare the with the typical price of cut herbs that also cost anywhere from $2-6 and only last about a week.

2022 Update: I’m still herb gardening 5 years later and continue to find this companion guide helpful. 

Plant your own herb garden with this herb companion cheat sheet printabl.e

 

Herb Garden Companion List

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  1. Suzanna @ One Hoolie Mama says

    March 1, 2016 at 9:50 am

    What a perfect reference guide – thanks for including it! This time of year always gets me excited for planting things, though my black thumb doesn’t usually lead to much growth. Oh well – it’s something to get better at!

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  2. Erin @ Stay At Home Yogi says

    March 1, 2016 at 1:42 pm

    This totally put me in the mood for spring!

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    • Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money says

      March 1, 2016 at 2:26 pm

      Oh good! It’s certainly warm enough here for me to think it’s already spring!

      Reply
  3. greekality says

    March 4, 2016 at 5:46 am

    Hi Hannah! You really put me in the mood for some herb gardening in my little balcony! I frequently use herbs nowadays and see a positive influence in my well-being. Recently, I wrote a post on a not so well-known herb, dittany of Crete, I think it will be go your interest http://greekality.com/2016/02/29/small-but-mighty-dittany-of-crete/
    Keep up the good work!

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  4. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom says

    March 4, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    It looks like you guys had a lot of fun doing this! I love having an herb garden because it’s so much easier to just head out the back door when you need some rosemary or basil. Plus, I love how much money I save…I can buy a starter rosemary plant for what a little pack costs at the grocery store! Our lawn could use a little help too. We might need to look into that Scotts Turf Builder!

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  5. Alex - Funky Jungle says

    March 6, 2016 at 4:26 am

    What a great cheat sheet. I was just about to get started on my herb balcony garden and this will help a lot. Thanks for sharing. Pinned!

    Have a great week :)

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  6. Kate says

    March 7, 2016 at 7:40 am

    Your site is beautiful. We have been herb gardening for years, and my son absolutely loves it also. He enjoys helping clip and water and trim. Great. I have found all of the herbs you had listed do well in most environments with well-drained soil, and even in full sun for all (depending on where you live) as long as you keep the soil moist they do great. We used the large square containers a year we were moving to keep the herbs going and move them to our new place. We have zero shade in our back yard at the moment (needs some trees at different angles,) and the herbs still do very well in the raised beds or containers. They are a staple. I freeze what I can also to enjoy them all year. I would imagine you could move the container inside if you have space also. Lovely post, great ideas. Thanks!

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  7. poppy says

    August 20, 2017 at 9:08 pm

    I’m very late to this post but just wanted to let you know that cilantro only grows well from seeds.

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  8. LibbyLynn says

    January 13, 2019 at 4:08 pm

    I wish I would have seen your post sooner. First, my cilantro always dies, whether from seed or not. I have some herbs growing in my kitchen but my mistake is I planted the basil with the marjoram and the thyme with the chives. I should’ve planted basil with chives and marjoram with thyme.
    Thanks for posting.

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    • Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money says

      January 13, 2019 at 7:11 pm

      I’m so glad you found the post! I definitely had to learn this through trial and error too!

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  9. Eileen Camillone says

    May 5, 2020 at 11:09 pm

    Great tips-thanks! What do you feed them?

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    • Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money says

      May 6, 2020 at 8:26 pm

      I own a compost company so I feed them fresh compost!

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