HERBS - annual or not?

treascon09 · Rank attained: Hazel Tree Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 42

Anyone know which herbs are annual. I have Rosemary, Thyme, Parsley, Mint, Sage & Chives. All looking a bit worse for wear after the winter. Just wondering are they annual or will I dig them up?

Foxylock · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:10 pm Post subject:

Rosemary and thyme are shrubs so keep em. Sage is also classed as a shrub but with a shorter lifespan. Chives are a perennial as are most varieties of mint while parsley is a biennial.

treascon09 · Rank attained: Hazel Tree Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 42

Thanks for that Foxylock. Should I cut them back or just leave them?

Foxylock · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:33 pm Post subject:

you could trim back the shrubs a little, chives and mint can be cut to the ground . If the parsley was planted last year it should be ok.

catman · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject:

About 50% of my Rosemary shrubs branches lost their leaves. They went brown and fell off leaving a bare branch. I cut these branches back to where there was still a bit of green and they are starting to grow again now from here.

sal · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:27 pm Post subject:

my mint has disappeared,will it come back?and my thyme has gone brown,dont expect to see that revive,oregano gone,even my fennel seems to be just dead twigs,dill gone to twigs,sad