Question about herbs over winter

[pb1uk]

Hi all,

I'm still quite new to growing my own and still learning the ropes so to speak. Over the summer i built a brick herb garden. As winter progresses and the temperature continues to drop i was wondering what to do with the herbs i have planted, do they need to be taken inside or cover up or cut back?
I was wondering if anyone would be kind as to give me advice of what to do with the following:
Sage
Marjoram
Tarragon
Chives
Rosemary
Red Sorral
Dwarf Curry Plant
Flat and Curley Leaf Parsley

Thanks in advance

[rustylady]

The herbs on your list are all hardy, so should be fine in their bed. The chives will probably die back, but will regrow in spring. Whereabouts are you?

[pb1uk]

I'm near Nottingham in the East Midlands.

I've got a sage plant i've had a few years now and it seems to have gone rather twiggy, want to try and stop it happening to my newer herbs

[rustylady]

Best way to keep them neat is to use them. As you cut bits for use you are in effect pruning them. If you add your location to your profile it will show up on your posts and saves us keep asking you. If you look at the top right hand side of my posts it shows that I'm in Lowestoft, for example.

[VirginVegGrower]

Tarragon - French or Russian? French is NOT hardy. Take it under cover - repot. The others should be fine. Keep using all herbs, chop and haircut regularly otherwise they do grow leggy/twiggy.
I am East Mids too; you will find your marjoram will go raggy but chop back in spring and it will resprout.
Jekka's herb farm on twitter is a great one to follow for what to do with herbs over the seasons.

[ArnoldBlack]

I agree most should over winter but they are so easy to re sow each year don't worry too much. Sage - normally very hardy and grows bushy.
Marjoram - resow if neccesay
Tarragon - resow if neccesay
Chives - only problem we have with these is the chickens dig them up as they are green through the winter.
Rosemary- normally very hardy and grows bushy.
Red Sorral - normally very hardy but resows easy. Makes great Soup!
Dwarf Curry Plant - not sure, chicken's ate it!
Flat and Curley Leaf Parsley - often better resown but will over winter



Cheers

Arnold

[gofarmer]

Chives - very very very hardy! They are all over my garden in the French Alps and garden is under snow for 3 or 4 months a year and its -10 below! My Thyme and Lemon Thyme seems fine outside in snow but my parsley never survives.

[Two_Sheds]

^ parsley is a biennial, so it wouldn't necessarily come back anyway