first time herbs

[Paul-C]

Dobies are selling a multipack of herbs + scissors for a tenner which I quite fancy having a go at.
From memory and a bit of reading I understand mint is a bit of a problem regarding its spread.

I'm thinking of using one of these



Now, would it be wise to dedicate a whole layer to mint then the rest for the other varieties?

Would I be able to use these for strawberries also??

[gardening_gal]

I used these one year for strawberries Paul. I have to say it wasn't a great success simply because they were continually drying out. There just wasn't enough room to have any amount of earth in them and I was having to water them several times a day. I got hardly any strawberries either.

That said, mine were cheapos from the 99p shop and yours might look a tad deeper than mine were.

Just bear in mind the watering requirements.

[Containergardener]

From experience I'd leave mint on its own , I've always found it takes over.
Don't see why couldn't do strawberries too, although I've no experience of them.

[Paul-C]

Side on pic to show depth

[vixylix]

I've got one of these strawberry towers (in fact it looks pretty identical) - so far they haven't been too bad for drying out - although I have noticed that when it rains the rain only seems to wet the top tier. They are also difficult to water - the ground gets more water than the towers!!

So watering might be an issue - if you use the bottom tiers for herbs which won't need too much watering (like mint, rosemary, thyme etc) the top could be used for strawberries and more thirsty herbs

[Paul-C]

From what I can see there are no drainage holes. Do I need to get my drill on them?

[roitelet]

Holes, I would be inclined to use a hot poker. Less likely hood of cracking the plastic. You can also make the holes at the base if the sides to give a bit of a reservoir for the water.

[vixylix]

I used a hand drill for mine - I like the idea of creating a reservoir though!