When are you taking your herbs inside

[Tarragon2017]

Do you start taking the less hardy herbs such as asian herbs and basil when the temp reaches about 10 oc

The rest can survive until freezing

[Ocelot]

I normally do it around the start of october. Perennial basils, scented pelagoniums and ultra-tender ones in the house, cedronella, lemon verbena, prostanthera and myrtles in the GH.

[veggiechicken]

Ocelot, if you mean cedronella canariensis, mine lives outside and selfseeds all over the place.
The only plants I bring into the GH for winter are geraniums.

[Ocelot]

Hi Veggiecgicken - yes I do mean that plant. I remember you saying you left yours out a couple of years ago, and last year I left one out by mistake in the same pot as a lemon verbena. They were both fine, but in 2002 I left 2 six foot lemon verbenas out for just one night when it was frosty and one of them died and the other has never really recovered. I'm a bit nervous about taking the chance!

Are yours in the ground? Mine may suffer more because they are in pots - the whole pot can freeze solid.

I do leave prostanthera lesianthos and cuneata out in all weathers, but put the rotundifolia in the GH.

I also left a myrtle out last year and it died.

[elleme]

I always grow basil on a windowsill anyway, but might bring in some chives this year - I know it's completely hardy but would still like to have a ready supply over winter. I leave lemon verbena outside, same for myrtle. Have hacked the verbena back to dry for tea though. I also have a very vigorous, unkillable myrtle but they're both in the ground and nearish to a west facing house wall.

[DannyK]

Myrtles in ground and pot OK here. They came from bush outside at East Grinstead.

Scented leaf geraniums mainly live in garage over winter.

[Ocelot]

Anyone else grow Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum (African blue basil)? I have to bring that in the house, won't risk the GH.