Got my herbs planted, now where’s the roast?

This weekend, in an effort to avoid doing some much needed domestic work, we headed off to the ABC Garden Show at the Brisbane Convention Centre. I have mixed success with plants – the majority of exotic plants (excepting frangipanis) tend to fade away in my care. As does anything that requires an extensive regime of watering, fertilising and pruning. I guess that’s why native plants have become my best friends in the plant world. They seem to take all forms of abuse and while they may not thrive, they certainly have a fair bit of survival instinct, particularly if they are chosen for the soil they are planted in.

The only herbs I’ve ever managed to grow are rosemary and oregano in the kind of soil I have. I don’t know why I have an obsession with herbs because I rarely cook anything that I can put them in. But I like the way they look and I love the way they smell. Plus when I do get that urge to make a roast of some sort, nothing quite beats having the fresh herbs at your fingertips.

So when I saw this nifty little stacking set of tubs, I figured I had to give it a go. They are called Stack-a-Tubs and they can be used indoors or outdoors for anything with a relatively shallow root system. I have herbs in mine mostly, with some lavender and strawberry plants in the bottom. I imagine annuals would go nicely in them as well. Just place your water loving plants up the top and the ones that tolerate more dry soil down the bottom and away you go. When you give your plants a drink, all you need water is the top tier because any water unable to be stored in the bottom of each tier simply drips through to the next one.

Now I just have to remember to water them and I should have a thriving little herb garden on my patio.