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Outdoors

Growing suggestions & tips

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Basil

Annual

Start seeds indoors or buy transplants. Plant in well-drained soil. Likes sunny but sheltered spots. Space 8-12” apart. Grows well in a container.

Good border plant. Dark green leaves have sweet flavor with mild pungency.

Mint (including spearmint, peppermint, apple mint & orange mint)

Perennial

Start seeds indoors or buy transplants. Has tendency to spread invasively in outdoor gardens.

Purple flowers. Refreshing odor & flavor. Often used as a garnish. Roots easily from stem cuttings.

Oregano

Annual

Buy transplants because seeds are very tiny. Grows well in a container.

Can also propagate from cuttings or division of the mature plant.

Parsley

Biennial

Buy transplants because seeds are slow to germinate.

Grows well in a container.
Maintain leaf production by never allowing plant to develop flowers.

Rosemary

Annual

Buy transplants. Not hardy outdoors in Wyoming.

Grows well in a container.
Small woody evergreen plant.