Hi,

I'm in zone 10 (SE Florida). I grow my herbs primarily in pots because they do better for me that way. Right now I have basil, mexican oregano, rosemary, thyme, parsley and sage. These are all doing well, although I need to pull them in when I get home from work unless they are already drowned. It's like a monsoon here in Delray. Best of luck, I love herbs!

I'm also in zone 10 and have successfully grown herbs in pots of potting soil for years. I keep chives, cilantro, oregano, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, parsley, dill, sage and tarragon. As the years have gone by, the pots have gotten bigger, a necessity, I've found, with the FL sun beating down on them.

I used to have wonderfully full basil plants, but in recent years my basil has been affected by a bacteria that causes a gray mold to form on the underside of the leaves. I'm told darker basils are less affected by it, but I much prefer the green basil so have recently tried growing it in pots indoors. I don't really have enough sun indoors to get the lush growth the plants used to have, but at least I've got some on hand for cooking.

As for growing tips, they all seem to flourish in the FL sun. I remember many a year when I had to lug them inside during cold snaps, but that hasn't happened for several years now. If you can't keep them from wilting in the summer, try putting them in a semi-shaded spot. Adding a liquid fertilizer once a month might be a good idea, too.

Almost forgot—in my neck of the woods butterflies like to lay their eggs on parsley and dill plants, and the caterpillars will decimate the plants. My better half made a screened cage to shelter those two pots which has worked well.

Herbs i have had luck with is mints, chives, roesemary, cuban oregano, lemon balm, lemongrass, cinnamon basil. Basil tends to get leggy fast and people say not to let it flower...but i like to eat the flowers...its the best part. Don't let the containers dry out but don't keep them too wet. Rosemary needs a goodly amout of room tho basil not so much. Lemongrass is a favorite to. Grow as i love the smell...big pot off the ground as the roots will grow right out the holes in the bottom and root into the ground fast. Chives don't like to stay too wet for too long. Lemon balm and mints grow similarly with mints more aggressive...keep them in pots. Cuban oregano is very hardy and hard to kill but don't over prune as it might make it die.

I too grow all the herbs mentioned here in pots but I'd like to remind Gator that oregano, thyme, mints and rosemary like it dry. During the summer rainy season I move those pots in a covered area so I can control their moisture.

I am in the county as you Gator 99 and you should be able to easily grow some herbs. I have rosemary outside on the North Side of my house in fill soil with some potting soil that grows large with little maintenance. Basil seems to like a little shade during the hottest part of the afternoon. Oregano, thyme, marjoram and sage could be planted together in one large pot since they seem to like similar moisture (medium to dry) and sun (moderately sunny). I tend to have annuals like dill and cilantro by themselves or in areas where they can reseed themselves. Parsley will grow in a variety of places.