Why Interplanting Herbs Is BETTER Than Growing An Herb Garden

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  • Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
  • In this video, I explain why interplanting herbs is better than growing an herb garden. Growing herbs is important to flavor your favorite foods, but many herbs have special properties that are beneficial to your garden and yard. Growing herb gardens is a bad idea, because it isolates the plants. Interplant herbs and spread them around your yard and garden instead!
    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    0:00 The Benefits Of Growing Herbs
    1:20 Benefit #1: Naturally Repel Pests
    2:38 Benefit #2: Invasive Herbs
    4:42 Benefit #3: Grow Healthier Plants
    6:17 Benefit #4: Ground Cover & Weed Prevention
    7:33 Benefit #5: Landscaping
    9:24 How To Plant Herbs Strategically
    12:52 Adventures With Dale
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Комментарии • 740

  • @TheMillennialGardener
    @TheMillennialGardener  4 месяца назад +84

    If you found this video helpful, please “Like” it and share it to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching😊 TIMESTAMPS here:
    0:00 The Benefits Of Growing Herbs
    1:20 Benefit #1: Naturally Repel Pests
    2:38 Benefit #2: Invasive Herbs
    4:42 Benefit #3: Grow Healthier Plants
    6:17 Benefit #4: Ground Cover & Weed Prevention
    7:33 Benefit #5: Landscaping
    9:24 How To Plant Herbs Strategically
    12:52 Adventures With Dale

    • @graffic13
      @graffic13 4 месяца назад

      I'd like to see you put knot gardens under your espelier fruit trees!
      ruclips.net/video/Pf6WhBZggdk/видео.htmlsi=i8ephMpeLJefUBFI

    • @weavingrainbow9063
      @weavingrainbow9063 4 месяца назад +1

      In addition to the herbs you mentioned, I'll need to plant catnip. My cats will appreciate that, plus the occasional neighborhood visitor cat. 😍

    • @michp7
      @michp7 4 месяца назад +1

      Not sure how bad fire ants are in North Carolina, but here in Northern Florida they are dreadful ...

    • @TheRooflesstoofless
      @TheRooflesstoofless 4 месяца назад

      @@michp7 they’re just as bad here in NC. A Southern thing maybe? I moved here from Louisiana and the fire ants were crazy.
      I’m from WA, originally and I don’t remember ever seeing a fire ant growing up

    • @michp7
      @michp7 4 месяца назад

      @@TheRooflesstoofless I'm from upstate NY originally and I've been in Florida for a little over 7 years now... Fire ants are definitely not native here and they are invasive....

  • @tobleroonie5043
    @tobleroonie5043 2 месяца назад +109

    Pro tip: Don't ever plant mint near a fence you share with a neighbor, unless you want to start a never-ending feud with that neighbor. Your mint WILL migrate.

    • @TourniquetTwin
      @TourniquetTwin Месяц назад +20

      Sounds like you have an incredibly ungrateful neighbour.

    • @gardengypsy70
      @gardengypsy70 Месяц назад +8

      Same goes for bamboo!!!!!😲😑🙄

    • @Itsabeautifulday3201
      @Itsabeautifulday3201 Месяц назад +4

      And wisteria

    • @jleedw
      @jleedw Месяц назад +3

      I never had that issue with mint or wisteria. Don’t you prune?

    • @ProbablyBobby
      @ProbablyBobby 28 дней назад +7

      their ivy is migrating So I’m fighting back with mint

  • @WinsomeWinslet
    @WinsomeWinslet 4 месяца назад +247

    I'm glad to see you encouraging gardeners to use companion planting! So many channels claim it doesn't work but I can tell you that we use several matches made in Heaven every year with great success! We plant petunias near squash plants to repel squash bugs, plant marigolds anywhere you have nematodes in the soil, plant alliums near anything and everything, plant thyme near strawberries. Great video by the way!

    • @danielleahy15
      @danielleahy15 4 месяца назад +15

      it's wild how much fruit tree youtube is against guilds and companion planting. It makes so much sense and I found out it works great for me. I dont trust channels who say it has no benefit anymore

    • @WinsomeWinslet
      @WinsomeWinslet 4 месяца назад +13

      @@danielleahy15 Honestly I don't trust those channels anymore either. If they don't know how well it works, they've either never tried it or they did it wrong to begin with.

    • @WendyJoseph-ww8ws
      @WendyJoseph-ww8ws 4 месяца назад +15

      Companion planting is wonderful.

    • @Just_A_Name14
      @Just_A_Name14 2 месяца назад +2

      It’s not that the claim it doesn’t work. More people are worried about nutrient stealing from one to another or they think it lacks putting nutrients back that they were looking to replace by what the other took away.

    • @danielleahy15
      @danielleahy15 2 месяца назад +7

      @@Just_A_Name14 that's a straw man argument. If there is a lack of available nutrients thats on the grower. It's not hard to give plants what they need.

  • @gregryeii403
    @gregryeii403 4 месяца назад +105

    Side Note: get pen and paper to diagram the layout of the future homestead, I do not care if you change it 4 times, seeing it on paper will help you with the design details.

  • @tennesseenana4838
    @tennesseenana4838 4 месяца назад +164

    Very good advice! I have planted my herbs and mints in their own containers, except for Basil. I plant that with my tomatoes. One of the things I've read about interplanting is to have a veggie, an herb and a pollinator friendly flower. That way all bases are covered.

  • @TheRooflesstoofless
    @TheRooflesstoofless 4 месяца назад +297

    I planted two types of thyme in my blueberry patch because I needed plants that could handle the acid in my blueberry soil. Worked great but boy does it grow. I chop it back and whatever isn’t stored for later use gets mulched on my susceptible plants

    • @joannegonzales3448
      @joannegonzales3448 4 месяца назад +15

      Hi this is Joanne from Fresno California. I wanted to know if you could please make a video on how to start doing our vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, from seeds, and how to grow them? When to start? For this upcoming season names of brand a vegetable seeds, where we could purchase them, and what the brands are. thank you I’ll be watching.❤

    • @dartagnantaft5918
      @dartagnantaft5918 4 месяца назад +5

      Great idea

    • @Teawisher
      @Teawisher 4 месяца назад +18

      It's kinda nice to get your "green manure" from a plant that you'd grow anyway for another purpose.

    • @joshuajohnson4121
      @joshuajohnson4121 4 месяца назад

      ​@@joannegonzales3448it really dosen't matter the seed brand just find a trusted source

    • @joshuajohnson4121
      @joshuajohnson4121 4 месяца назад

      ​@@joannegonzales3448in your area botanical intrests is a good seed company also millenial gardner has a vid on all that also another good one is epic gardening he is also the owner of botanical intrests

  • @elij5860
    @elij5860 4 месяца назад +81

    The timing of this video was impeccable because I was sitting down to plan my food forest and this really got the gears turning in my head. I’m totally revamping my plans for my food forest.

    • @thadrobinson8343
      @thadrobinson8343 4 месяца назад +13

      I'm one of those people who tries too hard with planning. When I finally got my little property I wasted two years trying to figure out the "best" way to plant everything but sometimes the plants didn't actually like that "perfect" spot I'd picked out, and sooo much time got spent thinking and analyzing that could've been spent planting and growing things. My food forest is finally coming together and it's mostly due to me letting go of my urge to control and allowing the plants to tell me where they want to be. I feel like God has a better plan than I can come up with so I try to listen to the inner voice when I'm planting long-term investment trees and shrubs, and plant lots and lots of the little stuff everywhere, they'll thrive where they're happy.
      That's not to say a general plan is a bad idea, but leave room for chance and luck and error. Good luck with your food forest!

    • @marys6147
      @marys6147 2 месяца назад +1

      Yeah- I've been stuck in analysis paralysis for a couple weeks now but I'm in zone 7a and Mother Nature is saying, "Tick tock tick tock..." I gotta get a move on, especially 'cause I don't have a single bed built! 😂

  • @foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745
    @foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745 4 месяца назад +66

    I agree so hard! Putting basil oregano and thyme between tommytoes was a game changer!😊

  • @mrsksue
    @mrsksue 2 месяца назад +36

    I agree with many of points with exception of saying herbs like rosemary and lavender struggle in the heat. They are dry loving plants. My summers are in the 90s and low 100 and my herbs are so happy in the sun. What they don't love is wet feet. Your soil is too wet and not draining well enough for Mediterranean herbs. I would challenge you to try them in a well draining pot, in the sun and see how healthy your rosemary is. I would also suggestion that since these are perennial plants, going to flower is not the same as bolting. It means the plant is doing well.

    • @MeanOldLady
      @MeanOldLady 2 месяца назад +2

      Yeah, my rosemary & oregano survive through freezes in my herb spiral. They get a little stressed when it's 105-115 in the middle of summer, but still do well even when the temps dip into the teens & 20s during the winter. Lavender isn't happy because it's so rainy throughout the winter & spring before the scorching summer comes.

    • @bq856
      @bq856 25 дней назад +1

      The issue, I think, is that your herbs will flower in full sunlight, which would make them less useable for eating.

    • @Read-YAHs-WORD
      @Read-YAHs-WORD 5 дней назад

      Yes you are right. I used to live near Death Valley in So Cal and the rosemary was so abundant. All the markets would landscape their parking lots with rosemary. It gets 120 in the summer months🥵 and pretty cold in the winter..zero at times.

  • @marycarter2469
    @marycarter2469 4 месяца назад +75

    I planted my basil with my tomatoes and red bell peppers last year. I had the best tomato harvest of my life. I was also harvesting and drying basil constantly and am still using it for cooking. The peppers didn't do too bad either.

    • @1OKToni
      @1OKToni 4 месяца назад +8

      Did you try making into pesto and freezing?

    • @rf8driver
      @rf8driver 4 месяца назад +9

      @@1OKToni Freeze pesto in ice cube trays then store in sandwich bags in freezer. My wife has done that for 40 years.

    • @JohnJohn-wr1jo
      @JohnJohn-wr1jo 4 месяца назад +8

      Try fermenting basil into a paste this season. Retains much better flavor than the ice cube method and its as easy as spooning out of a refrigerated jar and easier to portion using that method.

    • @1OKToni
      @1OKToni 4 месяца назад +4

      @@JohnJohn-wr1jo Fermenting changes the flavor and many people find it objectionable.

    • @user-gh8sl7iu3y
      @user-gh8sl7iu3y 4 месяца назад +4

      How did you keep the basil healthy and alive where the tomatoes don’t shade it out. I planted basil about the same time as my tomatoes but all the basil plants died, I assume from too much shade from the tomatoes.

  • @butterflyj685
    @butterflyj685 4 месяца назад +56

    I do both! Interplant in beds and a small bed or spiral bed near the kitchen door. It's just convenient to also have them outside the back kitchen door.

  • @donhorak9417
    @donhorak9417 2 месяца назад +14

    Yes, I interspersed my herbs throughout my garden. But, I love having an herb garden in or around my kitchen or patio. Ya know, for convenience.

    • @susanlisson7066
      @susanlisson7066 2 месяца назад +3

      Same. All my herbs are close to the house where I don’t have to walk too far to snip some off when I’m in the middle of cooking.

    • @jamee6
      @jamee6 21 день назад +1

      I hope to plant a smaller kitchen garden for convenience but have interspersed plants

    • @jamee6
      @jamee6 21 день назад +1

      I hope to have a small kitchen herb garden where it's convenient, but have larger areas planted around the garden.

    • @createtoserve
      @createtoserve 5 дней назад +1

      Exactly. Why not do both?

  • @anthonycoffee7683
    @anthonycoffee7683 4 месяца назад +45

    You confirmed my plan. I will plant the herbs in smaller planters in front of my big planters so they are protecting my plants but I can move them in the heat of the summer and bring them into a winter location when it gets cold. My front flower beds get too hot for them.

  • @laurafrey5244
    @laurafrey5244 4 месяца назад +27

    PLEASE - do a series on growing espalier trees! Those are gorgeous!!!

    • @Shining4Jesus
      @Shining4Jesus 4 месяца назад +2

      Would love to see a video on your trees also

    • @latitude1904
      @latitude1904 Месяц назад

      Agree - they are amazing

  • @michelledenise5096
    @michelledenise5096 2 месяца назад +7

    Rosemary tip: let the plant talk to you about its water needs. If it looks dry and drops leaves, it’s too dry. If it starts putting out red leaves, it’s too wet. Now off to take a hatchet to my oregano….. P.S. My Rosemary gets sun from sunrise to sunset in gulf coast Alabama and it’s quite happy, just gets a bit weary in deepest summer…

  • @freedomforever45
    @freedomforever45 4 месяца назад +44

    Your the best instructor when it comes to plants man. It's always a pleasure learning something new from you 😁
    Sending positive vibes from Florida

    • @bettynickelson779
      @bettynickelson779 4 месяца назад

      Is it safe to plant around the trees or next too

    • @annsaunders5768
      @annsaunders5768 21 день назад

      Apple trees tend to inhibit sprouting if seeds, so keep that in mind.​@@bettynickelson779

  • @Sandra-gd8iz
    @Sandra-gd8iz 4 месяца назад +20

    I did this by accident many years ago - saw the benefit and have gone wild since! I’ve planted among my flower bulbs, and tender annual flowers- no problem with even aphids or anything. Cruciferous are left alone by moths- So excited you’ve shared this- yay!

    • @leahbresee433
      @leahbresee433 4 месяца назад +1

      Did you used to have a problem with aphids? We didn't before but last year they 'moved in' everywhere.

  • @carlosmontoya2485
    @carlosmontoya2485 4 месяца назад +8

    This made so much sense, taking chance of every square foot. This was awesome. Thank you.

  • @ExiledDelver
    @ExiledDelver 3 месяца назад +2

    I was watching a video of yours from 4 years ago, its craaaazy how far along this yard has come! I cant wait to own my own home and do something like this!

  • @DebWHNP
    @DebWHNP 3 месяца назад +2

    That's the direction I have been moving in. Thank you for your timely video

  • @joshuajohnson4121
    @joshuajohnson4121 4 месяца назад +6

    Love all of your videos this one did get the gears turning I've been wanting to grow herbs live in central N.C. sanford to be exact we have close to the same climate only been gardening for about three years your video's really help me out ,garden get's more productive every year just purchased a small 6'x12' greenhouse to help and making my own potting soil too thanks to you I'm taking this shit serious

  • @susanrand512
    @susanrand512 4 месяца назад +2

    Love this video, 2nd year growing veggies in pots. Tomatoes got blight last year, in Texas had the hottest summer ever, in the planning stages now, timing of your video is perfect.

  • @keithnotley2440
    @keithnotley2440 4 месяца назад +2

    A very helpful and common sense take on the multiple uses of beneficial herbs! Thank you for your full explanations on how/why you see them in your productve food garden.😊🙏🍀

  • @MindSoUnique
    @MindSoUnique 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm glad i found this video. I'll be starting my first garden. And I have been researching companion gardening. I almost cluster planted my herbs.

  • @fredoestrada9355
    @fredoestrada9355 4 месяца назад +6

    So what just watched this video and I’m growing five to six different fruit plants in my yard and this video helped me think more positively about the best ways to control the environment in my yard thank goodness for your videos you’re great inspiration to the growing community even if it’s just a little amount

  • @karenannaluisa3370
    @karenannaluisa3370 4 месяца назад +2

    Thx for the content! I have been doing that for quite a while and you are right in every point!

  • @misspandesal
    @misspandesal 2 месяца назад

    AWESOME INFORMATION! This confirms my need to fill in the blanks in different parts of my yard!

  • @kimberlyhelms5168
    @kimberlyhelms5168 4 месяца назад +17

    Hello from Union County! Great video, Anthony, I got a lot of good information. I never thought to use herbs as a ground cover but, you are so right. I had to remove my oregano and thyme from the beds to pots as they were taking over, and even now the oregano is spilling over the top of the pot. I love being able to go and cut fresh herbs all year long, even through our NC winters. I enjoy your videos so much. You give great advice and information in an easy to understand way. Keep up the great work and thank you!

  • @vivianclark7032
    @vivianclark7032 29 дней назад

    THANK YOU!! You are truly passionate about your gardening. Bless you! I will definitely incorporate in my garden. Keep gardening!!

  • @terrinegron
    @terrinegron 4 месяца назад +10

    Perfect timing! I was thinking about Herbs in my garden. Thank you for all of the suggestions!

  • @jensmith4005
    @jensmith4005 4 месяца назад +2

    I have an herb garden and i was planning to transplant & new plants in our perennial & vegetable gardens. Mint took over one of my beds and I didn't cut the flowers of chives. The next year it was a mess of deep rooted seedlings everywhere. I removed most of my rosemary last year. Some herbs help with Deer. Thanks AI for suggesting this video.

  • @toniferguson6465
    @toniferguson6465 3 месяца назад +3

    This is great info. But I grow herbs everywhere because I use so much. That patch of thyme is gold. Sending love from the beaches 💖🐎💃

  • @tammybyrd1054
    @tammybyrd1054 4 месяца назад +4

    I do both. I have a herb garden that I dearly love and also plant out within my garden. :)

  • @bangmo2860
    @bangmo2860 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you!!! I'm getting ready to plant some fruit trees here in California and you just gave me a great idea!

  • @charlizeangeni7505
    @charlizeangeni7505 21 день назад

    Beautiful property! I like how you explain everything without wasting time! You got a subscriber.

  • @hilda7698
    @hilda7698 4 месяца назад +1

    I started growing vege half a year ago and turned out pretty good and it's very environmental friendly and save money when the food are so expensive right now I really like this channel because you are so smart 👍👍👍

  • @pennybags9635
    @pennybags9635 2 месяца назад +7

    I’m SO EXCITED! Because I saw your awesome hinged hoop house video I wanted one so badly. For my birthday my brother watched the video and built me TWO beautiful hinged hoop houses this weekend that I adore. I can not wait to fill them with the soil mix you made on another video and get growing! Thank you so so much. Your parts list was spot on and your directions were absolutely perfect🌺🌹🌸🌼🌷💐

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  2 месяца назад

      Awesome! I’m so glad to hear you have some new beds! It makes a world of difference.

  • @bethsands7665
    @bethsands7665 4 месяца назад +1

    Awesome informative video just in time as I have a lot of herbs and vegetables to start soon and was contemplating if I should have an herb bed or spread herbs throughout the garden. I am definitely leaning towards spreading herbs everywhere throughout the garden to repel pests and draw in pollinators. Thanks for the tried and true wisdom. We definitely learn as we grow and accumulate knowledge along the garden path...may this year be the best garden growing experience ever !! I love this video.

  • @pianomusic15
    @pianomusic15 2 месяца назад +8

    I just found your channel because I ordered some Okinawa Sweet Potato slips and was looking for help on planting and now I’m going down a hole of all your extremely informational videos. Great stuff!!!

  • @YelloLibra83
    @YelloLibra83 4 месяца назад +30

    I do both. My herb garden is literally outside my kitchen.

  • @jayejaycurry5485
    @jayejaycurry5485 2 месяца назад

    Ive done this sort of thing for many years. But I've never taken it as far as you have. I plan to do follow your lead more than i have in the past.

  • @MrsC122
    @MrsC122 3 месяца назад

    Such good advice! Last season I interplanted all my herbs and I had the least (almost no) insect pests. I loaded up my raised beds with nasturtiums, basils, rosemary, marigolds, dill, cilantro, chives, green onions, chamomile etc. Also, I regularly rotate my plantings so I am not growing plants in the same space each year. Regards from Southern New Hampshire ❤

  • @karenbee1898
    @karenbee1898 2 месяца назад

    Good points...I will have to rethink my current herb garden situation now. Thank you!

  • @dialecticcoma
    @dialecticcoma 4 месяца назад +3

    i do a bit of both! handy to keep a planter of useful stuff closer to the kitchen

  • @_Erendis
    @_Erendis 2 месяца назад

    This is such excellent advice! Thank you! I started a herb garden on my property last year, but I am rethinking what to do for this growing season.

  • @Avi_Z.
    @Avi_Z. 2 месяца назад +1

    I do both. I have an herb garden plus I plant herbs all over in my other beds. I love them.

  • @amyjo987
    @amyjo987 4 месяца назад +1

    New sub from the foothills of WNC 👋 Thank you for sharing the lessons you've learned, I'm looking forward to more of your gardening knowledge!

  • @kathyw141
    @kathyw141 Месяц назад

    WOW!!!!! I just found you. I live in Carteret cty. NC want to begin all this. I will try to get my husband to watch this,SHE is the yard boss. I just wish a lot.

  • @nocobirds5684
    @nocobirds5684 4 месяца назад +3

    THIS! Thank-you. It makes total sense to interplant herbs, and you woke something up in my winter-fogged brain. I now realize I need a new plan attack for 2024. I’m eager to get out in the garden and begin, but I’ll have to wait for it to warm up a bit since it’s been so cold here in northern Colorado. Maybe next month…

  • @AlThurayya7
    @AlThurayya7 3 месяца назад +1

    This was really helpful, thank you!

  • @helenwenley5715
    @helenwenley5715 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you! I have been inspired.

  • @Reequat91
    @Reequat91 2 месяца назад

    Brilliant! I agree with you bro. Its good to spread all that stench of each herb all around your garden. I will truly try it this year.

  • @Jlind9335
    @Jlind9335 4 месяца назад

    So I am convinced. I will be do his more this coming year. Thanks for the tips.

  • @DerrickNYC
    @DerrickNYC 3 месяца назад

    Great info. This is something that I'm learning as I strengthen my green thumb.

  • @GuitarsAndSynths
    @GuitarsAndSynths 27 дней назад

    Your energy and channel is wonderful! I am a beginning home gardener and learning so much! I did plant herbs with peppers and cucumbers to protect them. Also spaced out garlic and green onions with my other plants. It makes sense because Italian herbs pair with tomatoes and peppers!

  • @EddieSusshine
    @EddieSusshine 4 месяца назад +1

    Great video. Thank you for sharing!

  • @sonyas.5639
    @sonyas.5639 3 месяца назад

    Wow, you always have great tips for us…Thank you so much. Can’t wait to start gardening again…😊

  • @crochetgottaloveit
    @crochetgottaloveit 4 месяца назад +3

    Great video and info here!
    Since i started planting herbs with my veggies especially tomatoes, i haven't seen a hornworm in 6 years now.

  • @susichristianson3395
    @susichristianson3395 4 месяца назад +15

    Lots of good tips and information here. Spreading out the herbs will be spreading another great layer of scent as well. I never knew they wouldn’t do well in complete shade because of inability to produce flowers. Good to know. 🌱

  • @gregryeii403
    @gregryeii403 4 месяца назад +6

    Companion planting is awesome 👍. Thank you for talking about the difference between annual and perennials. Sounds like it is time for some transplanting.

  • @jessesteban
    @jessesteban 2 месяца назад

    TYSM! This video is very educational! I just planted 4 blueberries and now I know what to plant in a couple years between those bushes.

  • @thatzmyart675
    @thatzmyart675 4 месяца назад

    Never thought about that. Will try planting herbs thur out my garden. Thanks

  • @ForeverXO
    @ForeverXO 24 дня назад

    This is good to know, thank you. I plan to spread them all around now. 🌻🌼🌸

  • @charlesknight3204
    @charlesknight3204 4 месяца назад +13

    My dear dear friend: hey and hi!!! I love your channel and don’t miss an episode!!! One general comment: be careful with mint. It is invasive beyond belief. With one exception, we kept it in containers and even then, it was problematic. Over thirty years ago, I had a container garden for tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and okra. I interplanted mint with my okra and had no ant problems whatsoever. I also interplanted mint with my garlic in the flower beds adjacent to the house. While the mint completely took over the garlic beds, the one good thing was we had no ants around or inside the house. This was years where we were invaded by red ants. As a matter of fact, the only thing that killed the mint was exceptional drought. For two years though, we had good container grown veggies and mint running out the wazoo!! Just thought I would share that with you. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and have learned immensely from them and you!!! Thanks so much!!! Until your next video and beyond, happy trails, best wishes, take care, be safe and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Atascocita, Texas. ✝️👨‍🌾🦌🏈🙏

    • @bethb8276
      @bethb8276 4 месяца назад +2

      Good to know about the ants! Here in South Fl. I get those really tiny ants, I call them ghost ants, they are everywhere, in my garden, coming in the house, they even took up residence in my sage pot, I hope it works against them too.

    • @charlesknight3204
      @charlesknight3204 4 месяца назад +2

      @@bethb8276 Beth … you might also try pennyroyal; I have read that it is even more magic than mint. We just grew mint because Mom liked it in her tea. Thanks for the comment!!! God bless!!! Chuck Knight. ✝️👨‍🌾🙏

    • @bethb8276
      @bethb8276 4 месяца назад +2

      @charlesknight3204 I love peppermint in my tea too. I will take your advice about both the mint and pennyroyal and give it a shot, thank you, and God's blessings to you too.

    • @ajax068
      @ajax068 3 месяца назад +1

      🤔 maybe I need to plant mint this year. there's so many ant hills by my house

  • @TrollHunterProductions
    @TrollHunterProductions 4 месяца назад

    what a good video. ill put this to use in my little garden. thanks!

  • @AS-lm9xm
    @AS-lm9xm 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for sharing, these are great tips and really does make sense.

  • @ggreene4477
    @ggreene4477 Месяц назад

    Thanks your trial and error is such a benefit for me. I hadnt realized that particular benefit

  • @sharonmitchel1377
    @sharonmitchel1377 4 месяца назад

    I’m going to try this between my 3 Rose of Sharon bushes. Thanks for the great idea. Better use of space and some green in the dead of winter! And, if I’m lucky, they will repel pests. They were overrun with mealy bugs last summer!

  • @danielleahy15
    @danielleahy15 4 месяца назад +7

    dude you literally speak through my soul the way you love interplanting herbs truly Gods work

  • @debbiefarrar7356
    @debbiefarrar7356 25 дней назад

    So interesting thanks so much 🙌 You’re so right 😊
    I did a small course last year Permaculture and learnt about what your saying. And it’s better way of gardening. I have moved into a small unit and not a lot of garden and mixing my herbs with vegetables, fruit trees and flowering plants to get more out of my garden as each plant has its properties and benefits to help each plant and then no pesticides is the way to go.

  • @secretshaman189
    @secretshaman189 3 месяца назад

    Some great advice, thanks for your tips!

  • @thelazynortherngardener7607
    @thelazynortherngardener7607 4 месяца назад +1

    My sage tried to take over my beds too. Great for transplanting!

  • @maryday310
    @maryday310 4 месяца назад

    Lots of great ideas on how to use herbs. Thanks

  • @greatfulchristian4314
    @greatfulchristian4314 4 месяца назад +1

    Ty millennial gardener. So much to learn and ty for sharing your wealth of knowledge !

  • @AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard
    @AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard 4 месяца назад

    Thanks again for more tips and tricks, we use this technique in our small space backyard!

  • @bc-guy852
    @bc-guy852 2 месяца назад

    Fabulous ideas based on logic. I love it!

  • @scottscriticalmass
    @scottscriticalmass 4 месяца назад +1

    Great advice... As always, thanks for the terrific content.

  • @RoseFelton
    @RoseFelton 4 месяца назад

    Makes a lot of sense! Will be doing that with my herbs this year!! Thanks!

  • @RidgeHavenHomestead
    @RidgeHavenHomestead 15 дней назад

    Great info.
    I planted spearmint and chocolate mint under our blackberries and they are all thriving. In a huge way!
    I love interplanting! We plant basil with tomatoes to improve the flavor, and I think the tomatoes help to shade the basil! 🌿

  • @isthatsonotsofast9604
    @isthatsonotsofast9604 Месяц назад

    Good video. Gave me a lot of new ideas. Thanks.

  • @webknob6998
    @webknob6998 4 месяца назад +1

    I’ve never thought of this. I will definitely be doing this.

  • @mrsTreadnaught
    @mrsTreadnaught 3 месяца назад

    Brilliant! I didn't think of planting herbs under my fruit trees. I was thinking of placing annuals next to plants that benefit from them and had no clue what to do with perennial herbs.. I think I'll do this

  • @Jacq892
    @Jacq892 Месяц назад

    I look forward to your Florida garden! Im in zone 9b central Florida. My father-in-law gardened many many years organically!

  • @sonyahogan5673
    @sonyahogan5673 4 месяца назад

    This makes so much sense! I'm interplanting this spring!

  • @kimmy2011
    @kimmy2011 4 месяца назад

    Love your precise info. Learn much when I watch you. Thank you🙏👍

  • @klomax7089
    @klomax7089 4 месяца назад

    This is such a useful video! TFS 👍🏾

  • @TheowlFreedompharms
    @TheowlFreedompharms 2 месяца назад

    Absolutely Beautiful indoor Brother! Gorgeous plants! And awesome setup! Can’t wait to see you start your outdoor and hoop house!
    🌳👊😃🌳

  • @spanky7277
    @spanky7277 4 месяца назад +17

    Some help put Nutrients In the ground Like growing peanuts and help deter bugs .

  • @carib9168
    @carib9168 4 месяца назад

    Now you really have my wheels turning for this spring 🤪 I’m definitely looking to get my fruit orchard going this year but really want to keep them in a smaller size because of very little room. I’m really interested in the manner you have your fruit trees growing. Can you make a more in depth description video of your method ( benefit, amount of yield and the pros/cons)…etc

  • @KishaMiles1
    @KishaMiles1 Месяц назад

    Thus helps me so much. Thank you

  • @texasRoofDoctor
    @texasRoofDoctor 29 дней назад

    Great stuff. I like the bam for insects.

  • @solanaceae2069
    @solanaceae2069 3 месяца назад +2

    Took me quite a few seasons before I eventually realized that the leftover extra herb plants from the planting of my herb beds actually grew extremely well when scattered around within my other plants. Interplanting is the definitely way to go.

  • @ronmcintyre9290
    @ronmcintyre9290 4 месяца назад +2

    You need to write a book.. i think you have the best gardening channel

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  4 месяца назад +2

      Thank you! I would love to, one day. I work a full time job, so time is non-existent right now, but hopefully in the future things can change.

  • @michelleblandine
    @michelleblandine 3 месяца назад

    Very helpful video thank you 😊

  • @favorgrace3044
    @favorgrace3044 2 месяца назад

    I'm in Florida. The sandy soil and pests are unlike anywhere else I've lived. It has taken a while for me to figure out what works. And I'm still learning!

  • @kathleenmueller8660
    @kathleenmueller8660 4 месяца назад

    Fabulously informative video! Thank you very much!

  • @TheEroticDonkey
    @TheEroticDonkey Месяц назад

    This is a great idea. I've recently discovered fruit tree guilds - a type of companion planting, centred around a fruit tree, containing plants that restore the soil, cover the soil, attract pollinators, repel pests and create mulch

  • @debbiedavid4392
    @debbiedavid4392 4 месяца назад

    I am amazed that your west side gets so little sun. The west summer sun is absolutely brutal on the backside of my home in Texas. I needed this herb video. Thank you !

    • @TheMillennialGardener
      @TheMillennialGardener  4 месяца назад

      Trees and other houses block the path. By the time the sun reaches west, it is too low in the sky.

  • @raqueliatheimpatientgardne8196
    @raqueliatheimpatientgardne8196 2 месяца назад

    Just a quick design tip for you because I had to go back to see the list of herbs you were saying because they did not have contrast which made me miss them entirely & you should probably have put them on the right side of the viewers view. Great herb tip, thanks!

  • @sylvia10101
    @sylvia10101 4 месяца назад

    Great, helpful information MG! Thank you 😊👍👍