Steelwoolghandi,
NO, not the drainage on the bottom,
leave them on the top of the dirt/soil,
as a mulch or cover for the dirt, when
you water or it rains, water splashes
on the dirt, which then in turn splashes
on the
plants. If you leave a layer of
rocks on top of the dirt the splash back to
the
plant is cut down sizeably.........
Some herb type
plants don't like to have water/dirt splashed back on to them???
And what kind of soil did you have?
Sometimes, some
plants need I wanna say, for
lack of a better word right now, crappy soil.
Soil of low nutrient value's....Sometimes, when
there is too good of soil it makes them straggely and spindely...????
I don't think the
plant stays perfect through
the
growing season though, it grows, nice when it's young, but I think by the end of it's season,
it's the nature of the
plant.
I grow wild one's in my back yard......
I just continuously eat the top new leaves....
If the under belly of your
plant, when it's dying, try
growing something smaller/shorter under or in front of it, to cover the browning and dying leaves, and you'll just see the
plants in front of it..(Does that make any sense???)
I personally have never done this method,
but pinching probably would encourage side growth to it, and you may be able to keep it greener a little bit longer of a time frame??????
Rick might grow mints, seems like a read one or two other gardeners do too, hold on a bit, I'm
sure someone else will be through too.......
I personally LOVEEEEEEEEE mint,
we have the wild peppermint and spearmints...
I would like some days to get the other flavors.
They have pineapple, chocolate, wintergreen, oh, so many others!!!!
Keep us posted!!!!
Weezie