/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10725463
Honestly, some herbs like basil are just short lived. You can maybe get a second season out of it if it stays very warm and sunny where you are, without big dips in temperature, but it's mostly an annual plant. I keep a Lot of houseplants and I still can't keep basil healthy/tasty past November. It's one I rebuy every spring and then just make pesto with whatever's left as soon as it starts getting scraggly in the fall.

Rosemary is a perennial and so can last years and years. The decorative shrubs outside my apartment are 3 foot high rosemary shrubs that had me do a double take when I moved in. Other perennials that do well over winter are sage, thyme, and oregano. Mint/lemon balm aren't evergreen but are so hard to kill they'll usually be fine too but will need more water than the others. Chives have a short lifespan but you can grow them indoors pretty much any time of year with enough light, but like basil, don't expect an individual plant to last forever.

Your experience may vary based on any extreme location/temps/light of course.