biscandmatt1
Wise Old Thumper
You can always put a plastic bag over the top and elastic band them round the pot, it acts like a propragator, should speed things up a little. They just need to be kept moist and warm, so your windowsill is ideal.
i knew there was a tip like that, i just couldn't remember what it was! so thank you!
Herbs grown for supermarket veg sections are often raised in environments with very high light, heat and moisture levels and won't live long in a domestic environment. They're not ideal if you want a long term plant, you'd be better either growing from seed or getting a plant from a garden centre.
You can sometimes succeed by unpotting the plant, separating out all the individual plants, and potting them up in bigger pots, so they have sufficient space. Usually when you buy "a plant" it's actually lots of separate small plants, squished into one pot. Mint and parsley are good candidates for trying to keep going.
Wait till you can see the roots coming out of the holes in the bottom of the pot - that's when it's ready for a bigger pot. Potting them on too soon can damage them.
thanks for the tip. the roots weren't near the bottom of the little pots yet so the plant obviously wasn't meant to be moved yet! :roll: at least i only tried one, so the others hopefully will be ready soon when they have grown more. my thyme and basil is doing really well so far so i hope it continues.