Originally Posted by
oldpenny16
You will be feeding all sorts of creatures unless you get proper screening and netting. You might do better growing in pots than in the ground. I grow several herbs in pots and keep them going all year inside and out as the seasons change. Rosemary and basil I also grow in the ground and take my chances.
I put the rosemary in the ground. I had a whole backyard full of it in CA, it was planted as a border. The rest of it's in windowboxes which I will move as the season progresses. Right now they're on the front porch so I can yank them inside quickly if another dadgum frost is predicted. Later, they'll head for the rear deck, then back to the porch when summer heat gets cooking. Keeping them close to the door allows me and Mrs BamaVol to scan them frequently for disease and pests. If I have to net them, I will.