Moving Herbs

Morning Folks

I need to move the thyme, bay, and rosemary plants to the plot and wondered if people has any advice / experience on...

- When I could/should do this?

- Could I pot them and then plant out later?

- Should I divide or take cuttings?

- Anything else?

   

It's usually best to divide/transplant in early Spring or Autumn. I don't think bay and rosemary are propagated by division, but usually by cuttings or seed. Thyme can be divided but I've never done it to a large culinary thyme plant, only the creeping ornamental stuff. I would take cuttings as a precaution before moving in case the plants resent being transplanted.

All 3 are susceptible to a hard frost. I've lost a few thyme and rosemary that way. So if the new site is exposed, they will need some protection if a cold spell is forecast. Our bay is well established now, a few years back a frost of -17C killed it off above ground but in the spring, new shoots appeared from the roots. A younger tree would not have survived. Best time to move would be as tomanytommytoes says with the least disturbance to the roots as possible: have the destination site well prepared, dig up the herbs with as much root as possible, transport to site, plant and water in well.

Thanks folks