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Hi sherry trifle,

Just been to Benalmadena Pueblo garden centre - Vera Cruz - and they had quite e few pots with herbs at around €0.90.

I buy my herbs from the supermarket and water them every other day and leave them on the window sill in my kitchen and they last. I use them when I need them. At the moment I have tyme, basil, parsley,and coriander

You are welcome, let me know how you got on. What herbs are you looking for?

thanks kamila i will take your advice and try the garden centre.

thanks kamila i will take your advice and try the garden centre.

Hi sherry trifle, I also lost those herbs bought in pots. I bought them in a supermarket. The best herbs are the ones bought in a garden centre. There are two garden centres in Fuengirola on Coin road. One is called La Vega but I can't remember the name of the other one. They are both very close to each other. There is also a very large garden centre in Alhauring de la Torre called Guzman. They have a very good variety of herbs.

ive bought pots of herbs ie rosemary, basil, coriander ive put them on a sunny terrace watered regulary, still i loose them any ideas on how to keep them longer?

I keep my parsley in a glass of water in a fridge. It keeps easily for a week. Or I chop the herbs and put them in a freezer.

A trick I was told is to take a couple of squares of kitchen paper, dampen them and then wrap around the roots of the herbs, then place the herbs into a plastic bag (e.g. freezer bag) and place in the fridge. I've had better luck with that method than just putting them in a glass of water. Good luck!