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I guess I have over watered my plants can someone help me nurse them back to health.

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Thanks for yall's help.
jenny

Should I cover the herbs when the temp is going to be in the low 30's?

As you can see I didn't post the pictures right. I will do better posting my pictures.

Jenny

For years, I've grown herbs in a highly aerated, fast draining soil, which is what herbs prefer. The soil I use looks like this

but other soils that are based on materials of larger particles that ensure adequate drainage and aeration will also work better than heavier, peat-based soils.

Some herbs (mostly the woody ones) will tolerate some frost and temperatures in the low 30s, while other, more succulent plants will not. You'll need to do a little research to check the lows to which your plants are listed as hardy.

Al

I agree with Al about avoiding garden soil. Your experience will be so much better if you start
with a clean, porous, well-draining potting mix.

Growing up, my experience with plants was mostly in-ground gardening; but in 2005 I took a cutting from a
Jade plant - Crassula ovata - which really began my current houseplant collection.

I used to incorporate dirt and yard organics into my mixes, thinking that I had to "recreate" the
environment, from which my plants had come, in the container. What an error that turned out to be.
Thankfully, I started hanging out at this website, and I learned from Al the principles behind his soil-less
mixes. It saved me years of headache, I believe.

Reading here also cleared up several fundamental misconceptions,
which could ultimately have interfered with or prevented future learning.


Josh