Which herbs should I containerize?

[Gendenwitha]

I went out to my garden this Spring (which I just started last year). I'd been warned to containerize my mint or it would be into everything, but there were a couple of others, (Oregano and/or Thyme) that had not only survived the winter but were spreading out everywhere. So I'm thinking of transplanting them to a pot, or doing what I did with the mint and using a 1 gallon square water bottle with the top cut off, set inside the raised bed so it's in with everything else but not going anywhere. (But that causes it to hold in more water, which is okay for mint but not sure about other plants.)

This season I plan on planting dill, chives, sage, catnip, chamomile, epazote, cumin, pennyroyal, lemon, in the herb garden. Is there anything else that's "like kids--into everything" that I should plant in a container?

I'm also planting Lavendar, which I WANT to spread all over where I'll be planting it. Otherwise, I'll add to it as I can afford to. It's a really sunny spot but it gets lots of exhaust from being next to my driveway so I was just going to put lavendar and baby's breath for use in crafts, not eating.

[MissMommyNiceNice]

I wouldn't containerize anything except the mint. And just an FYI, catnip is a mint. Plus if you have feral cats in the neighborhood, they'll ravage it. I plant mine in a hanging basket.

If you don't want so much oregeno, just hack it back.

[palmgal]

I like to containerize at least some of my delicate herbs so that I can bring them inside for the winter.

[verde]

Lemonbalm

[MissMommyNiceNice]

Oh, and rosemary if it's not hardy where you live. Then you can bring it in for the winter if you are lucky & don't kill it like I always seem to.

[mattemma04]

Mint and lemon balm have spread big time in my yard. My mom has rosemary in a pot,so she can bring it in during winter.

[Literate]

If you don't want dill everywhere, stay on top of deadheading the flowers! Putting it into a container wouldn't help.

My oregano is also getting out of hand. I should have kept it contained.

[Literate]

Oh, also sage grows HUGE. I had no idea until I had a 3 foot shrub. I moved it into the ornamental area of my yard, as I can't lose that much of my veggie garden.

[cschick]

I've found that Oregano is easy enough to keep contained if you weed it out each spring and make sure it doesn't seed during the fall. Thyme grows to a certain degree, but I've had one plant in the same location for over 5 years now, and it is still keeping to the area I want it in. If you want part of your thyme plant gone, cut it back in early spring. I almost killed another thyme plant by cutting it too harshly in spring.