u/WitnessEntire

Hello! Looking for some advice.

I bought some herbs and planted them in my window boxes. Planted tarragon chives parsley and basil in one box and Thai basil, Thai chili, and Asian chives (from last year) in the other box. The boxes are about three inches deep. As you can see the basil is not very happy.

I packed the herbs close together because last year a bird built a nest and had babies in between my two basil plants so I couldn’t water or harvest them without her freaking out. But I’m worried they won’t have room to grow. Should I get a deeper planter for better growth?

I also have some lemon grass and holy basil that I’m thinking to plant. I’m trying to figure out if I should get a long narrow planter for those and put it on the ledge

Last year I fertilized once a week and watered 4-5 per week. The peppers grew like crazy. The chives did pretty well. Regular basil failed and the Thai basil did ok but never grew well ( partially because of the bird)

What should I be doing to make sure the herbs grow well? Should I just get bigger pots and grow them individually?

I just bought some Thai basil plants and a chili plant and planted them in my window box

Last year the chili did amazing but the Thai basil
got wiped out due to torrential rain and then managed a small comeback (see second picture))

I’d like to avoid messing up the Thai basil this year!! I’m wondering when to start pruning for maximum growth?

Any problems with how close they are together? Garden shop said it’s good to have five or six plants in one box. Any less and then I might have a bird park here (happened to me last year - see second picture)) will probably put some regular basil at the end.