Herbs in a Vegetable Garden

Diamond_Doll

We are planting our first vegetable garden next weekend. I have my square foot garden layout ready, but I wanted to have herbs mixed in with the vegetables. I'm hoping to plant basil, parsley, rosemary, cilantro, and oregano. I may add a few others. Which herbs would you recommend for a vegetable garden? Are there any herbs that spread/take over and shouldn't be planted? TIA!

hoping4septimus

mint takes over, make sure you plant it in a container.

Where I live (mid-tn) rosemary is a year round in the ground plant and it gets huge.

My cilantro is a weed. I'm finding it all over the yard. when it goes to seed (corriander) it spreads. I haven't actually planted a cilantro seed in 3 years, it just keeps coming back and I have to thin it. same for parsely and basil. The seeds drop and it just starts growing again.

Brookie-Cookie

Dill is a big ol' weed too so if you plant that cut it back before it drops seeds and takes over.

Mint takes over too.

Chives are really nice and easy.

pixieprincss

I am new to gardening, but I am mixing herbs and flowers with my veggies in a SFG to take advantage of companion planting benefits. I made a companion planting chart here that may help you pick what grows well together.

anneg

basil and tomatoes grow well together, fyi.  my herb garden includes apple mint, lavender, rosemary, sage, chives, tarragon, thyme, marjoram, italian parsley and i'll probably add some dill. 

KLF01

My oregano creeps everywhere too.

lous22

I have a section of herbs in my veggie garden- there's dill, basil, thyme, oregano, and cilantro in there.  So far, nothing has taken over because I use the herbs in my cooking multiple times a week.  They can't keep up with me!  But I do know that mint and rosemary can take over pretty easily- I'd grow those in containers.