Sonny,
I have been growing herbs for years-unsuccessfully! I could never figure out what I was doing wrong. This year I went through the same routine and bought my plants and while I was doing the purchase I happened to tell an old nursery person about my lack of success. She said "quit foolin' with them and let them do their thing" Most of them grow best without too much water and lots of sun. I guess they are lot like weeds. Anyway, this has been my best crop-everything from chives to tarragon, basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, parsley, lemon grass, oregano and more. I never fertilized them, never watered them, and generaly neglected them - go figure! (and yes Go Vols!) /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif