Those Herb gardens for the kitchen....?!

Those Herb gardens for the kitchen....?

do they just continue to grow or what? I always want to get some so I have some fresh herbs, but do they die fast or do they keep growing? They kind of freak me out to think of.

I am in an apartment in L.A.- So I have great weather year round for the herbs. I just have to make sure they get proper water- not too much or too little. Thyme (lemon- my fav), Parsley (2 types), Mint (4 flavors right now), and Basil (2 types) have been very easy to grown inside so far. The only ones that have given me trouble have been cilantro and rosemary. I keep these growing in the kitchen as if they were ferns or other house plants- Beauty, plus useful. The only ones that have gotten too large has been the mint- (which I trimmed back and dried- it regrows), and the basil often needs to be cut back to help it grow. I freeze the leaves in a zip bag to use for pesto when I feel like making it.

The problems I have had to watch for in this apartment- an old building with many problems- have been something that once looked like a fungus was on the mint. I learned this was not a fungus, but a type of bug and I was told to add dish soap to water I was spraying on the plants (the same was also happening on my mini roses). This was very helpful, not majorly toxic like the sprays in the stores.

And btw- I have never really been into gardening until I started this herb and rose stuff in this apartment and it is going well.