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Old 23-05-2008, 06:37 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default is it hard to grow thyme in pots?


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Broadback writes:
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| I put a few pieces of polystyrene at the bottom of the pots, roughly 18"
| diameter and 18" high, fill them with compost from the local garden
| centre (3 bags for a pound, multi purpose, whatever they have in stock)
| I find that thyme does not require much water, just water when they look
| as though they are starting to wilt. sorry I can't be more specific
| Nick. I garden on the premise if it survives fine, if not forget it! ;-)

We are at cross purposes. I am referring to the way that soilless
composts break down - and that can be due to just rainfall. How
often did/do you repot, for example?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.