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is it hard to grow thyme in pots?
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I am trying to grow some herbs for culinary purposes. The local veg shop sells pots with thyme and other herbs. Is it realistic to expect the thyme to survive for a year or two in the pot? What kind of soil would it need to do best? Thank you for your time and help |
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is it hard to grow thyme in pots?
In article , GH writes: | | I am trying to grow some herbs for culinary purposes. The local veg | shop sells pots with thyme and other herbs. Is it realistic to expect | the thyme to survive for a year or two in the pot? What kind of soil | would it need to do best? No. It is one of the ones that grows very well in a pot, and could easily last 5-10 years or more in a suitable pot. It needs a well drained loam-based compost, NOT a peat-based one, and a 5" pot is a reasonable initial size. It needs full light, preferably sun, and is hardy against all except the hardest frosts. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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is it hard to grow thyme in pots?
Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , GH writes: | | I am trying to grow some herbs for culinary purposes. The local veg | shop sells pots with thyme and other herbs. Is it realistic to expect | the thyme to survive for a year or two in the pot? What kind of soil | would it need to do best? No. It is one of the ones that grows very well in a pot, and could easily last 5-10 years or more in a suitable pot. It needs a well drained loam-based compost, NOT a peat-based one, and a 5" pot is a reasonable initial size. It needs full light, preferably sun, and is hardy against all except the hardest frosts. Regards, Nick Maclaren. I grow thyme, sage, mint, rosemary and chives all in pots using standard compost, all have thrived for three years now. I also grow flat and curly leaved parsley the same, but that of course is an annual. I have got hold of a tarragon and hope that will thrive as well, time will tell. |
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is it hard to grow thyme in pots?
In article , Broadback writes: | | I grow thyme, sage, mint, rosemary and chives all in pots using standard | compost, all have thrived for three years now. I also grow flat and | curly leaved parsley the same, but that of course is an annual. I have | got hold of a tarragon and hope that will thrive as well, time will tell. | What do you mean by 'standard compost', and how often do you change it (report or whatever)? The problem for plants like thyme with the soilless composts is that the composts break down, and stop being free-draining. I managed to kill even some butterwort that way :-( Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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is it hard to grow thyme in pots?
"Nic: | | I grow thyme, sage, mint, rosemary and chives all in pots using standard | compost, all have thrived for three years now. I also grow flat and | curly leaved parsley the same, but that of course is an annual. I have | got hold of a tarragon and hope that will thrive as well, time will tell. I grow thyme in a hollow tree stump, I put in a handfull of whatevever I have in the way of compost and it grows happily and looks very pretty kate |
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is it hard to grow thyme in pots?
Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Broadback writes: | | I grow thyme, sage, mint, rosemary and chives all in pots using standard | compost, all have thrived for three years now. I also grow flat and | curly leaved parsley the same, but that of course is an annual. I have | got hold of a tarragon and hope that will thrive as well, time will tell. | What do you mean by 'standard compost', and how often do you change it (report or whatever)? The problem for plants like thyme with the soilless composts is that the composts break down, and stop being free-draining. I managed to kill even some butterwort that way :-( Regards, Nick Maclaren. 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! ;-) |
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is it hard to grow thyme in pots?
In article , Broadback writes: | | 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. |
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