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Container vegetables and herbs

Rosemary: best soil mix and feeding guide

Rosemary is in Living Soil's Container vegetables and herbs group. Tomatoes, peppers and herbs in pots. Its guide gathers what published references say about soil pH, feeding, spotting problems, cautions and where the sources differ, with a mix that suit it.

What the rosemary guide covers

Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.

  • Soil pH2
  • Feeding2
  • Spotting problems3
  • Cautions3
  • Where the sources differ2

The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.

Mixes that suit rosemary

Sandy container vegetable mix

A sandy, free draining mix for potted herbs, tomatoes and peppers. It is normally made with a slow release feed mixed in.

Feeds made for it

Wide purpose organic vegetable fertilizer

A wide purpose organic fertilizer for nearly every vegetable and herb in the garden, from tomatoes to thyme. A grower's method, with tips for heavy soil.

Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.

Good to know

  • pH: the references give 6 to 6.5 for container vegetables and herbs in general. The rosemary guide adds its own pH notes.
  • The mistake to avoid: Feeding herbs like tomatoes.
  • Also known as: rosmarinus and salvia rosmarinus

Questions

What is the best soil for rosemary?

Living Soil lists 1 mix that suit rosemary, each from a published reference. One is Sandy container vegetable mix. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.

What pH does rosemary need?

The references give pH 6 to 6.5 for container vegetables and herbs in general. The rosemary guide adds its own pH notes.

Is the rosemary guide free?

Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.

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