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Container vegetables and herbs

Thyme: best soil mix and feeding guide

Thyme 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 and cautions, with 2 mixes that suit it.

What the thyme guide covers

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

  • Soil pH2
  • Feeding2
  • Spotting problems2
  • Cautions2

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

Mixes that suit thyme

Simplest houseplant mix

The simplest pot mix that still does the job, made from just a couple of bags. Light, airy and easy for anyone to put together for houseplants.

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 thyme guide adds its own pH notes.
  • The mistake to avoid: Feeding herbs like tomatoes.
  • Also known as: common thyme, lemon thyme and thymus

Questions

What is the best soil for thyme?

Living Soil lists 2 mixes that suit thyme, each from a published reference. They include Simplest houseplant mix and Sandy container vegetable mix. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.

What pH does thyme need?

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

Is the thyme 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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