THE RIGHT SOIL MIX FOR ROSEMARY | Grow Rosemary in the tropics! 

hi! yes if you have a lot of rain pls shade it from rain but always give it full sun :). I am trying to propagate my rosemary now hope I can do a video soon too! :) thank you!

Hello there. Also do ensure it gets enough sun. :)

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday I will. Thank you!

Glad it was helpful!

The best setup in our weather is under sun but sheltered from rain. Too much rain they will not thrive. So some ppl hv those clear roofs? That's ideal

Thank you too!

You grow a lot too...fruit plants? I love herbs in cooking so i grow a lot.. hehe

Happy to stay connected too!

So nice of you. Hope everyone is safe at home. 2020 is soon coming to an end I hope the world will recover soon in the new year.

:)

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday have u tried propagating with cuttings? i just tried recently and failed. haha

did that once... and the cutting did root after some time. It wasn't consistent for me though

Hi ! Thanks for the note. I saw lavender at our local store here and i really would like to try growing too! But haven't been able to as the rain here has been massive and yes i believe lavendar and rosemary are similar in terms of care. But one will hv flower. I'll try lavender when the weather gets better here. If you hv any tips let me know :). I love chamomile! I actually bought a pack of seeds but nothing germinated. I'll probably get a seeds pack to try again. I love chamomile flowers. What other crops would you suggest 💚

hi there. I have not used sand but yes sand and gravels are good for drainage and you can opt those instead of perlites for sure. But I believe the transplant stage is most fragile stage hence you would have to keep your plant well saturated until the rooted cutting establish itself in the new soil and pot. I would suggest just like how you would care for a transplanted plant, keep it away from strong sun, just bright enough to let the roots settle in but always maintain moisture for your soil so that the roots will not dry out. Once you see the plant standing well and upright, move it to the right spot for it to continue growing. Hope that helps!

hello.. did you happen to disturb the plant roots during the potting session? this could be the case of a transplant shock the plant will wilt immediately after transplanting. It will take a few days to recover usually.. do ensure u water thoroughly after the potting session...

Is the air very dry where you live? And hot? My rosemary survived two very harsh winters, only to be killed by the August heat. August is quite hot and dry here in n. central Texas.

Rosemary are quite heat tolerant. They do fine in temperature range of 30 celcius. The common problem i face is when the weather becomes too wet and lack of sun. Rosemary will start to have issues for me. Yes I use coco peat in soil mix. It makes potted plants a lot lighter and balances moisture well.

Hi. Rosemary needs a bright spot. If you have a spot indoors with tht amount of light perhaps you can try. All my herbs are outdoors they get partial to full sun. Sorry I've not tried thyme but generally most herbs would like well draining soil and sun..basil I've grown them outdoors too :)

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday terima kaseh...

If it started outside, it will most likely die, but if you keep it inside from a baby it will thrive in your sunniest window, (or move it around where the sun is hitting at the time). I have an inside basil, thyme, rosemary and mint and they are perfectly happy. I live in New Hampshire! I tried to bring my huge rosemary inside when it got cold and it died within a week. So I bought a baby and I’ve kept it inside since thanksgiving

Trimmings roots shld not be an issue. Did it wilt the next day? I suspect it may be transplant shock if it did.

Oh..interesting I haven't heard of tht but typically once trimmed you will have to wait for the new shoots to grow. It's best to monitor the plants growth daily to decide the next cut. I like to fertilize with compost or humus fertilizer

hi! I buy them :)

Yes sure. The idea is to create gaps in soil

Hi! I have not grown lavender but I just read about it, it also requires a very well draining soil and one that dries out before watering again. If that's the case, any form of soil mix that is fast draining would be ideal. In this mix of mine, I throw in a lot of amendments to help drainage. So yes you can use this, you can also improvise so long water drains out fast. There are some success with just cocopeat and perlite too but in this medium, you may need to supplement with more nutrients.

Good idea, Thanks for sharing..

hi.. oh no... when a rosemary plant gets mites, it's a lot of work. From my own personal experience, i rather chop and trim (if not serious) or start a new plant (if very serious). Because the rosemary leaves are tiny... I just feel there will be a lot of work. Typically for mites, the solution is mild soap and water... you can google up and hope it works for you.

A few tablespoons of olive oil, fill the spray bottle with water, add enough dawn dish soap to disperse the olive oil for at least 30 seconds. Shake and spray the leaves. Do this every few weeks and it will keep the leaves beautiful and slippery to pests so they go else where

hi there! Sorry I have not grown thyme before but from experience most herbs do well in well draining soil. You can add lots of drainage materials in your soil like perlites, coco chips or pumice stones, sand , rice husks any other drainage ingredients you have access to. In any case, dont use clay soil but use a planting potting soil. The idea behind added drainage is simple... whenever you water your herbs in pots...water will be able to drain because there are gaps in the soil created by these drainage materials. This way your plant roots will not suffocate and is able to breathe, you will not cause rot to the plants as well. If you can achieve this, most plants or herbs will do ok :)

Yes can. Sand will increase porosity in soil

Hi.. is similar with roses and succulents from camerons..u hv to acclimatise the plants before hand. They will have weather shock i suppose. I bought a lavender for fun it's still there but no longer flowering 😄..i left jt out in the rain and sun...it's not doing well 😁

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday perhaps u can share how to acclimatize these plants? 😄 New subscriber here..been bingeing on your videos! 🥰

Thanks for watching i really hope my content will help...whatever i have discovered along the way. I am not a flower grower i still fail lol. I have not personally done acclimatisation but the trick is to always check where your plants are from. If it just arrived from camerons..i would definitely not purchase unless i know how to do acclimatisation. I would get the ones that has been sitting at the nursery for sometime and still alive..that means it has adapted:)

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday great content 👍 love it! thanks for sharing 😄

Thanks for the support.. to add..sometimes some plants are propagated here.. ie roses or some others... that way those plants are hardier here. Maybe better option to go for..esp for beginners

Hi. Nope i don't hv peat moss in my soil. Also coco peat and composted manure sounds ok to me because i would use coco peat with compost most of the time. Composted manure shld be high in organic matter and tht matters for any kinda plant. Watering should only be when top soil has dry.

I am not familiar with miracle grow... sorry

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday So would a mixture of Coco peat. Chicken Manure compost, Sand and Perlite work for growning Rosemary.? Should pebbles also be added?

I think it sounds like a very well draining mix already. :) if u like your pot to be light best not to add pebbles. When it's light it is easier to gauge the need of the plant for water.

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday But i saw you add pumice/gravel stones to your mix. Also what is the ratio of potting mix to perlite in your video? Thanks.

You can test your potting mix and see if the drainage works well? If it works well, then i think you can happily use the existing potting mix. Some premixed cactus soil are already made to be well draining, you could use those too. Very well draining soils are good generally for most plants but bear in mind some plants are very needy of water. I would say mint needs to be watered often (if you have them sit out under the bright sunlight). Hence if you use this very well draining soil, you may have to give mint a bit more showering as the water drains and dry out fast too, not keeping enough to sustain a thirsty mint. So use it according to plant needs, and then provide the necessary moisture for each.

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday thank u so much. U r officially my sifu... :) i noticed not much Malaysian gardeners doing youtube so i really love your teaching because it’s suitable for our climate.

thank you Gabbie! I am still learning as I go...but happy to share because like yourself I learnt from all the videos i see on youtube but does not apply to our weather conditions and challenges. So I learn from my own mistakes and from trying again and again :). Now I can slowly share with others. Thank you for your support :)

Yes! Gravel..pumice or any other ammendments for gaps in the soil would work

Ive not done any saving operations but i would cut any parts of the roots tht is still ok and plant in a new pot of fast draining soil. If roots are already slimy best to discard. If you can save any stems...cut younger stems and propagate new plant asap.

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday thanq I'll try

I hv not grown rosemary from seeds. Best to buy the plant from a plant nursery

Here not available that was asking for u

Sounds like overwatering. Any parts of the plant still green? Usually with a root rot it's hard to reverse damage. If any parts still green i suggest to repot. If not possible then cut a few green stems and propagate them

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday thank you so much, I'm repotting it.

Thank you very much appreciate your kindness

yes you are right, you can propagate rosemary from cuttings!

@@GROWSOMETHINGGREENtoday mam try to grow strawberry from seed.im succesfully with it.i used strawberry bought from mydin

oh that's great! Definitely something for me to try soon! thanks for sharing :)

I think our weather is almost similar. If given more sun rosemary do well but be careful about rain.. too much rain usually is an issue here..