For context, I have no idea on how to take care of plants, but I’d like these three baby plants I bought to thrive.
I’d also love to snip them every now and then when I’m cooking, making a salad or a tea etc.
Right now each plant is quite young and in small plastic pots. The chocolate mint is already about 8-12 inches tall. The lemon balm and orange thyme are both less than 5 inches tall.
My questions where I’d love your advice are:
- How often should I water these plants?
- They’re all newly bought and in disposable plastic containers. When I repot them, will it be dangerous to mix their current soil and the generic store bought soil I’m planning to get?
- How fast do these plants grow? Should I be optimistic and already buy semi-large pots, even though they’re quite tiny right now?
- Any other general tips to care for these plants?
Appreciate your advice, whether it’s plant-specific or applies to all the three plants. Thanks in advance!
Oh my god, this is extremely helpful – thanks a lot!! Just a question about your third point, by ‘feed’ do you mean water or fertilizer? I’m assuming fertilizer?
Fertilizer, or old tea bags. Herbal teas are best.