The RHS does indeed recommend John Innes no. 1 for herbs such as thyme in containers. The conditions that are good for seedlings and cuttings also suit most herbs (free draining, not too high in nutrients etc). Right, I'm off for a delicious bacon and virgin olive oil sandwich.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Look upon John Innis compost as a progressive feed system. You start off with the seed and cutting compost and as the plant grows, you pot it up in the next size, in this case John Innes No 1. If its to be grown on in a pot then No 2 will come into play and for really mature things (shrubs and suchlike), then John Innes No 3 is the one to go for. Its not complicated. After about six weeks you will need to feed the plant whatever compost you use because all the original plant food will have been eaten up by the growing monster.
There is no law to prevent you from using any compost you like for anything you grow. You can mix them all together if that is your thing and its certainly a way to fill a large pot with whatever you have lying around in the shed but experts have worked long and hard to devise composts that will help your plants to look their best so its a good idea to follow their advice. Too much plant food is as bad as too little so don't try growing seedlings in JI No 3.
Gardening is supposed to be fun so stop fretting about the correct way to go about it and just get growing.
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The RHS does indeed recommend John Innes no. 1 for herbs such as thyme in containers. The conditions that are good for seedlings and cuttings also suit most herbs (free draining, not too high in nutrients etc). Right, I'm off for a delicious bacon and virgin olive oil sandwich.
Have you been baking bacon cakes Pansy? ?.
So you've answered your own question ... I think I'll get back to cleaning the bathroom ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Don't put her off, I've laughed so much over all these threads in what would have been a very miserable and difficult time. ?
Thanks everyone for cheering me up.
Look upon John Innis compost as a progressive feed system. You start off with the seed and cutting compost and as the plant grows, you pot it up in the next size, in this case John Innes No 1. If its to be grown on in a pot then No 2 will come into play and for really mature things (shrubs and suchlike), then John Innes No 3 is the one to go for. Its not complicated. After about six weeks you will need to feed the plant whatever compost you use because all the original plant food will have been eaten up by the growing monster.
There is no law to prevent you from using any compost you like for anything you grow. You can mix them all together if that is your thing and its certainly a way to fill a large pot with whatever you have lying around in the shed but experts have worked long and hard to devise composts that will help your plants to look their best so its a good idea to follow their advice. Too much plant food is as bad as too little so don't try growing seedlings in JI No 3.
Gardening is supposed to be fun so stop fretting about the correct way to go about it and just get growing.
Surely you should cook bacon in the oven.....saves all that fat flying everywhere and there is no excess oil/grease.
The non-splatter way ...
https://food-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/cook-your-bacon-water-for-perfect-texture-no-splattering-0160850/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Who knew.......thanks for that link.
Hi Lyn - is it a he or a she? I'm not quite sure.
It's a WUM whatever the gender. But so enjoyable, I love other peoples comments. Keep em comin?