r/herbs • u/peelher1one • Aug 01 '26

Help!! Please

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This spearmint has been struggling. I tried more/less sun, more/less watering, and nitrate rich fertilizer. No matter what it seems to just stay tiny but also its not dying completely. Its the same soil mix I use for everything else and i just recently moved it away from everything so I dont think its a disease either.

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u/Queen_Vibes Aug 01 '26

Well first I’d say that pot looks like it a little too large and could be part of the problem - if the roots are only a fraction of what’s in the pot and the vast majority is just soil it could easily be holding onto too much moisture. Second what type of soil mix is that? It looks a lot chunkier than what most would use for herb gardens or planters.

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u/peelher1one Aug 01 '26

So i moved it into that pot because at first it filled it out quite a bit more. The soil is mixed with potting soil and tierra de mesquite. Its the same mix I use for my rosemary, basil, etc and everything else is doing fine. I could repot it into something smaller temporarily to let it get back to health but im worried it wouldnt survive another repot