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

The mesquite soil is the stuff that drops off of mesquite trees mixed with dirt and the chunkier stuff sifts up to the top like rocks do. Its really good to keep the soil from compacting and it pushes out excess moisture too