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title: "What potting soil do people recommend for herbs?"
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# What potting soil do people recommend for herbs?

_Posted by Tbgpoduska on 2026-10-18_

What potting soil do people recommend for herbs?

## 1 comment

### Waspinator commented on 2026-10-18

Regular soil, but add lots of gritty stuff to increase drainage. Most herbs are from the Mediterranean coast in the wild, so they thrive in soil that'd be considered "poor" for other plants. So like some soil, some perlite, some sand

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