tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post4720450765426039581..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Thyme for a changeMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-43251459262542643832013-04-09T02:42:56.065+01:002013-04-09T02:42:56.065+01:00Hi Mark. I have found that when my thymes are spin...Hi Mark. I have found that when my thymes are spindly in the spring, they usually bounce back beautifully from a complete hacking back. I am ruthless with them. Haven't lost one yet. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-9127056145661549302013-04-08T16:31:03.364+01:002013-04-08T16:31:03.364+01:00Thanks for the reminder, mine needs replacing as w...Thanks for the reminder, mine needs replacing as well! It lasted a few years with vigorous haircuts but it's rather old and tired now.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-25583838354135300532013-04-08T14:32:39.421+01:002013-04-08T14:32:39.421+01:00I love thyme. I have what we call English thyme bu...I love thyme. I have what we call English thyme but is probably the same as what you call common thyme. I also have French thyme and Golden Lemon thyme. I never use the lemon scented one in cooking. I suppose I could. But it is just so pretty.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-27731039644261991162013-04-08T12:21:38.246+01:002013-04-08T12:21:38.246+01:00I just cut m thyme back yesterday. It is only a ye...I just cut m thyme back yesterday. It is only a year old, so it wasn't that badly overgrown.Sustainably Modernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277690427872895102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-65203068481996687572013-04-08T11:10:41.558+01:002013-04-08T11:10:41.558+01:00I am surprised no one has mentioned common thyme s...I am surprised no one has mentioned common thyme self seeding. I find my old plants become moribund with age but there is usually a supply of young plants to take over.<br />I love the creeping thymes as a rock garden and gravel plant. ( come to think of it I do not really like thyme as a flavouring!)Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-31644881933170001252013-04-08T10:23:56.935+01:002013-04-08T10:23:56.935+01:00Archer's Gold is one of the plants which I bou...Archer's Gold is one of the plants which I bought last year. I think £1.50 is pretty good for a plant, especially when you consider how long it will live for and how many times you'll use it in the kitchen. Those supermarket specimens are not much cheaper and they don't last very long.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-29931750942887578922013-04-08T10:19:51.873+01:002013-04-08T10:19:51.873+01:00Sometimes just buying some seedlings is just easie...Sometimes just buying some seedlings is just easier isn't it - particularly when you can easily tell that they are healthy. Nice purchases.Liz - Suburban Tomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967077073783256161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-85692304333429612812013-04-07T21:23:07.836+01:002013-04-07T21:23:07.836+01:00Funnily enough I was inspecting all my thyme plant...Funnily enough I was inspecting all my thyme plants - I have quite a few around the garden - a lot of them have gone very woody so really need replacing. I use lemon thyme more than any other in cooking and also for flavouring olive oil.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-38947740528410994362013-04-07T18:18:04.142+01:002013-04-07T18:18:04.142+01:00Sometimes Thyme seems to just stand still, doesn&#...Sometimes Thyme seems to just stand still, doesn't it? So I agree: it was time for some new plants and they do look fine! Happy cooking with Thyme.<br />Sounds like a bad poem!! Sorry about that!Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-79938642091997220862013-04-07T17:56:54.064+01:002013-04-07T17:56:54.064+01:00thyme is my absolute favourite herb, especially le...thyme is my absolute favourite herb, especially lemon thymetaylor nelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349667158253957406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-27281317253123253242013-04-07T17:10:40.523+01:002013-04-07T17:10:40.523+01:00I was going to say the same as Vesna - I always gi...I was going to say the same as Vesna - I always give our thymes a haircut at this time of year.<br /><br />Another probably growing thyme form seed is you will end up with more than you wanted and all the same variety. I'd definitely buy them as plants! It's a bit like perennials - I don't want 20 or 30 of the same plant as good as that may look in huge gardens mine isn't huge and I want some variety!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-52988772803956595962013-04-07T16:30:00.641+01:002013-04-07T16:30:00.641+01:00Mark, don't be afraid to give your Thyme plant...Mark, don't be afraid to give your Thyme plants a good cut-back after flowering. Soon, the new foliage develops and it keeps the cushion-like shape. Vesna Marichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265502263728106716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-70573755194016319612013-04-07T16:20:40.904+01:002013-04-07T16:20:40.904+01:00Those new Thyme plants are so beautiful!
I went to...Those new Thyme plants are so beautiful!<br />I went to a Home and Garden Show yesterday, and one of the topics was Container Gardening. The speaker, who works at a local garden center, said that before he buys a plant he turns it gently out of its pot to inspect the roots. As you can imagine, we all gasped at his audacity. Someone asked if the garden center employees objected. He said, "Some do, but I'm not buying a plant with dead roots!" Well I'm not bold enough to do that - unless I'm at the garden center he works for. Then I'll just say "Jayrd told me to!"<br />Hope you are having a wonderful day!<br />Lea<br />Lea's MenagerieLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201714466868118083noreply@blogger.com