Hi everyone,
At the farmer's market today I got myself a little baby thyme starter plant. It's nice and healthy right now and I want to keep it that way! I just wondered if anyone has any tips for maintaining thyme? Any suggestions for uses, etc.
Anything would be helpful!
Thanks in advance.
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Well I got some thyme in a really small china vase. It gets very minimal attention from me. I hardly water the thing and its been just fine for a long thyme.
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I like the way it looks kind of like a bonsai and it smells really really nice. Avoid over watering. It likes the full sun so lots of light. Really I can't add anymore because it one of the easiest and lowest maintenance plants I own.
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I like the way it looks kind of like a bonsai and it smells really really nice. Avoid over watering. It likes the full sun so lots of light. Really I can't add anymore because it one of the easiest and lowest maintenance plants I own.
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The thyme that does the best is the one that is neglected. It likes sun and well drained soil. I haven't figured out the water. It likes more water than I thought it would. It does like to be sheared regularly or it gets leggy. The center gets woody over time and it does not come back well so I keep layering my plant to make new ones to replace the older ones when they die. I like French thyme best.