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Posted by The_Grub Sydney (My Page) on Thu, Oct 16, 03 at 1:29
| I'm not keeping good thyme. Bit scraggly. Not much new growth. Doing the right stuff. Not overwatered, touch of liquid feed. Should I cut it back hard to stir growth. Have a second bush by the backdoor, so a good haircut of the scraggly one won't leave me short of thyme. |
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RE: Scraggly thyme
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| I've got some Bush BBQ Thyme and according to the label they need a good trim every now and again. Mine are still seedlings, I'm waiting until the stems thicken up so I can use them as skewers. I'd prune it like you prune lavender I guess. |
RE: Scraggly thyme
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| Thyme is by nature a bit of an untidy plant. It gets more and more untidy the older it gets, and it is usually recommended that you replace it every 3-4 years or so. Give it a hair cut regularly by using it! Also, remember that thyme needs full sun, and lots of it - if it doesn't get enough light, it will get even more scraggly. |
RE: Scraggly thyme
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| Give it a good trim and use the cuttings to propagate new thyme plants to replace the old scraggly one. You can never have enough thyme! |
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