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Lemon Thyme

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Joined: 5/09/2005
Location: In a Pacific Northwest 'burb
Posts: 19349
Posted: May/09/2008 4:35 PM PST

My lemon thyme's looking ratty with lots of dead stems and very few leaves. Will it fill in when we finally get some decent weather or is it time to yank them? They're about 3 years old.
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Joined: 3/28/2008
Location: The Bucolic Bungalow Lancaster, SC
Posts: 772
Posted: May/10/2008 3:29 AM PST

My old thyme looks ratty, too. I think that one is supposed to give it a drastic haircut in EARLY spring. I never do get to that because our springs are so unpredictable. My garden thyme is already blooming so I think I'm too late. I may just sheer is back when it stops blooming and see if that revives it. If not, I'll plant some new.
sweetlebee blog photos
Joined: 5/09/2005
Location: In a Pacific Northwest 'burb
Posts: 19349
Posted: May/10/2008 7:20 AM PST

It still feels like early spring here. I'm hesitant to shear it back because the leaves are on the ends of the stems. I'm not sure plants can survive without any leaves.
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