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Hi, my husband bought several small 6packs of thyme which we are going to use as stepable ground cover in between stepping stones. He bought all of our plants and the work is not done in the yard yet. He didn't know that you plant the plants last. Really???? Lol so I asked him to plant them temporarily and we will take them from the ground when the hardscape work is done and we are ready to plant. So I went to check on them and he had planted all the 6packs as 1 plant. Really? So all the roots of the individual plants are going to grow together. Are we going to be able to cut the thyme root balls when we are ready or do I need to go out, and separate them niw, before they start growing? Thanks very much. Debbie

Q.can I dry and still use the thyme if starts flowering?

Q.We have planted thyme as a ground cover in our driveway as a substitute for the grass we had growing between flagstones so that we

could be water efficient now that Ojai is suffering a severe drought. We began the planting end of April and completed it first week in June. We watered to get the plants established, Perhaps we were overwatering everyday. It seemed that we should as within a few days some of the plants dried up. About 25% of the planting looked like we lost them but slowly some of those have tiny leaves and appear to be coming 'back to life'. We have had 90+ degrees in Ojai now and feel like we should be watering everyday in the evening. Is that true? Also the beginning of the driveway is in semi shade and it seems we lost more plants there. The watering may also be very different for that area. Any pointers you can give us? We spent a lot of money to get rid of the grass with hopes that we would have a beautiful drought tolerant thyme filled driveway.

Q.Herbicides safe for elfin thyme

Spotted spurge is my scourge, and a pre-emergent did not work. I pull over 200 small spurge plants per week. They grow both between the thyme and also right through very successful and thick thyme. Is there a post-emergent solution?

Q.Harvesting herbs

Should herbs that are going to be dried by hanging in bunches be washed? I feel a bit squeamish about not washing them before drying, on the other hand how in the world would I wash a handful of creeping thyme then dry it? Could I just shake the water off then hang it to dry? Won't there be tiny bugs on those little leaves? This sounds so silly but it's bothering me! Thank you for reading this and for responding.

Q.Potted thyme indoors/outdoors on north-facing balcony

My flat is north-facing. My small balcony has good light but no direct sunlight. Indoors light-levels are lowish during winter. If I move potted: thyme, basil and parsley to a sheltered part of the balcony for the winter months are they likely to survive? Should I feed through winter? No images to send