Wintering Thyme?
 

Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.

"FACE" wrote in message
...
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.

Thymus vulgaris should be fully hardy to zone 4 and over winter with ease in
zone 7. It is also evergreen. Where/how did you have this planted?

pam - gardengal

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:28:26 GMT, "Pam - gardengal"
in rec.gardens wrote:


"FACE" wrote in message
.. .
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.

Thymus vulgaris should be fully hardy to zone 4 and over winter with ease in
zone 7. It is also evergreen. Where/how did you have this planted?

pam - gardengal

That puts a different light on the situation.
It might be that it is planted in a non-draining pot and that has caught up
with it.
(Planted in a pot on the patio, 1/2 sun.)

FACE

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:28:26 GMT, "Pam - gardengal"
in rec.gardens wrote:


"FACE" wrote in message
.. .
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.

Thymus vulgaris should be fully hardy to zone 4 and over winter with ease in
zone 7. It is also evergreen. Where/how did you have this planted?

pam - gardengal

That puts a different light on the situation.
It might be that it is planted in a non-draining pot and that has caught up
with it.
(Planted in a pot on the patio, 1/2 sun.)

Ten minutes later......

Wife planted it. I just read the tag.
It has just been replanted in a draining pot.


FACE

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:49:12 -0400, FACE
wrote:

Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.

You should not have to do anything. Resist any temptation to fertilize
it.

FACE expounded:

Ten minutes later......

Wife planted it. I just read the tag.
It has just been replanted in a draining pot.

You can't plant it in the ground somewhere? It'll do better there.....
--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
********************************

"FACE" wrote in message
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:28:26 GMT, "Pam - gardengal"

in rec.gardens wrote:


"FACE" wrote in message
.. .
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has
of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy
fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.

Thymus vulgaris should be fully hardy to zone 4 and over winter with ease
in
zone 7. It is also evergreen. Where/how did you have this planted?

pam - gardengal

That puts a different light on the situation.
It might be that it is planted in a non-draining pot and that has caught
up
with it.
(Planted in a pot on the patio, 1/2 sun.)

Ten minutes later......

Wife planted it. I just read the tag.
It has just been replanted in a draining pot.

Hate to say it, but it might be too late. Once an evergreen has gone totally
brown, that is usually a pretty good indication it has bitten the dust :-(
For the future, most herbs, specially ones that originate from the
Mediterranean area, like FULL sun, minimal watering, excellent drainage and
no fertilizing.

pam - gardengal

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 01:17:54 GMT, "Pam - gardengal"
in rec.gardens wrote:


"FACE" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:28:26 GMT, "Pam - gardengal"

in rec.gardens wrote:


"FACE" wrote in message
.. .
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has
of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy
fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.

Thymus vulgaris should be fully hardy to zone 4 and over winter with ease
in
zone 7. It is also evergreen. Where/how did you have this planted?

pam - gardengal

That puts a different light on the situation.
It might be that it is planted in a non-draining pot and that has caught
up
with it.
(Planted in a pot on the patio, 1/2 sun.)

Ten minutes later......

Wife planted it. I just read the tag.
It has just been replanted in a draining pot.

Hate to say it, but it might be too late. Once an evergreen has gone totally
brown, that is usually a pretty good indication it has bitten the dust :-(
For the future, most herbs, specially ones that originate from the
Mediterranean area, like FULL sun, minimal watering, excellent drainage and
no fertilizing.

pam - gardengal


Cie la vie say the old folks.... :-)

I just asked her, she paid about 1.98 for it in early August so no big loss.


FACE

Although I can't make a blanket recommendation to do this, I have
overwintered thyme for 3 winters (including 22 below zero last winter) in an
18 square pot - albeit in a somewhat sheltered location.
This is zone 5/6 usually.
"Ann" You can't plant it in the ground somewhere? It'll do better
there.....
--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
********************************

"FACE" wrote in message
...
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.

I'm in 5/6 (Rochester NY). Common thyme laughs at winter. I have it in very
well drained soil on the East side of the house. I've been hacking at it,
shaping it, eating it and using bad language in front of it for 20 years. No
problems.

"FACE" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:28:26 GMT, "Pam - gardengal"

in rec.gardens wrote:


"FACE" wrote in message
.. .
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has
of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy
fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.

Thymus vulgaris should be fully hardy to zone 4 and over winter with ease
in
zone 7. It is also evergreen. Where/how did you have this planted?

pam - gardengal

That puts a different light on the situation.
It might be that it is planted in a non-draining pot and that has caught
up
with it.
(Planted in a pot on the patio, 1/2 sun.)

FACE


I'm sure I'm wrong when I say this, but if you were going to put 100
different plants in pots and didn't want to read about their drainage needs,
I think you'd be better off with drainage in pots for 95 of those plants. If
you have to guess, lean toward "holes in the pots". And, Thyme wants
drainage.

FACE wrote:
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.


Thyme comes in both annual and perennial flavors. Make sure which one
you have before putting any effort into trying to overwinter it.

"dps" wrote in message
...
FACE wrote:
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy
fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.


Thyme comes in both annual and perennial flavors. Make sure which one
you have before putting any effort into trying to overwinter it.

Thyme comes in a mat-like perennial form commonly used as a groundcover and
in shrubby forms ranging in height from a few inches to a few feet with
winter hardiness ranging from zone 4 upwards. But it is most definitely
evergreen and it is most definitely NOT an annual. Perhaps you were thinking
of salvia?

pam - gardengal

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:31:30 -0400, dps in
rec.gardens wrote:

FACE wrote:
Here in lower 7A, the Thyme that was so doing so well last summer has of
course gone brown with the fall.

Any suggestions on how this should be wintered so that we can enjoy fresh
herbs next spring and summer?

FACE awaiting jokes on setting it back 1 hour on the last Saturday in
October.


Thyme comes in both annual and perennial flavors. Make sure which one
you have before putting any effort into trying to overwinter it.

Thanks. This tag says perennial.
I was not "in on it" till yesterday when I was told that it was dying. At
that time, I went out and read the tag and found out about the drainage.


FACE

I suspect that dps was implying that some thymes are annual in some
climates. We don't find lemon thyme as hardy here as common thyme for
instance, although it will overwinter just fine in a sheltered location most
years - but yes, in ideal climates, thymes are all of a perennial nature and
are only treated as annuals in hostile climates. On the other end of the
spectrum, I think that some are done in after a season in the heat and
humidity of the deep south.

"Pam - gardengal" Thyme comes in a mat-like perennial form commonly used
as a groundcover and
in shrubby forms ranging in height from a few inches to a few feet with
winter hardiness ranging from zone 4 upwards. But it is most definitely
evergreen and it is most definitely NOT an annual. Perhaps you were
thinking
of salvia?

pam - gardengal