Anyone have the thyme?

[pattyp]

Hi everyone. I sowed a couple of hundred thyme seeds as a border to my strawberry patch, but an irrigation malfunction (plus a whopping cold virus) derailed my plans for thyme. I was wondering if anyone had (or will be harvesting this year) any thyme seeds that they would be willing to trade. I'm looking for any variety that has excellent culinary properties.

The list of seeds that I have to trade was covered in a previous post: alanbishop.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=others&action=display&thread=2739.

Thank you.

Patty

[plantsnobin]

Patty, I grow many different varieties of thyme, but I have never tried to harvest any seed from them. I have never tried direct seeding it into the garden either, seems plugs might be better way to go. Will the thyme be seperated from the strawberries by a barrier, and will they be getting full sun? They will rot out if they are too crowded by other plants. I could try saving seeds for you, but as I have so many kinds I couldn't say they wouldn't cross. That is if they even set any seeds. The weather we are having is not typical. Right now it is 67, usually would be more like 97 in August. And rain, lots of rain.

[pattyp]

Hi Karen. Thanks for the offer - if you can get me any seeds, that would be great. I'm not really particular about the variety of thyme that I grow. I just want it to be fantastic to cook with, so mixed varieties are A-OK.

This was my first year to try direct seeding them. Usually, I've grown them in planters but I had such a large area to cover that I thought sowing them in starters would be too tedious.

The plants will be separated from the strawberries a bit and the area is really sunny. I think the unusual weather we've been having may have contributed to the lack of turn-out. It's just been so wet, which is unusual for Denver.

Thanks again. Is there anything you would like in return?

Patty

[canadamike]

Well...my beautiful smilling cowgirl, thyme is one of the herbs you should be specific about. I love it like crazy, but I rely on good seed sources, RICHTER'S being by far te best in te world.

In this journey through life and gardening, I have come across some plants of ''mother of thyme '' aka creeping thyme, apparently only decorative, that tasted as good, while neighbouring plants were tasty, but only so so.

Get seeds from a good source, erbs will never be a seed saving priority for me unless something exceptional happens, I have a lot of energy to spend in the ''survival food'' department.


Michel