Thyme

[stormymater]

I bet it is the dryness... & lack of fertilizer - both to be remedied by the plants being in pots - will position for 6 to8 hours am sun & give them a nice dose of aged rabbit/chicken poop. They will be very easily accessed by the deck hose (a weird anti-gravity setup that works for me LOL) & get nice drinks. TY RayR! Now anyone know how to prevent mildew from taking out sage & what sage likes? Thinking all say sun up on deck...

[desertlzbn]

I have been looking for "Jamaican" thyme, my MIL is from there and we cannot find this kind of thyme here in AZ. I would like to grow it, if I can find some.

[Boutique Tomatoes]

I believe most of the thyme grown throughout the Caribbean is French. Is there a special characteristic to the Jamaican thyme? I've got some contacts there I could ask about it.

[desertlzbn]

I have no idea, other than it is not regular american thyme. It smells and tastes different, don't know how to describe it.

[Boutique Tomatoes]

I have French thyme seeds, if you'd like to try it just PM me. I grow the French thyme for my jerk seasonings.

I'll see what I can find out about any specific Jamaican strain.

[desertlzbn]

That is probably what they use. Pm is on the way

[Boutique Tomatoes]

Curiosity got the best of me and I started looking for information on Jamaican Thyme.

http://www.recipetips.com/glossary-t...ian-borage.asp

http://www.asiaone.com/Wine%252CDine...127-38635.html

It appears to be the same thing known as Broadleaf Thyme/Cuban Oregano/Indian Borage. I killed mine this year putting it outside too early, but it grows easily from cuttings if you can find someone with a plant who will root one for you. I think I originally got mine from someone in Miami years ago.

It's widely used in Caribbean green seasoning mixes and bean dishes. Extremely aromatic, just touching the leaves makes the whole room fill with their fragrance. Pretty potted plant too.

[desertlzbn]

The seasoning that I am talking about is actual thyme. Just different thyme type than "regular" thyme

[Boutique Tomatoes]

Then it probably is the French thyme. Seeds will be on the way tomorrow!

[desertlzbn]

I received the seeds this week, thanks! I will get them out to the greenhouse, and get them planted soon

[riceke]

Originally Posted by stormymater

OK - need advice - my thyme is out along the inside edge of my raised beds - it does get uber hot here. The thyme looks beautiful ten gets long straggly twiggy w/green leaves only on the ends, then nothing. This occurs over the summer. The bed is used to grow tomatoes but the thyme is on the south side- getting full sun & drier than beneath or to the north of the maters. The thyme is NOT mulched. I have had it overwinter & try to push out new growth - but it fails. I have tried trimming but that seemed to hasten the inevitable. No mildew or mold seen (unlike the sage). Any advice? I have started 4 big burly plants - lemon, orange, French & English - not in the bed this year but in pots w/native loamy sand - no amendments. They are on my deck - OMG, were they ever heavy to tote up the stairs! Full all day sun? 6 or so hrs am sun? I can place them on the east facing deck to adjust light. Water? I wonder if the plants in my bed got too dry? Any advice appreciated. Oh - fertilizer? I never have but have rabbit, chicken & bull poop & the blue stuff (LOL). TIA

Stormy...I have the same problem...every year I buy a plant or two and transplant it into a sandy soil but later it seems to dry up with leaves only at the ends. If I cut it back it won't sprout until cool weather arrives. What bothers me is that the instructions say plant in sandy soil, don't overwater and don't fertilize but it seems like it recovers when Fall comes with rain and cool weather. I'm confused as well but determined.