Thyme

[owdboggy]

Anyone had any success propagating Thyme. I get lots of self seeded ones which I use, but we have one called Bertram Anderson and  another one, Elfin. Both of these are flat growing 'cushion' types and very popular in Alpine group sales. Never had any success propagating them though.
Any ideas?

[Rosefriend]

Nov 17, 2013 12:19:46 GMT owdboggy said:

Anyone had any success propagating Thyme. I get lots of self seeded ones which I use, but we have one called Bertram Anderson and  another one, Elfin. Both of these are flat growing 'cushion' types and very popular in Alpine group sales. Never had any success propagating them though.
Any ideas?

I am assuming you have divided them - any luck with cuttings owdboggy??

RF

[andy]

Most species of Thyme should be easily propagated by cuttings OB. You might have to experiment a bit, i wouldn't of thought they need lots of humidity but bottom heat would be an advantage

[Tig]

I don't need to propagate my sprawling variegated lemon thyme, it seems to root everywhere it touches the ground!

[owdboggy]

I know it is done from cuttings, but mine do not seem to root. If I carefully dig up self rooted ones, again they do not seem to survive. About the only thing I fail with.

[Rosefriend]

Being the fantastic gardener that I am...yeah, ok I know!!

Well, throughout the years I have learnt the ways of propagation and that you have to have the soil just right with different substrates in it etc etc..

My extremely complicated way has always been to bung anything that falls off, purposely or not, into water, - 90% of the time it roots. Maybe too simple but worth a try.

Or, and one thing that I do sooo love is Perlite...everything seems to root in that.

Again, worth a try if you haven't done so already owdboggy.

RF

[Ladygardener]

Like Lavender which everyone finds easy except for me, I've struggled with Thyme too owdboggy. I did manage to get a bit rooted and it has taken off but it was pure luck rather than anything else. That was before I started buying my Perlite in bulk and using it for most things, either on it's own or 50/50 with mp compost. Worth a go for sure, I do think it gives many more success stories than anything else, for me anyhow.

[owdboggy]

Not mad keen on Perlite, I usually root everything in pure sharp sand.
Will give it a whirl. I think I have some left over.
Ta.

[Ladygardener]

Good luck.