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Thursday, January 30. 2014

Winter Thyme


I always grow a pot of Thyme on the back porch steps. It's my favorite herb. Savoury. It remains fresh and fragrant all winter. Just dust off some snow, break off a few sprigs, and toss them in ye olde stew pot. No need to dry it.


Learned that from my Mom. She was all about keeping her life simple but she sure enjoyed grand luxe for a change of pace.





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This year I thought I would try keeping it in the greenhouse to see if it might be more prolific. It wasn't. Died, or died back; can't tell which yet. Thyme likes to rough it.
#1 BillH on 2014-01-30 10:14 (Reply)
OMG! And here I brought it indoors for the winter. Had it on a so facing window sill and it slowly, slowly died off! Got an empty pot now which I will replant in two months. Thanks for the picture--it gives me an idea of what to do next year. Do you know what kind it is "Lemon Thyme", or "English Thyme"? I usually plant both in the same pot--the difference is quite noticeable. For all things beef it must be the "English" version, for other things it can be the milder "Lemon".
#2 apple pie on 2014-01-30 10:37 (Reply)
We still have ours on the back step. Stays there year round.
#3 Bulldog on 2014-01-30 10:46 (Reply)
Thyme is doing well this winter in the herb garden on the south side of the farmhouse. Rosemary was even hanging in there through the cold winter, until that first polar vortex thing happened, minus fifteen and lots of wind finally killed off the rosemary. Have been cooking with the thyme, though.
#4 Seppo on 2014-01-30 10:51 (Reply)
I love your stories about your mother.
#5 Texan99 on 2014-01-30 11:49 (Reply)

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