Growing Creeping Thyme: How to Propagate from Cuttings (Simple & Easy)

[@Albopepper]

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[@timmangan1734]

another awesome video! Thank You!

[@sweetpeanmolly]

I just purchased three Elfin Thyme plants. I’m in 6b. They are all in flower. Thanks for the effort you put into this video. I’m in absolute love with this plant!

[@ipadmini8173]

I appreciate how you provided each detailed step and how things turned out all in one short video.

[@Albopepper]

Thanks for watching! Hopefully people will find it to be helpful. :)

[@teenaneuner3376]

Wow, it's a.most hard to believe that such small cuttings got so lush. They seemed to have grown fairly quickly and they look like something that will be nice in your yard. Hope we get to see how it all fills in. Thanks for the video.

[@Albopepper]

I was surprised to see how easy it was. At one point I had been considering buying a tray of plugs. What a rip off though. This was so easy! Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@TUKByV1]

Thanks

[@Albopepper]

You're welcome!

[@thinking7667]

Glad to get a new video of yours recommended to me! Been a while since I've seen your vids. Home there's more to come over the growing season!

[@davenooner2142]

Nice video sir! I guess there is time for thyme.

[@Albopepper]

LOL 😉 Thanks for watching Uncle Dave!

[@Wallace_705]

Always interesting 😊

[@Albopepper]

Thanks for checking it out! 😀

[@jjcousin1]

Great informative video and you're very easy to listen to. I enjoyed watching and learning more :)

[@Albopepper]

I appreciate your feedback & your support on my channel! 😃

[@laace2003]

Amazing! Ty! 🌱

[@timmangan1734]

Thank You for the video! Very well done! "KIS"- Keep It Simple.

[@Albopepper]

I'm glad you like it. Thanks so much for watching! 🙂

[@timdavis6088]

I'm going to try some of these techniques on the thyme that I have. I had good results just rooting in plain water this time around but the root system was really just a main shoot. They look nothing like the well developed ones you have. So vermiculite does make sense. All of my successful thyme plots were in sandy soil.

[@Albopepper]

Thanks for sharing your personal experience. I hope this info is able to help out! I really appreciate your support on my channel. :-)

[@keemandikotravels]

Wowza😮 😊 thanks

[@Albopepper]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. 😃

[@getblasted5052]

Wow nice I will update you I have red and lime coming tomorrow

[@Albopepper]

Sounds great! Thanks for watching. :)

[@getblasted5052]

@@Albopepper got the two sets today will keep ya posted

[@LAWandCoach]

Very tedious but well worth it. I have some in a pot right now long and narrow. The thyme is hanging over the edge like a waterfall. I just repotted to a 1 gallon (I know that size is not correct) Anyhow great video, now to get up the nerve for the haircut.

[@Albopepper]

Thanks for watching and sharing details about your personal experience! 😃

[@karibaxter]

Do you have any tips if we don’t have a grow system or lights? Can they grow over the winter in my home?

[@getblasted5052]

So you peat bases have you used coco mix or are you peat ? And azos and mycos … and floralicios

[@getblasted5052]

I’m gonna do the same in Happy and coco timers as well I grow all types and clone , dwc , aero , mister , grodan , peat plugs , str8 medium you name it ? What was your ratio ? For medium

[@jeffborkowski]

what would happen if you just took cuttings from outside and replanted them in the same area you're looking to fill in? any chance of them taking in your experience?

[@Albopepper]

They would need a significant amount of preformed roots and maybe the might take. But in normal situations, the cuttings will be prone to simply drying out and dying before they can get established.

[@CypressVintage]

What was the infrastructure cost? Would it be economical to buy?

[@Albopepper]

What infrastructure are you referring to?

[@CypressVintage]

@Albopepper The lighting you used and building those boxes. Quality grow lights aren't cheap. All adds to the cost, doesn't it? Not to mention the labor. How do you calculate saved $170? If you left out the savings part, it makes sense as a DIY project.

[@Albopepper]

You're talking about an ROI, but you're approaching this from the perspective that everything was acquired for the sole purpose of growing a single batch of cuttings. That's simply not the case. I've owned my lights for years and they're used for a variety of plants and seedlings. I have an entire video showing how the box was set up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5mcqX6qg71lZsU And as I said in the video, the box was made from scraps of wood. The cost was negligible. The box, pots and wicks are reusable: albopepper.com/images/peppers2024.jpg / albopepper.com/images/celery2024.jpg When I'm doing something to save money, I'm not going to attribute labor costs to the project, and then subtract that "cost" off of my savings. People don't do that. If they do something as a DIY to save money, they willingly trade their time for the benefit of savings. It's a really basic homesteading concept. The only logical deductions are the potting mix costs and electricity consumption. That's the stuff that makes sense to factor in for the sake of profitability. The containers required 1/2 cubic foot of potting mix. That cost me less than $2. For the 1st phase of propagation (53 days), the cuttings required about $2.50 of electricity. For the next 30 days it was $3. Then during the final phase of growth it was $6 of electricity. So the non-recoverable costs for the project were $13.50. My local nursery sells elfin thyme for $5.99 ($6.41 w/ tax). That means 29 plants would cost me $185.89. When I subtract the real costs for this project, that still leaves me with $172.39. This saved me a LOT of money. That's why I did it. It was very profitable for a person, like me, on a tight budget. I used 100% artificial lighting. If someone is on a tight budget, they can use natural sunlight which is free. They can use old nursery containers. Or they can repurpose food containers.

[@CypressVintage]

@Albopepper I appreciate the details. Thank you.

[@Albopepper]

Absolutely! When I analyzed the costs vs savings I was very glad I had decided to do it. Thanks for watching!

[@hellotwinkie]

Curious have you ever tried to grow it from seed?

[@Albopepper]

I was interested in trying seeds, but I wasn't sure about getting reliable seeds of this variety. Sources claim that elfin thyme is hard to grow from seed. It's definitely not a prolific spreader.

[@School-of-the-Prophets]

I'm laughing because you said, 'creeping thyme' and showed a close up and they were kinda lookin' like venus fly trap bushes!

[@getblasted5052]

Iba man myself lol

[@getblasted5052]

Humidity is key lol

[@mustafaunsoy]

That's brilliant. Perfectly entertaining and satisfying. However, you would earn much more than what you saved if you put the effort into something else.

[@Albopepper]

I disagree. The effort was minimal. And it afforded me an opportunity to document the results and share the technique with others.