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

This technique for taking thyme cuttings has a very high success rate! It can save you hundreds of dollars if you need lots of plants to cover a large area in the yard or garden. It's a perfect way to propagate creeping thyme to use as a lawn replacement. 😎
0:00 - How to Save Money by Taking Cuttings
0:39 - When & How to Take Creeping Thyme Cuttings
1:39 - What Type of Container for Propagating Cuttings
2:35 - How to Plant Cuttings Once They Are Rooted
3:16 - Secret Hacks to Speed Up Creeping Thyme Growth
3:59 - Ideal Growing Conditions for Fast Thyme Growth
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WATCH THIS VIDEO TO SEE MY PLANTER DESIGN:
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Wicking System for Nursery Pots:
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WHY YOU SHOULD GROW CREEPING THYME FROM CUTTINGS:
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Creeping thyme is an excellent ground cover option. It can fill in a large area of ground, creating a dense green carpet that never needs mowed. It works well at suppressing weeds. And it also tolerates quite a bit of foot traffic.
The only problem is, if you want to properly fill in an area, it may take quite a few plants. Nurseries may charge $6 for just a single plant. Once you start buying dozens of plants, the expense adds up quickly. That's why it's so much better to learn to clone your thyme by taking cuttings!
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THYME PROPAGATION - TIPS FOR SUCCESS:
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You might be surprised to learn that you can take thyme cuttings in the Fall at the end of the growing season. This is extremely useful to know because you can grow them all Winter so that come Spring, you have lots of large plants!
For fast growth, I've found that a fertile potting mix works best. I'm also not afraid to keep my time constantly moist (using the system shown in my previous video). This in turn allows me to crank up the lights in my grow room for amazing results.
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[@Albopepper]

Watch this video to learn about my self-watering planter: Wicking System for Nursery Pots: ► kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5mcqX6qg71lZsU

[@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. :)

[@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!

[@laace2003]

Amazing! Ty! 🌱

[@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. 🙂

[@KiltrRe]

Always interesting 😊

[@Albopepper]

Thanks for checking it out! 😀

[@TUKByV]

Thanks

[@Albopepper]

You're welcome!

[@davenooner2142]

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

[@Albopepper]

LOL 😉 Thanks for watching Uncle Dave!

[@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! 😃

[@keemandikotravels]

Wowza😮 😊 thanks

[@Albopepper]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. 😃

[@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. :-)

[@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! 😃

[@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

[@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

[@getblasted5052]

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

[@getblasted5052]

Iba man myself lol

[@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.

[@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.

[@getblasted5052]

Humidity is key lol

[@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!

[@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.