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French and Creeping Thyme

Today’s goal was to plant the thyme in the galvanized bucket that I picked up at Callahan’s last Saturday. The bottom of our last 16 gallon bucket rusted all the way through. 

Of course one thing leads to another. I spent a few hours pulling weeds first in order to clear out a space for said herb bucket. Depending on the kind of weeds you have, removing them can be very satisfying. You have to grab them at the base and pull straight up, sometimes rocking a little. If the roots release from the soil, and you can tell if they do by the sound and surrender, you’ve done a good job. I mostly have hedge parsley and rye near the raised beds, the satisfying, easy to pull weeds. 

I had to use two bags of soil to fill the bucket. The thyme slipped into place easily. But it seemed so bare. There was enough room for chives so now I have a thyme and chive bucket. I’ve always had tremendous luck with thyme so I don’t doubt that the French and Creeping thyme that I planted will do well. We shall see. 

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