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On Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:32:22 -0600, Janet B >
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> I meant to tell you, thyme and stems
> In early spring, before the thyme begins new growth, take your hedge
> clippers and cut the thyme way back. rapid New growth will come with
> early summer (for me, it is now). The new growth is tender, soft and
> floppy, Cut this thyme for drying, there are no old, woody, hard
> stems.


Hedge clippers? I'd kill my thyme if I did that. The highest it ever
gets from the ground is maybe 3 inches... and it's not supposed to be
creeping thyme!

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