Comments on: Dead Thyme http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/dead-thyme A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Claire! http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/dead-thyme/comment-page-1#comment-9061 Claire! Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:18:28 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=492#comment-9061 sorry about your thyme -- it's such a sad and painful sight and I commiserate. the trick to giving mediterranean herbs (like thyme, rosemary, lavender, sage) a better chance at success in our tropical climate is to NEVER let their leaves stay wet overnight. For thyme, in fact, it would be best to avoid wetting their leaves altogether except when you spray them with organic foliar fertilizers. Even then, spray them early in the morning. The problem, however, is that they also like lots of sun! So it's tricky finding them a comfortably cool spot, shielded from the rain but getting lots of sunlight! Hope you have better luck next time. There's no such thing as a black thumb -- you just need a greener mind :-) sorry about your thyme — it’s such a sad and painful sight and I commiserate. the trick to giving mediterranean herbs (like thyme, rosemary, lavender, sage) a better chance at success in our tropical climate is to NEVER let their leaves stay wet overnight. For thyme, in fact, it would be best to avoid wetting their leaves altogether except when you spray them with organic foliar fertilizers. Even then, spray them early in the morning. The problem, however, is that they also like lots of sun! So it’s tricky finding them a comfortably cool spot, shielded from the rain but getting lots of sunlight! Hope you have better luck next time. There’s no such thing as a black thumb — you just need a greener mind :-)

]]> By: betty http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/dead-thyme/comment-page-1#comment-6367 betty Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:49:37 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=492#comment-6367 thanks marketman! :D thanks marketman! :D

]]> By: Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/dead-thyme/comment-page-1#comment-6348 Marketman Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:04:04 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=492#comment-6348 betty, welcome to the site and thanks for visiting and leaving those links... betty, welcome to the site and thanks for visiting and leaving those links…

]]> By: betty http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/dead-thyme/comment-page-1#comment-6339 betty Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:09:28 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=492#comment-6339 i love your site and i've been looking around here for 2 hours now (ayayay, trite, but true). the dead thyme made me cross over from stealth mode. i kill plants too. i got a bunch of herbs (rosemary, lavender, chocolate mint, sweet basil, and thai basil) from an officemate a year ago. to date, only the thai basil has survived, and only because it's pretty easy to make cuttings and propagate. i'm sure the mother plant died a long time ago. i never learn, though, so i plan to go buy some more plants to kill soon (shh, don't tell them). i haven't been to the garden (the proprietor's husband just brings them to me when we have a meeting), but the place i get them from is hierba which is somewhere in new manila. not too expensive, although they start small (more chances to traumatize the poor things). they have email (jardindehierba@yahoo.com) but no website. i love your site and i’ve been looking around here for 2 hours now (ayayay, trite, but true).
the dead thyme made me cross over from stealth mode. i kill plants too. i got a bunch of herbs (rosemary, lavender, chocolate mint, sweet basil, and thai basil) from an officemate a year ago. to date, only the thai basil has survived, and only because it’s pretty easy to make cuttings and propagate. i’m sure the mother plant died a long time ago.
i never learn, though, so i plan to go buy some more plants to kill soon (shh, don’t tell them). i haven’t been to the garden (the proprietor’s husband just brings them to me when we have a meeting), but the place i get them from is hierba which is somewhere in new manila. not too expensive, although they start small (more chances to traumatize the poor things). they have email (jardindehierba@yahoo.com) but no website.

]]> By: Chris http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/dead-thyme/comment-page-1#comment-6261 Chris Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:24:16 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=492#comment-6261 The sight of a dried-up thyme plant is all too familiar. Accept my condolences MarketMan, believe me I know the feeling. Heheh. I dream of one day filling all the planters in our patio seating section with herbs instead of ornamental plants, but I guess I have to wait for my black thumb to turn green before attempting it. The sight of a dried-up thyme plant is all too familiar. Accept my condolences MarketMan, believe me I know the feeling. Heheh.

I dream of one day filling all the planters in our patio seating section with herbs instead of ornamental plants, but I guess I have to wait for my black thumb to turn green before attempting it.

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