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I lost my thyme
mimilazzaro4
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So I returned home today to find my mother had cut my thyme pretty much to the ground. Can anyone confirm whether it might grow back? I can no doubt replace it, but it gives me great satisfaction to see plants return year after year. I had this plant about 3 or 4 years and am not very happy she cut it. Any helpful information on whether it will live or die? Thank you in advance.
Last edited: 10 April 2017 03:47:45
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Hi mimi. There is a strong chance that your thyme will recover from its severe 'haircut' so fingers crossed you see some young shoots very soon.
As long as your Mum managed to leave a few bud tips at the bottom of the remaining stems, it will shoot again. I lost my thyme this winter for different reasons. It was growing in a container and was several years old but the wet summer and then winter finished it off. Sage do need a trim back each year to keep up their vigour. Like lavender, they can grow leggy, branches split away from the main stems and then die. Perhaps your Mum did your plant a good turn in the long run.