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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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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I love creeping thyme. It’s one of my favorite ground cover plants. This compact elfin thyme does well with foot
traffic. That means it can work as a lawn replacement
(if you don’t want to deal with mowing grass). The problem is, the more area you try to cover,
the more expensive it gets! Just a single plant may cost 6 bucks. But don’t worry. I’ll show you how easy it is to propagate
creeping thyme from cuttings. No need to buy dozens of plants. This can save you hundreds of dollars! So how do we get from this, to this? Let’s get started. First, when will you take your cuttings? Some sites recommend late spring or summer
for thyme cuttings. For this elfin creeping thyme, I took mine
at the end of November. This allowed me to grow indoors, over the
winter, so that come spring, I had big plants that were ready to go! Unlike regular thyme, where you might be trying
to snip green softwood, I cut pieces with woody stems. This is a fairly small plant and each piece
was only a few inches long. Some were just the smallest of strands. I brought them inside, laid them out and began
preparing them. I carefully plucked off the lower leaves. You can strip the lower third or up a half
of the stem length. Just be careful to leave the stem intact. You can give it a gentle rinse to clean it
up. And then dip the stripped portion of the stem
into some rooting hormone. At this point, the cutting is prepared, and
it just needs to be placed in an incubation chamber. I like to get a small container of vermiculite. Make sure to water the vermiculite. It should be very wet without getting to the
point that it becomes a soup. Make a wee lil’ hole. And insert the entire stripped portion of
the cutting. Let’s be honest. Do these little pieces really seem like they’ll
be able grow into a full blown plant? You’ll see… These thyme cuttings are ready to go, but
they need one last thing. I pop on a humidity dome. Why’s this so important? If you’ve read my book, you understand that
humidity can have a big impact on plants. Well in this instance, we want to crank up
the humidity to ensure that the cuttings don’t dry out. This way, we can to put them under a light
and just leave them be. No need to water. You shouldn’t have to touch them for at least
4 weeks, or at most, 2 months. These few cuttings sat there, neglected, for
10 weeks. They started out small, but look how much
root structure developed. Meanwhile, in this other small container,
I had squeezed 31 thyme cuttings. Propagating in a clear container is nice because
you may spot roots running along the edge. At this point my first batch of cuttings looked
great. Out of 31 pieces most of these guys looked
promising. Even if there was just a tiny piece of root,
I figured I’d give it a shot. I filled some 2 inch cell packs with standard
potting mix. Make a hole and pop in your cuttings. We’re not done though. Once I got the thyme under the lights, do
you notice that the cuttings tend stick straight up? This is a ground cover. It should spread out. So what can you do? I got some twisty ties and snipped them into
short pieces. Then I bent them to make a little pin. This allowed me to anchor the cuttings into
the soil. As the stem touches the soil it makes little
roots, which help to strengthen the plant. The plants soon took off. To get nursery quality plants though, they
needed a pot upgrade. Have you seen my video on this wicking planter
system? It automatically watered these 3 1/2 inch
pots, helping the thyme to grow lush and full. People may worry about overwatering their
thyme, but in this system, my thyme stayed consistently moist and it grew very quickly. The lights were nice and bright with light
levels around 600 PPFD. That was 70 watts of LEDs over a 25 by 16
inch area. The temperature in the grow room was mid seventies
the entire time. The whole process from start to finish has
been less than 4 months. How do you think this all turned out? I was really amazed at how easy it is to propagate
creeping thyme! And it worked better than I could have imagined. With 29 out of 31 cuttings, that’s a 94% success
rate. This saved me $174! I hope these tips save you some money as well,
while ensuring good success. Thanks for watching this video and for all
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to wish you: Happy Gardening!