Re: [CH] herbs

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>I read in a magazine that a natural way to keep pepper pests away is the
>presence of thyme. Pardon me if the spelling is wrong but I read that it
>keeps those green little buggers away. So I planted a bunch of seeds and
>have a big tray of thyme waiting to be transplanted. I hope it works. Any
>insights?

Not sure on it's bug-fighting properties - mine got just as clobbered by
the slugs as the hostas.  But, don't put it somewhere where it'll get too
much heat.  I planted mine on the south side of the house, which has a
brick wall, and it pretty well baked it to death.  It did well until about
mid-june, then downhill from there.  One of those things us duplex dwellers
have to deal with - if'n you want food, you've got to make it look like
landscaping....



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