Elfin Thyme struggling as ground cover

6 years ago

Hello all, I am having some major issues in getting elfin thyme plugs established. Some of them turned brown and are dead and some others are almost knitting together. I planted them 11/2019 so it should be established by now (?). I am using overhead irrigation (5min/day) and for the most part the irrigation coverage seems uniform . They get about 10 hours of full sun from morning to late afternoon. What am I doing wrong?

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Giacomo
Original Author
6 years ago
I would also like to add that my soil is sandy, location Los Angeles CA
dchall_san_antonio
6 years ago
Thanks for the partial location ID. Where in LA are you? If you are in the Pomona area, you have an uphill battle. If you're in Marina del Rey, elfin thyme should work for you. Can you be more specific?

The remaining living plants are established and spreading as I would expect. They will eventually spread to knit together and take over where the dead ones are.
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Giacomo
Original Author
6 years ago
I am located in Highland Park . Should I plant more in the cool season and run drip irrigation subsurface?
dchall_san_antonio
6 years ago
I'm not a drip expert, but if you install drip now, wouldn't it disturb the existing successful plants? Also I believe this plant is a good xeriscape type plant meaning it does not need frequent water to thrive.

Thanks for Highland Park. You're about as close to LA as anyone here has ever been.