UPDATE: Thyme Teas sucks! I gathered some Thyme and seeped it in boiling water for 10 minutes. I poured it into a glass full of ice and added a teaspoon and a half of lemon juice. You may like it but I found the whole exercise to be a waste of good water!
The ground (actually the soil in my planting beds) finally got dry enough for me to plant my garlic. I’m going to cheat and say that I put these out on the shortest day(s) of the year even though the 24th was longer by a few seconds than the 23rd (which in turn was longer by a few seconds than the 22nd).
| Day | Sun Rise | Sun Set |
| 22 | 6:53 am | 4:41 pm |
| 23 | 6:53 am | 4:41 pm |
| 24 | 6:54 am | 4:42 pm |
I put in about 80 cloves, which will yield 80 heads; more than enough for my needs. They went into the planter where I was growing ‘Besser’ tomato’s and Thyme last summer. The tomato plants are long gone but the Thyme is thriving.
I’ll be getting some of the small leaves from the Thyme plants to make tea a little later this morning, but first I need to get some hay out for the cows and check the lower fence lines.