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Thym Old English - Thyme

Thymus vulgaris
Thyme

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An essential component of a bouquet garni, Thyme is one of the most widely used aromatic herbs in cooking. It's a classic, irreplaceable for flavouring meats, fish, and vegetables. It can also be used to make infusions that relieve digestive and breathing ailments. Sowing from February to April.
Ease of cultivation
Beginner
Height at maturity
25 cm
Spread at maturity
25 cm
Soil moisture
Dry soil
Germination time (days)
24 days
Sowing method
Sowing under cover, Sowing under cover with heat
Sowing period February to April
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Description

An essential component of the Bouquet garni, Thyme is one of the most widely used aromatic herbs in cooking. It's a classic, irreplaceable for flavouring meats, fish, and vegetables. It can also be used to make herbal teas that relieve digestive and breathing ailments. Sowing from February to April.

Native to Western and Southern Europe, where it is sometimes found in the wild, Common Thyme, also known as Farigoule, is a perennial plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family. It forms small fragrant clumps with grey-green foliage that are adorned in summer with pretty little flowers whose colour ranges from white to pink-mauve depending on the variety.

Thyme is a hardy and easy-to-grow aromatic herb that thrives in poor, light, even stony, and well-drained soils. If your soil is rather damp and clayey, we recommend growing it in a pot where it will do very well.

Harvest: Thyme can be harvested all year round as its leaves are evergreen. Knowing that it should be pruned to maintain a nice compact shape, take the opportunity to stock up for the winter months!

Storage: Thyme is traditionally preserved by drying. It's a simple and quick process that you can replace with freezing if that seems more convenient.

The gardener's tip: In the garden, don't hesitate to mix things up by planting a few aromatic herbs like Thyme right in the middle of your perennial beds or even in rockeries. It's very pretty, and the sometimes powerful scents of aromatic plants often have the ability to repel insects that might attack more sensitive plants like certain roses.

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Harvest

Harvest time January to December
Type of vegetable Aromatic
Size of vegetable Medium
Interest Flavour

Plant habit

Height at maturity 25 cm
Spread at maturity 25 cm
Growth rate normal

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green
Aromatic? Fragrant foliage when creased

Botanical data

Genus

Thymus

Species

vulgaris

Family

Lamiaceae

Other common names

Thyme

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Annual / Perennial

Perennial

Product reference25171

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Planting and care

Sowing:

Thyme is sown from February to April at a temperature between 13 and 16°C. Germination usually takes 18 to 24 days.

Sowing is done in a tray filled with good-quality sowing compost, placed in full light. The seeds are very lightly buried and just covered with a pinch of compost or vermiculite. The tray should not be covered as thyme dislikes humidity; keep the substrate moist but not waterlogged.

When the seedlings seem strong enough to handle, transplant them into buckets and gradually acclimatise your young plants to cooler conditions.

Transplanting into the garden or a pot is done when the plants are well developed. They can potentially spend their first winter in a cold frame.

Growing:

Thyme is a hardy and easy-to-grow aromatic herb that thrives in poor, light, even stony, well-drained soil. It should be planted in full sun. If your soil is rather damp and clayey, we recommend growing it in a bucket where it will do very well.

For maintenance, water every two weeks if needed, or monthly if the plant is already well established. Annual pruning (on the current year's wood) will maintain a nice rounded and compact habit.

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Seedlings

Sowing period February to April
Sowing method Sowing under cover, Sowing under cover with heat
Germination time (days) 24 days

Care

Soil moisture Dry
Disease resistance Good
Pruning No pruning necessary

Intended location

Type of use Vegetable garden
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Soil light
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Stony (poor and well-drained), 187

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