Thym Old English - Thyme
Thym Old English - Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Thyme
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Bernard ROSSI, 13/05/2016
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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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Thymus
vulgaris
Lamiaceae
Thyme
Cultivar or hybrid
Perennial
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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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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