Treat thyme plants each spring with a diluted all-purpose fertilizer. Keeping the fertilizer at half-strength will keep the plant from producing too much foliage, which can dilute its fragrant oils. If you want something a little different from common thyme T. Once established, thyme plants can be harvested at any time, as the leaves' flavor is retained even after flowering. Simply snip a few stems any time the inspiration to cook with the herb hits.
Thyme is rather difficult to propagate from seeds, so the more common method is to take stem cuttings and root them. Clip off a stem that is about 6 inches in length—preferably one that is well established but not too woody. The stems should have plenty of new green growth, but the lower part of the stem can be more mature.
Remove all but two or three sets of leaves. Plant the cutting in a container filled with ordinary potting soil mixed with sand or perlite. Cover the container with a loosely secured plastic bag to hold in humidity. Set the container in a location with bright indirect light and keep the soil moist until new growth begins. Once a day or so, remove the plastic bag and let the cutting enjoy some air circulation.
After six weeks or so, the cutting will develop a root system sufficient enough to allow it to be transplanted into a larger container or into the garden. Thyme has no serious problems, but it can develop root rot if planted into soil that holds too much moisture. Avoid planting thyme in soil that is too dense or too rich. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data.
Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Protect plants in pots from excessive winter wet by placing in a rain shadow or a dry, light position and raise onto pot feet to allow the compost to drain freely.
Plant out in a warm, sunny spot in the garden. They demand well-drained soil and will rot over winter if the ground is too wet. As thyme is evergreen, the leaves can be harvested all year round, but the soft new growth in summer has the best flavour. Use scissors to snip off young shoots whenever needed, but take care not to spoil the shape of the plant. Regular harvesting helps to keep thyme compact and bushy, with lots of new leaves.
The leaves can be used fresh or dried for later use. To dry, hang up sprigs in a warm, dark, well-ventilated place. When fully dried, store the leaves in an air-tight jar. A semi-prostrae bushy form with large for a Thyme , round, aromatic dark-green leaves and largish purple flowers, this has an excellent flavour.
Use in everything from vegetable to game dishes. Thymus herba barona This is an attractive little creeping Thyme with tiny, dark green leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers in mid-summer.
The leaves have a caraway-lemony-nutmeg flavour and are particularly good in beef dishes. Thymus vulgaris A Thyme with a familiar upright, bushy form, grey-green leaves and white to pale-purple flowers in summer. Height 45cm, Spread 60cm. This has a bushy, upright, densely-leaved form with whorls of pink summer flowers. Once again, an upright, dense, bushy form but a touch stronger in lemon flavour. Buy thyme. Take action Why take action? Support us Donate Careers Commercial opportunities Leave a legacy.
Join the RHS today and support our charitable work Join now. Also, I have a hard time propagating them I want to place some in my windowsill but they always die out. The only success I had is to deliberately spread the creeping thyme around the garden to get it to grow where I want it because the cuttings always die.
Please help! Thank you all! It's best to remove the leaves from the stem if you are using the herb to season foods at the end of the cooking time or cold dishes. If you are using thyme in soups and dishes that cook for some time you can put sprigs in the pot.
The leaves will detach from the stems during cooking and you can remove the stems before serving. To propagate thyme use cuttings from fresh new, green growth and dip the cut end into rooting hormone before putting the cuttings into soil.
Is it ok to plant lemon thyme in my garden bed with my veggies? Or will it spread like wildfire and overtake the veggie garden. Thyme spreads nicely and yes, it can be invasive though not as much as mint! If you are concerned, it would be better to planting in a container.
I have thyme still growing from three years ago. I didn't expect it to survive the harsh winters here in New York. But they're thriving. And so is last years cilantro. My question is, are they still good to eat? I also have Brussels sprouts and broccoli that I planted in the fall and never got to harvest.
They're also thriving now. Should I keep them? Or plant new seeds? Thanks if anyone can help.. If you have old sprigs of thyme you may want to prune them back so that the plant will send up new growth this spring. The cilantro will probably develop flowers and then go to seed quickly when the warmer weather arrives. Plant some cilantro seeds for fresh new cilantro leaves.
You can harvest your Brussels sprouts and broccoli any time. Leave the plants in the ground for more sprouts and broccoli side shoots to grow. Eric I am also in NY. Did you direct sow your seed?
How much sun does your space get? How long did it take to germinate? I've direct sowed some and am now wondering whether to wait and see or just plant something else. I recently planted thyme seeds in trays for indoor germination.
I had real difficulty avoiding dropping the seeds in clusters as they are so very tiny. Any advice on the best way to get an even distribution? This is a good question. Thyme seeds are indeed tiny! First, we would water before sowing fine seeds so they don't get washed away. When your seeds are very fine, open the packet over a piece of white paper. Then gently brush the seeds off the paper. You could also moisten the tip of a toothpick and use it to lift each seed.
Once the seed is in the soil, we would just press it down gently so it's not buried too deeply. I have just started to garden and am questioning if I should harvest the English Thyme before it buds or after?
I cannot grow thyme to save my life!!! I've tried creeping, English, German and I don't know what else?! I grow it in pots on the deck. I water it, it rots, I don't, it dries up What am I doing wrong??? Thyme seems to thrive in pebbly environments.
Think rock garden. When you grow in a container, put gravel at the bottom. Use a shallow, wide container so it's more horizontal than vertical. Use potting soil that does not contain peat. And also add a thin layer of light gravel on the soil surface. Basically, your soil needs to have access to water at all times but drain quickly and be very loose, not rich or dense.
Skip to main content. You are here Gardening » Growing Guides. Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Thyme. By The Editors. Thyme thrives in full sun and loves heat. If you are growing in a pot indoors, plant near a sunny window. In early spring, you may fertilize with organic matter, like compost, but not much soil amendment is necessary.
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