I can grow most herbs but am unsuccessful with my favourite,Thyme. Does anyone have any tips?
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The seedlings are very small, as are the seeds, so I have obtained best results from growing it in pots. Sow plenty of seed in each pot spaced out over the whole surface (do not sow too deep just sprinkle over the surface and then cover using a sieve and small amount of compost) and use fairly large shallow pots. Compost should be a mix of loam and compost for best results.
No need to transplant just keep moist and leave to grow
I did put some seedlings in the ground this year but they are so small and delicate they did not do as well as that pots.
Have you tried growing it outside, or in a larger pot?
My mother has to transplant and/ or grow her Thyme so that it has plenty of room to grow.
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buy fresh or a pot of dried from your local grocer
Thyme doesn`t have tips...but Chicory does!
You have to be quick also when growing it cos, as the saying goes, Thyme waits for now man.
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Buy basic plant from garden centre put lots of crocks (broken terracotta pots or garden stones at bottom of a good size clay pot say 9 ins wide mix garden soil with compost and loads of washed pea gravel plant and then surround with inch of gravel and water in well. Always a good idea to always water your garden centre plant in its container before planting leaving it a good half an hour so the air is displaced. Place well watered plant in a sunny position and water say a cup full every day for a fortnight. From then onwards only water weekly or if rainfall has been frequent leave it. Once it doubles in size you can use it seems to like being pruned for the kitchen. Can also grow similar small leaved herb such as majoram in the same pot but after a while your hardy english tyme will want all the room. Prefers rain to tap. Drainage and sun are the important things with careful not too much watering.
easy! now you can get gardening books from b & q and it will give u tips on how to grow thyme! i luve thyme to its snells lovely!
give it very good soil and water it shuld flourish!
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basic info
well drained and sunny
THYME.
(Thymus vulgaris and Thymus serpyllum citriodora).– The common thyme and the lemon thyme are both useful herbs in the kitchen. Both can be raised from seed, but the easiest way to increase the stock is by division of the roots during March or April. Both appreciate light soil and are excellent plants for cultivation in the rock garden if a special herb garden is not made. They are very fragrant, and can usually be gathered fresh for use at any season of the year, though it is also advisable to dry some stems to be sure of having enough leaves for winter use.
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