Thyme was in great demand even in ancient times. We'll show you what care the herb expects from you when you grow it in your own garden.
Pour thyme
For the real one thyme (Thymus vulgaris) a permeable location should be chosen - he doesn't like wet feet at all. Accordingly, it does not have to be poured often. The Mediterranean herb is even forgiving if you forget it for a few days, even in the summer heat. In this case, he only punishes the gardener by stopping his growth. Even with a culture in a pot, the watering should not be exaggerated. Rather, it is important to plant the thyme in a substrate with a high proportion of draining sand (around 30%).
Fertilize thyme
Even the fertilization itself should be very restrained. But especially nitrogen does not actually have to be added to the thyme at all. With excessive fertilization, the medicinal and aromatic herbs quickly tend to shoot through and leave their compact and creeping habit. From August onwards there should be no more fertilization anyway. Then the young tissue is not given enough time to mature before winter. Ultimately, this would lead to a reduced frost resistance. All in all, even with the culture in the pot, it is sufficient if the soil with one
Organic soil activator improved and so the soil life is stimulated.
Cut thyme
The subshrub, which only reaches 10 to 40 cm, should be cut back to the woody part in early spring. This allows the compact shape to persist and ensures that the woody part does not gain the upper hand. The aromatic leaves do not grow there. In addition, the pruning ensures a more compact and more branched growth of the plant. However, the pruning should be done before the new shoots. Then the plant can put most of its strength into developing new shoots. However, caution should be exercised if temperatures are too frosty: the cold can simply penetrate through the open interfaces and cause late frost damage. This is much more tragic on the already pruned plant than on a thyme that has not yet been cut. This still has plenty of herbaceous shoots as a buffer from the cold.
tip: Even when planting, you can create the best conditions for your thyme by using a high-quality soil like our peat-free Organic herb & sowing soil use.