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How to grow thyme

Thymus vulgaris · lamiaceae family · perennial

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Growing basics

Thyme is a warm-season crop, started from seed in the garden or transplanted.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 60°F.

Varieties run about 90 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants about 12 inches apart.

Sources

2 varieties of thyme in the library

Common Thyme · Lemon Thyme

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Row & Bed covers 2 thyme varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

Set up your garden

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