Thyme
Thyme
Thymus
Plant family
Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
Harvest
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1ST YEAR
FOLLOWING YEARS
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Dry
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Light germinator
Germination temperature
18 - 22 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
20 cm
Row spacing
30 cm
Seeding depth
0.2 cm
Instructions
The season for this plant has not yet begun. The following instructions are for the beginning season.
Beginning of March
Propagating
End of March
Transplanting
Beginning of April
Harden
Description
Thyme is a spice plant from the labiates family. It prefers a bright, dry and rather nutrient-poor location.
Origin:
Mittelmeerraum, Asien, Nord- und Westafrika, Mitteleuropa
Growing tips
Thyme also thrives in poor, sandy soils. It is a light germinator, so the seeds should not be covered with soil. It is worth preplanting seedlings, as the seeds are very fine and otherwise easily outcompeted in the bed.
Companion Plants
Carrots
Chili
Courgette / Zucchini
Garlic
Gartenkürbis - Patisson / Ufo-Kürbis
Gliedkräuter
Hyssop
Lavender
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Ornamental pumpkin
Pepper / Paprika
Rosemary
Sage
Savory
Strawberry
Sukkulenten - Dickblattgewächse
Sukkulenten - Steinbrechgewächse
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
Antagonistic Plants
Abessinischer Kohl / Äthiopischer Senf
Basil
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Beetroot
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Coneflower (Echinacea)
Corn / Maize
Dill
Garlic chives
Gemüsekohl - Flower Sprouts / Kohlröschen
Gemüsekohl - Futterkohl
Gemüsekohl - Kai-Lan / Chinesischer Brokkoli
Gemüsekohl - Rippenkohl / Portugiesischer Kohl
Gemüsekohl - Wildkohl / Urkohl
Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur
Leeks
Lovage
Meerkohle
Mint
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Pak Choi
Pumpkin / Squash
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Raps
Raps - Scheerkohl / Sibirischer Kohl
Root parsley
Rübsen - Choy Sum / Chinesischer Blütenkohl
Rübsen - Mizuna
Rübsen - Ölrübsen
Rübsen - Wilde Rübsen
Rudbeckia (Coneflower / Black-eyed-susans)
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Soybean
Sunflower
Turnip
Wild garlic
Diseases
Root Rot
Powdery mildews
Pests
Land snails
Spider mites
Aphids
