This weekend I had two full days to really focus on the yard, and I made the most of it. With the intermittent help of several others over the course of the weekend, I got both easement planter boxes filled with compost and soil, cleaned up and weeded the alley, got the stump pulled from the coni…
Thyme
Thymus mongolicus
How to sow thyme: Transplant cuttings or seedlings or direct seed indoors
Sun requirement for thyme: Plant in Full Sun
Thyme has been planted 55 times by Growstuff members.
Thyme is a perennial evergreen herb in the Lamiaceae (Mint) family. It is related to Oregano. Thyme is cold-hardy to -28.8 °C and a perennial in US Hardiness zones 5-8. Thyme can live for 5-6 years but needs to be divided or replaced after 3-4 years. It can be used fresh or dried to season dishes.

Predictions
Perennial
living more than two yearsFirst harvest expected
19 weeks after plantingHeight
25cmSpread
15cmRow Spacing
30cmCompanions
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Varieties
caraway thyme

common thyme
creeping thyme
Hungarian thyme
lemon thyme
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Introduction from Wendy
by Mshathvri,
Hi! I'm Wendy and I live in Livermore, California, USA. I live in the suburbs and have been learning about permaculture for two years now. Right now my project is slowly converting my lawn into a food forest, one module at a time.
I began with a 10x20 starter garden on the north side of my hou…
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Seeking advice on fledgling plant & bushy thyme plant
by ribbonknight,
The first plant is a cucumber, Mexican sour gherkin, which I've grown from seed. Firstly, yay, the things I grew from seed this year have been way more successful than last year!
The cucumber looks like this: 
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Thyme harvests
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shiny harvested not specified.
almost 5 years ago.
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almost 5 years ago.
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shiny harvested not specified.
about 5 years ago.
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