I was watering with a spray bottle according to the instructions, but recently watered from the bottom instead. Thanks for any advice you can provide! Sharing is caring! Without wasting your time, here is:. Collect the seeds and spread them in a warm, airy room to finish drying.
Alternatively start them indoor in pots in early spring to give them a head-start. Step 3: Gently scatter seeds over the soil in the container you will be planting thyme seeds. Step 4: Gently scatter soil over the seeds. This will also enable the more valuable garden space to be used for an earlier-maturing crop. Step 5: Water thoroughly. Avoid planting in heavy, wet soils. Nutrient requirements for Thyme are not heavy, so soil should only receive a moderate amount of fertilizer.
Diluted fish emulsion may be used in the early summertime. Important to control weeds as they compete for nutrients with the slow-developing young thyme plants. Once established the plants would benefit from mulch to help discourage weeds. Harvest thyme just before the flowers begin to open, by cutting the plant one and a half to 2 inches from the ground.
A second growth will develop but this should not be cut at all. Keep an eye on the plants so they do not wilt. Also, make sure the pots are adequately draining to help prevent root rot. Thyme is quite hardy, so it won't be necessary to add fertilizer often.
If you do decide to feed your thyme plants, use a diluted liquid fertilizer once every six weeks. If you want to grow other herbs with your thyme plants, add some rosemary to the pots, as it shares similar water, light and fertilizer requirements. When growing thyme in pots, expect your plants to grow between 6 and 12 inches in height. Your thyme is ready to harvest right before the plant flowers.
Cut off the top 5 to 6 inches of the stalk, leaving behind the tough, woody base at least 5 inches tall. The best time to harvest thyme is midmorning when the oil content is at its highest levels. Expect to harvest thyme several times during the growing season. It will keep growing but do trim it if it gets leggy. Was this a truly dry sprig? As the days get closer to winter, the plant may respond more slowly, or it may not form roots at all.
For a tip cutting, remove the top 3 to 4-inches of a sprig, cutting at an angle, and then dusting the cut end in rooting hormone. You may want to make the cut just below a node—where the leaves emerge from the stem.
Keep the soil moist but not waterlogged. Cover with a plastic bag to keep the environment moist—prop it up so that the plastic does not touch the plant. Place in a warm area in bright, indirect light. Providing bottom heat, such as using a heating mat for seedlings, can be helpful. Keep up with watering again, making sure that it is not overly moist. Roots should form in about two to six weeks. For Thymus vulgaris, the days to germination is about 14 to 28 days, depending on conditions, health of the plant, cultivar, etc.
I'm currently growing "Doone Valley" Thyme. It's been growing amazingly but I'm not sure how to use it when cooking. The purple flowers have grown all over it but I wasn't sure if I should use the whole plant clippings, leaves and all or if there was a certain way to do so when cooking?
You can, however, harvest the leaves and flowers and use them as a garnish. Some sources say that the lemony scent fades when cooked Lemon Thyme is better for this purpose. Strip the fresh leaves from the stems and use the leaves as needed, or dry sprigs of leaves using the instructions in the article above.
I started an herb garden last year, replacing my vegetables because the wild animals loved my vegetables too much. I use creeping thyme for home made tea and also in my cooking. When you harvest thyme to use in the cooking, do you only use the leaves or the whole stem? I have a large harvest I could probably sell at my local farmers market ha ha! But for now I'm enjoying it myself but don't know if I'm using it correctly.
Right now I pull off the leaves and discard the stem. Also, I have a hard time propagating them I want to place some in my windowsill but they always die out.
The only success I had is to deliberately spread the creeping thyme around the garden to get it to grow where I want it because the cuttings always die. Please help! Thank you all! It's best to remove the leaves from the stem if you are using the herb to season foods at the end of the cooking time or cold dishes. If you are using thyme in soups and dishes that cook for some time you can put sprigs in the pot.
The leaves will detach from the stems during cooking and you can remove the stems before serving. To propagate thyme use cuttings from fresh new, green growth and dip the cut end into rooting hormone before putting the cuttings into soil.
Is it ok to plant lemon thyme in my garden bed with my veggies? Or will it spread like wildfire and overtake the veggie garden. Thyme spreads nicely and yes, it can be invasive though not as much as mint!
If you are concerned, it would be better to planting in a container. I have thyme still growing from three years ago. I didn't expect it to survive the harsh winters here in New York. But they're thriving. And so is last years cilantro. My question is, are they still good to eat? I also have Brussels sprouts and broccoli that I planted in the fall and never got to harvest. They're also thriving now. Should I keep them? Or plant new seeds?
Thanks if anyone can help.. If you have old sprigs of thyme you may want to prune them back so that the plant will send up new growth this spring.
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