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Vegetables
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
A wild aromatic shrublet, loved by bees, needing almost no water; a base of Mediterranean cooking.
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)
- Height
- 0.2–0.4 m
- Watering
- Low: every 7–15 days, drought-tolerant
- Soil
- loose and well-drained; tolerates chalky soil
- Edible?
- Yes: the leaves
- How to plant
- Plant the young plant with its crown at soil level, 30 cm apart.
- Care
- Trim after flowering so it doesn't get woody. Too much water kills it, not drought.
Calendar by climate
Warm coast
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mild Mediterranean
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Southern interior
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Continental interior
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cold interior and uplands
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Atlantic
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Canary Islands (subtropical)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Dates are for growing outdoors. You can start seedlings earlier indoors or in a greenhouse, but plant them out only once the frosts are over.
Feeding and doses
Mild Mediterranean
Not needed.
Pest prevention and doses
Mild Mediterranean
Not needed.
How easy to grow by climate
- Warm coastEasy
- Mild MediterraneanEasy
- Southern interiorEasy
- Continental interiorEasy
- Cold interior and uplandsEasy
- AtlanticNeeds regular careRain and humidity: fungal disease
- Canary Islands (subtropical)Easy
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