====== Thyme ====== 
 ===== Botanical Information ===== 
^Botanical Information^^
^Order | Lamiales| 
^Family | Lamiaceae| 
^Genus | Thymus| 
^Common Name | Thyme| 
^Species | T. vulgaris| 
 ===== Maturity days ===== 
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 ===== Planting Months ===== 
^Planting months^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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 ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
^Permaculture uses^^^
| Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
| | | Herb| 
 ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
^Growing Condition ^Comment^
|Drought Tolerant | | 
| Humidity tolerant | | 
| Planting area | Garden_bed| 
|Sunlight | Full_sun| 
 ===== Photos ===== 
^ Photos ^^^
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 ===== Short comments ===== 
Bushy, woody based evergreen small shrub. Culiary uses, tea, ground cover. Propogated easily cuttings
 ===== General comments ===== 
Space plants: 25 - 30 cm apart  Compatible with (can grow beside): Dry-environment herbs (oregano,sage), Eggplant, Cabbage  Thyme is slow to grow from seed and is best propagated from root divisions or cuttings.  Seeds need to be started in a warm frost- free place. A greenhouse is ideal. Keep under cover until about 10cm (4in) high, then harden off by putting outside during the day and inside at night for about a week. Transplant the young plants into their final positions, in well-drained soil in full sunlight. Harvest sparingly in the first year.  Root divisions, from 3 or 4 year old plants, can be taken in late Spring and then planted into a sunny spot.  Water sparingly once established and avoid feeding. The plants will have most flavour in Summer months.  Thyme dies down in the winter, if frosty, but a good layer of mulch round the plant will protect the roots and provide enough food to keep it growing.
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Lamiales Lamiaceae Thymus Thyme Perennial   Herb Full_sun Garden_bed }}