Thyme
Pruning and maintaining
When to prune thyme so that it grows back faster?
Thyme is a perennial culinary herb that benefits from light, regular pruning. The aim is to keep it compact and encourage young shoots, not to cut it back severely each year. Growing thyme in the garden Plant thyme in a...
27 July 2024
Thyme
- Type : Aromatic plants
- Subtype : Leafy vegetables
- Botanical Family : Lamiaceae (labiate)
Characteristics
- Lifecycle : Perennial
- Exposure : Full Sun
- Frost Hardiness : Frost Resistant
- Cultivation Difficulty : Easy
- Mature height : 30 cm
Sowing & Planting
- Greenhouse Growing : Not Required
- Sowing Depth : 0.5 cm
- Plant Spacing : 25 cm
- Row Spacing : 25 cm
Maintenance
- Maintenance : Low
- Water Requirements : Low
Other characteristics
- Soil Type : Sandy
- Soil pH Preference : Neutral
- Pest Sensitivity : Moderate
- Disease Sensitivity : Low
- Weed Sensitivity : Low
- Pollination : Insect-pollinated
- Propagation : Sowing