Features of growing thyme in central Russia. Self-cultivation of thyme Thyme: planting and care with the seed method of growing

It is not necessary to buy dried spices in the store. You can easily grow thyme at home using our recommendations. We will show you how to properly sow thyme seeds for growing fragrant herb on the windowsill and in open ground.

You will learn how to properly care for thyme in order to get a rich harvest of greens, and you can also watch photos and video instructions on the topic.

Self-cultivation of thyme from seeds at home

Thyme (thyme) - perennial shrub, which has a pleasant aroma and contains a large amount essential oils... He is unpretentious and hardy. It is used like ornamental plant, and also used in medicine, perfumery and cooking.

Peculiarities

Thyme bushes reach a height of 40 cm. Its stems with small leaves grow on the ground. The plant blooms in June-July with small inflorescences and bears fruit in August-September with small nuts (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Appearance of thyme (thyme)

It has a strong insect-attracting aroma and a pungent, highly spicy taste. The plant loves sandy soil and space.

Thyme prefers neutral or slightly alkaline soils, resistant to changes in weather conditions. It can also grow on the windowsill, so it will not be difficult to grow thyme in the country.

Landing dates

You can grow thyme from seeds in both spring and autumn. If you decide to sow it in the spring, then choose a warm, not too humid day for this.

Since thyme grows slowly, it can also be grown in seedlings. In this case, sowing begins in the second half of March. In summer, the plant can be propagated by green cuttings, and in autumn - by dividing an already mature bush.

Care rules

Exist simple rules, following which you can grow thyme from seeds in a home garden (Figure 2):

Choose a bright and well-warmed area by the sun;
In the fall, dig up and fertilize the soil with rotted manure or compost;
In the spring, once again dig up the area immediately before sowing with the introduction of urea;
Sow seeds to the surface of the soil and sprinkle them river sand;
Cover crops with foil;
Weed regularly and shallowly loosen the ground;
Watering, avoiding stagnant water.

Figure 2. Correct care for a plant at home

All these manipulations will allow you to get a bountiful harvest of a fragrant culture, which will be an excellent addition to your favorite dishes.

Thyme varieties

There are many different varieties of thyme, but the most popular are common, creeping and lemon.

Description of varieties

Creeping thyme is a perennial shrub with numerous creeping stems that take root well and grow stiff with age. Small leaves are located on them. In the middle of summer, the plant is covered with flowers of purple, red, pink or lilac shades. Such a plant tolerates a drop in temperature and a lack of moisture well. It is used as an ornamental ground cover plant.

Common thyme is classified as a medicinal plant. Unites different kinds, among them dwarf ones. The leaves of the common variety are pubescent on the underside, the flowers are lilac in color. They begin to bloom in July, and the flowering process ends in September. Then you can start collecting medicinal raw materials.

Figure 3. The main varieties of thyme: 1 - creeping, 2 - ordinary, 3 - lemon

One of the most beautiful views called lemon, which is most often used in decorative purposes... It got its name due to its specific citrus aroma. Unlike previous varieties, it is more susceptible to frost. But it perfectly tolerates drought and is not afraid of direct sunlight. The plant blooms with purple flowers in June-July. The main varieties of thyme are shown in Figure 3.

Growing conditions

Growing thyme from seeds is simple as it is a relatively unpretentious crop. However, this does not mean that he does not need care at all.

Note: You should know that this light-loving plant prefers non-acidic or neutral soils with good drainage. The culture tolerates transplantation well.

Since thyme has a superficial root system, the soil under it does not need deep loosening. It is much more important to control weeds, as it germinates slowly and its shoots can be drowned out by weeds.

It is also important to establish watering of the plant. The culture needs moisture, but it is very sensitive to its excess not only in the soil, but also in the air. Therefore, water stagnation at the roots should not be allowed, as this causes their decay.

Beneficial features

Traditional medicine has long been familiar with the beneficial properties of thyme. It is used as a sedative and anti-cold remedy, to improve digestion and fight worms.

In the treatment of diseases of the upper respiratory tract, a decoction of the herb is used, and compresses based on thyme are useful for bruises and pains of various etiologies. Outwardly, it is used for inflammation of the eyelids, for wound healing. Thyme baths have a calming effect and are also indicated for joint pain and problem skin.

Thyme growing from seed

Reproduction of a plant occurs through planting seeds or by dividing an adult bush. Consider the features of sowing the most common species in open ground.

Creeping thyme: growing from seeds

Growing creeping thyme from seeds at home begins in early spring as soon as there is an opportunity to loosen the soil. It must be prepared in advance for spring works: dug up with the introduction of organic fertilizers and freed from weeds (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Technology of growing in the open field

The seeds are placed in the soil to a depth of no more than 5 mm and sprinkled with river sand. Seedlings appear after 25 days. Young growth must be thinned out. Next, you need to closely monitor the appearance of weeds and destroy them so that the thyme sprouts can fully develop.

Lemon thyme - grown from seed

Since thyme is a light-loving plant, its seeds also prefer a sufficient amount of light and warmth. Therefore, they need to be sown shallowly, lightly sprinkling with earth. Seed germination begins at a temperature the environment exceeding +20 degrees.

Seedlings emerge very slowly, therefore it is necessary to take care of good air access to the root system, as well as to remove the emerging weeds in time so that they do not obscure the seedlings. Watering is another necessary condition cultivation. It is important not to overdo it. Too high humidity soil contributes to root decay.

Spice lovers can also grow thyme on their windowsill. Since the plant is short and has a shallow root system, it does not take up much space. For growth, a small flower pot and a sunny window sill with good ventilation (Figure 5).

So, on the bottom of the prepared pot, it is necessary to lay out the drainage in a layer of 2-3 cm. The drainage is covered with a substrate and moistened. Seeds are laid out on the surface of the soil and sprinkled with a thin layer of soil (approximately 1 cm), then re-moistened.

Note: In the future, it is necessary to keep the soil moist until the first shoots appear and somewhat moderate the access of light. Seedlings appear 10-20 days after sowing, and after a few months it will be possible to leave the strongest plants in the pot, and transplant the weaker ones.

Figure 5. Growing spices on a windowsill

Make sure the plant gets enough light and warmth at all times. Lack of lighting leads to the stretching of the plant and the loss of its specific aroma. Do not let the ambient temperature drop below 5 degrees. Till and loosen the soil regularly to shallow depths.

You can harvest from the flowering period. all year round while not depleting the plant with abundant cuts of leaves and stems.

The video shows in detail how to grow thyme from seeds.

Thyme: planting and care in the open field

Thyme fully develops in a well-lit, open place and does not like shade (Figure 6).

Seeds should preferably be planted in porous soil with neutral acidity. It is necessary to carry out pre-sowing soil preparation. In the autumn period, you need to dig up the site to a depth of 30 cm so that you can remove the roots of weeds. In parallel with digging, the soil is fertilized with rotted organic matter, as well as fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium.

Note: In the spring, the fertilized area must be dug up again with the introduction of a urea solution (20 g per 1 l) and in a day sowing can begin.

A well-chosen sowing time plays an important role in the growth and development of the plant. Seeds germinate best when the weather is warm and not too humid.

The seed is sown on the surface of the soil in rows at a distance of 40 cm from each other to provide future bushes with enough free space... Crops are covered with coarse sand for additional nutrition, then covered with foil for early germination.

Figure 6. Growing thyme (thyme) in the open field

If the seedlings that appear after 2 weeks turn out to be too thick, they can be thinned out, leaving the strongest plants, the rest can be transplanted.

In addition, thyme can be grown in seedlings. In this case, the seeds are sown in the second half of March using the previous technology. After 2 months, the matured shoots are planted in rows at a distance of at least 30 cm from each other.

To get healthy and strong thyme shrubs, the following care rules must be followed:

Timely remove weeds that drown out young shoots;
Do not overmoisten the soil and regularly loosen for better evaporation of moisture;
On dry days, on the contrary, moisten the soil abundantly;
Regular watering should be started with the appearance of buds for the beginning of abundant flowering;
Overgrown bushes should be cut off;
When harvesting, cut (mow) the green leaves to prevent damage to the flowering canopy;
Top dressing of thyme is carried out only after harvesting the greens. In the spring, as a rule, a urea solution is applied, in the fall - organic fertilizers. In this case, the introduction of fresh manure should be avoided;
For the winter months, shrubs should be insulated: spud or mulch with natural materials.

Thyme can be grown in the same place for no more than 3-4 years. After that, you need to grow young bushes or transplant existing ones to a new place. The author of the video will tell you in detail how to plant thyme outdoors.

Thyme: benefits and harms

The benefits and harms of thyme as medicinal plant widely known. Due to its high content of essential oils, thyme is effective remedy in the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, including asthmatic.

Thyme oils can help overcome insomnia and frustration nervous system... And tea made from its flowers is an indispensable remedy for migraines and depressed moods. Thyme normalizes digestion: it is successfully used in fermentation processes in the intestines and flatulence.

Note: When applied externally, thyme tincture is used as compresses in the treatment of rheumatism and arthritis.

However, with arrhythmia and cardiosclerosis, as well as atherosclerosis, it is not recommended to use thyme and its derivatives. Contraindications to use are also diseases of the kidneys and liver, as well as increased acidity of gastric juice.

As for pregnant women, they should be careful when using thyme in the form of light infusions or infusions.

The genus contains about 400 species that are distributed in the temperate zone of Europe, Asia, and also in North Africa.

The most big number species of thyme grows in the European part (more than 50), almost the same number of species is found in the Caucasus and Siberia (40). There are only 6 species in the Far East.

Thyme is a semi-shrub with ascending or recumbent woody stems, erect or ascending flowering shoots.

Thyme foliage is whole, small, ciliate, opposite. Thyme flowers are small, pink or white, lilac, collected in spike-shaped or capitate inflorescences.

Types and varieties

A natural hybrid that is common in southern France.

Perennial. The leaves are small, round or ovoid. Flowering shoots up to 30 cm in height. Flowers of lemon-scented thyme are light pink.

Flowering occurs in June-July. The plant is sensitive to low temperatures and needs winter shelter.

Popular varieties: "Silvsr Queen" - foliage with snow-white edging; "Golden Duarf" - leaves with yellow spots; "Golden King" - foliage is green with a yellow border.

Homeland is the Mediterranean.

Flowering shoots of common thyme 15 cm tall. Cobweb-pubescent foliage. The flowers are purple or white. Used as a medicinal plant.

This view, covers several mini subspecies. Several varieties of different colors were also obtained: white "Alba" , Red "Coccineus" , carmine red "Splendens" ... By combining colors, beautiful paintings can be created.

Creeping thyme is found in Russia, in Western and Central Europe.

Perennial, with creeping stems and protruding hairy shoots. Leaves are lanceolate, petiolate. Peduncles 15 cm tall.

Thyme creeping flowers pink-purple, they are collected in capitate inflorescences. Creeping thyme blooms in August for 30 days.

There are varieties with white, carmine and pink flowers, and variegated forms.

Location of thyme

Prefers sunny places, also withstands shade, but under these conditions it stretches out and blooms very poorly.

Soil for thyme

Prefers a site with fertile, light, well-drained soil with a neutral or alkaline reaction.

Planting thyme

You can plant thyme at any time - the plant is unpretentious, but not in late autumn, because the plant must take root until constant frosts.

Thyme care

You do not need to fertilize thyme; you can add slightly ripe compost or horny flour to the soil. If the thyme bushes are constantly pruned, they will be compact and dense. This should be done in the spring or immediately after flowering.

Watering is needed only in dry times, when young shoots are actively growing. There are no diseases or pests on the plant.

Thyme is damaged only by high humidity on heavy soils in rainy weather. The fight against this is mulching the soil with fine gravel and good drainage.

Thyme propagation

Cuttings, dividing the bush and seeds. The most in a simple way Thyme's reproduction is by dividing the bush.

The seed propagation method of thyme allows you to get a huge amount in one season planting material... Thyme is sown in spring on ridges or greenhouses.

The seeds are small, seedlings are not noticeable, so you need to carefully monitor their development. Seedlings appear in 4 weeks.

At 2 months, the seedlings already form dense bushes and are suitable for planting in a permanent location. Thyme seedlings bloom in the second year.

Thyme is a frost-resistant plant. Under the snow, he can easily endure the winter. In a snowless winter, cover with spruce branches is needed, which protects against spring burns.

Uses of thyme

The plant is used on rocky hills, in curbs. Aroma, taste, size, color and abundance of flowers - the advantages of the plant do not end there.

The flower bed will be decorated with silvery-white and golden leaves of some varieties of thyme. Thyme bushes give off their scent when touched.

Creeping thyme is also called Bogorodskaya herb, but most people know it as thyme. Thyme varieties grow not only in the European part, but also in the southeast of Asia and even in the north of Africa. Thyme is a perennial plant with numerous branches and small flowers, colored purple. This plant, attractive to many landscape designers, blooms in June, and bears fruit at the end of the summer months.

Numerous amateur gardeners and professional landscape designers use this plant popularity not only due to its attractive appearance, but also its unpretentiousness in the care in the garden. Thyme tolerates drought and frost resistance. among the people this amazing plant even appropriated healing properties and use it in homeopathy. So how do you grow thyme creeping outdoors? The features of planting, care, plant reproduction should be considered in more detail.

Creeping thyme varieties

Thyme belongs to low-growing semi-shrubs and reaches a height of about 15 cm. Common and creeping thyme is most often grown in the Moscow region. Creeping thyme is called because of its ability to spread over the soil, forming unusual rug, exuding a pleasant aroma. Creeping thyme flowers form into inflorescences. Of the most popular and common varieties of creeping thyme, one can single out the following:

There are also other varieties of creeping thyme with carmine, snow-white and pinkish flowers and variegated leaves, but all of the above creeping varieties are more popular with gardeners.

Planting a plant

Planting thyme creeping in open ground is better in good illuminated place because the sun's rays have a beneficial effect on the development of the plant. In order for the thyme to take root faster, it is also necessary to carefully dig up the area with the onset of autumn and add organic fertilizers (compost). In the spring months, the soil will need to be dug up again and as soon as the temperature outside rises above 13 degrees, you can start planting thyme seeds.

After planting the seeds, you can lightly sprinkle them with river sand to prevent water from stagnating on the surface and provide young shoots nutritious elements. As soon as the seedlings grow slightly and sprout, the planting must be thinned out. In this case, the distance between plants should be at least 30 cm.

Creeping thyme can be planted in open ground using seedlings. To begin with, in the month of February, thyme is sown in trays. Water the seedlings regularly, in no case flooding. The plant emerges under glass that creates a greenhouse effect. After 3-4 weeks from the moment of sowing, the seedlings can be taken out into the street, and after another 14 days they are transplanted to a permanent place.

Care features

Immediately after planting, the creeping thyme must be pinned on the tip of the stem so that the plant forms into a luxurious lush bush hic. As soon as stop bloom, the bushes will need to be slightly shortened. With the onset of the new season, it will be possible to notice that the plant, thanks to pruning, has become denser, began to grow better and has acquired a decorative form.

Thyme also needs to be weeded regularly and removed from the weeds, which literally pull most of the nutrients out of the ground. Weeds can also significantly slow down the already slow growth of thyme.

Of course, thyme creeping is necessary regularly to water... It is advisable to water no more than 2 times a week during a drought period. In cold summers, the plant can be watered less frequently. For the winter, it is necessary to cover the thyme with fallen leaves or.

When growing creeping thyme outdoors, you can use wood ash, which will help reduce the acidity of the soil and add additional nutrients. Mineral fertilizers in this case, it is desirable to make only two years after planting thyme.

How to grow thyme: plant propagation methods

Cultivation and reproduction of thyme in the open field can be carried out 3 ways:

Thyme in landscape design

Landscape designers use creeping thyme for decoration alpine slide and mixboards. This unusual perennial shrub is also used in combination with other plants and planted on stony talus.

Creeping thyme is also used as a background for plants with large leaves and in combination with geycher. Thyme also looks great in group plantings.

Pests and diseases

Thyme creeping is not only unpretentious to care for, but also quite resistant to pest attacks and a variety of bacteria... Still, some can attack thyme pests, such as:

weevils;
meadow moths;
sandy slows.

Some fungal diseases can also affect thyme and this can happen due to abundant watering or violation of other rules for growing a perennial plant. Regular loosening and timely weeding will help protect thyme from pests. You can get rid of insects with alkaline fertilizers.

Thyme - this perennial small growth, only 15-25 cm high, the shrub is decorative and lush bloom... Gardeners consider Thyme to be the best ground cover plant, and among its many species, the evergreen form is the most popular - creeping thyme or Thyme.

Calling thyme thyme, I was not mistaken, it is really the same plant - you can read in detail the article on the relationship of thyme with thyme and its useful properties for human health on this site.

In plantings, thyme forms a dense beautifully blooming carpet... Exactly about planting thyme on garden plot and caring for him and will be discussed in this article.

Morphologically creeping thyme good neighbor for other flowers, it beautifully fills the empty space between the compositions in the flowerbed, attracts bees, by the way, flies do not like thyme, for which it received another apt name - flyfal.

Creeping thyme is not afraid of frost, drought-resistant, occurs in the wild in pine forests on the edges and sandy slopes, in the steppe and even in the mountains. It blooms from early June to late September with small lilac or purple flowers. In the photo below is thyme in the Altai mountains.

For gardeners who decide plant creeping thyme on plots you need to know that he does not like moisture and areas with stagnant water, excess moisture leads to rotting of the roots and the death of the plant. When using thyme in group plantings with other plants, take care of good drainage, you can make it from fine gravel with sand, sprinkling around the plant, and be sure to add this mixture to the planting hole. Do not be afraid, this will not damage the growth of the plant.

Thyme plant photos

Watering thyme creeping should be done in moderation and only during drought periods or before flowering, watering with liquid fertilizer. You will achieve a more lush and long flowering... In practice, thyme requires almost no maintenance, except for pruning, it tolerates drought and lack of fertilization well.

How to grow thyme.

You can grow creeping thyme by dividing the bushes in spring, using cuttings or seeds. The first two methods are suitable for lovers of varietal crops - "I want it or like from a neighbor", I advise them to buy cultural decorative varieties thyme in the nursery. For everyone else, the old one fits grandfather's way planting creeping thyme, proven for centuries - growing with seeds that are easy to collect from the same neighbor.

Just remember thyme seeds ripen unevenly and tend to crumble to the ground, place a newspaper over the plant and shake the thyme plants lightly, dry the crumbled thyme seeds in a warm place, avoiding open sunlight when drying. The germination capacity of the thyme seeds collected in this way lasts three years, and they themselves are very small, 1000 pcs. weighs less than 1 gram.

Thyme planting seeds and care in the open field.

On the street, thyme seeds are planted at a temperature of 12-15 degrees, in spring or autumn at your discretion, in the spring the soil should at least warm up a little, I am guided by.

When planting thyme outdoors I dig the landing grooves quite deep, for a bayonet and a bayonet and a half of a shovel wide. Then I fill it all with the prepared soil mixture. Actually, I prepare the mixture for planting thyme seeds right in the grooves, below is a complex fertilizer, 40 grams per meter, sand, gravel, humus - about 40% of the groove in depth. All this is thoroughly mixed with a shovel, on top I add a layer of pure black soil another 30%, and spill it well with water. Then humus with black soil in a ratio of 1: 1, I moisten the resulting bed from a watering can, then, planting thyme seeds, lightly press them into the ground and sprinkle them with earth, leveling the soil.

Recently, he began to cover the planting site of thyme seeds with scraps of glass, protecting from birds, (this may be polyethylene film, only it must be removed in time so that thyme seedlings do not get sick with root rot in the resulting greenhouse). The birds do not eat seeds, they are very small, but, digging through the ground, they pull them to the surface and they do not sprout.

After germination, when the seedlings of creeping thyme grow up, and they can be distinguished from the sprouted grass, I thin out, leaving one plant by 20 cm (first three in a bunch, then thin out again).

Care for thyme seedlings no special is needed, only weeding and mulching after watering or rains. You do not need to fertilize thyme in the year of planting, water the next year in the spring with the addition of liquid fertilizer for flowers. If you want a dense lawn, as an alternative grass lawn Prune the thyme regularly to shorten the stems by a third. In the fall, be sure to clean the thyme plant of dried or diseased, damaged shoots.

At one place creeping thyme grows well 5-10 years without requiring special care, although there have been cases of growth in abandoned gardens and up to 30 years. Thyme plants are sick mainly with root rot and its varieties, but, as a rule, gardeners themselves are to blame for this by over-watering the plants or choosing the wrong one place for planting thyme.

Thyme, or it is also called Bogorodskaya grass, is popularly called thyme. Its varieties are found not only in Europe, but also South-East Asia as well as in northern Africa. Today we will introduce you to the most common varieties of thyme, describe in detail the process of growing, planting, care in the open field, and also pay attention to how to propagate a plant.

Creeping thyme: varieties and varieties

Creeping thyme belongs to the species of low-growing dwarf shrubs. The height of the plant rarely reaches over 15 cm. It is called so because of its peculiarity to creep along the soil, forming a soft fragrant carpet. The flowers have a bright purple hue and are collected in capitate inflorescences. This type is most often used by gardeners. Applied in landscape design as it blooms continuously all summer. The most common varieties of thyme are:

"Colchis" - has light lilac flowers and spreads low (10 cm) on the ground;

Variety "Kolkhida"

"Donna Valley" - grows with a dense carpet, the leaves are bordered by a yellow stripe, the flowering is constant pink;
"Silver Queen" - forms a rather high (20 cm) loose carpet, gray leaves with white edging, densely arranged inflorescences have a lavender hue.

Creeping thyme belongs to the type of thyme, among which you can also find:

Planting a plant

Thyme is grown on light, loose soil. Sunlight has a beneficial effect on its development, therefore, planting in open ground is carried out in a well-lit place.

To perennial plants have taken root well, the site must be carefully dug up in the fall. And add organic fertilizer(compost or manure). In the spring, when the weather is warm outside with a temperature of at least 13 ° C, the soil is dug up again and seeds are sown.

Advice! After the thyme has been sown, you can sprinkle the seeds with river sand. It will provide young shoots with additional nutrients and prevent water from stagnating on the surface.

After the seedlings sprout and grow a little, it is necessary to thin out the planting. The ideal distance between plants is 30-35 cm.

Fertilize and dig up the soil before planting thyme

In the open field, planting can also be carried out with the help of seedlings. To do this, at the end of winter, thyme is sown in prepared trays. Watering the seedlings is carried out regularly, but not abundantly. Thyme rises under glass, which creates the effect of a greenhouse. After 3-4 weeks, the seedlings are taken out into the open air for hardening, and after another 2 weeks they are planted in a permanent place.

Thyme care

The first thing to do for the thyme after planting is to pin the tip of the stem, so the plant will form into a beautiful lush bush. Perennial crops need seasonal pruning. In autumn, when the flowering of thyme has stopped, it is necessary to shorten the bushes. In the new season, you will see how this procedure helped the plant to thicken and acquire a decorative shape.

Shape the plant as it grows to create a beautiful bush.

It is very important for thyme to regularly weed and remove weeds, which draw out most of the nutrients from the soil. Since thyme is already growing rather slowly, "unwanted neighbors" will further inhibit its growth.

Caring for the plant also means watering it, which should be done no more than twice a week in dry weather and even less often if the summer is not very hot.

Important! Cover perennials with peat or fallen leaves for the winter.

Fertilizer and feeding

It is undesirable for thyme to add fresh manure to the soil. Growing thyme in the open field allows the use of wood ash... It will not only add nutrients to the soil, but also reduce acidity.

Feed perennials with mineral fertilizers

The first fertilization of thyme is carried out with urea in early spring. If this is the first year, then even before germination, and in the second and subsequent years with spring pruning.

Advice! Mineral fertilizers can be applied from the second year of life of creeping thyme.

Propagation of thyme

The propagation of varieties of creeping thyme in the open field is carried out in three ways:

Diseases and pests

Creeping thyme is very resistant to attacks of pathogenic bacteria and pests. Planting and caring for him is not difficult. It is unpretentious, but its only drawback is its slow growth.

The main pests of the Bogorodskaya grass are:

weevil;
meadow moth;
sandy slow.

Sandy beetle

Thyme can also be affected by some fungal diseases. This is due to a violation of the cultivation technique. Excessive watering, rare weeding, shading of the plant lead to the spread of fungi on it.

Deep plowing, regular loosening of the root section of the soil, and timely weeding will save you from insect pests. Also, pests can be removed by applying fertilizer containing lime or other alkaline fertilizers.

Creeping thyme: combination with other plants

Thyme looks great in group or joint landings... It can be used as a background for plants with large textured leaves. They often play on the contrast of colors in combination with geycher.

Thyme in landscape design

Thyme creeping with its powerful aroma attracts a large number of butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects. Therefore, it can be planted next to cucumber beds. Flying to the smell of thyme, the bees will help pollinate the rest of the vegetable crops.

Thyme or Bogorodskaya herb is the main component in the composition of bouquets made for the feast of the Holy Trinity. Such bundles also include wormwood, mint and lovage. Since ancient times, it was believed that the combination of their aromas would drive away all evil spirits from the dwelling.

Thyme creeping in landscape design

Being a low semi-shrub spreading along the ground, in landscape design, thyme is used as a background for alpine slides and mixboards. But he can perform there and in starring... Looks very good on scree.

Rockery decoration with thyme

Growing creeping thyme will be a lot of fun for you. You will be able to enjoy not only the beautiful appearance fluffy cushion bushes, but also its wonderful spicy scent. And how bright and rich photos are obtained against the background of thyme - just a feast for the eyes.