
Herbs Β· Perennial
Thyme
Lamiaceae
At a glance
- Plant spacing
- 25 cm
- USDA zones
- 5aβ10a
- Frost-sensitive
- no
- Growth duration
- 12 weeks
Which beds suit?
- Sun (prefers)
- full sunAlso okay:partial shade
- Soil (prefers)
- sandyAlso okay:loamyraised-bed mix
- Drainage (prefers)
- very free-draining
Seed & start
Perennial
Plant once, returns every year.
Stachi's tip
Thyme is the toughest Mediterranean herb. Survives -15 Β°C once established, wants a poor corner with no fertiliser. Works as ground cover; May flowers are a bee magnet.
Sowing
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Transplanting
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Harvest
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Good neighbours
Avoid these neighbours
No known conflicts.
Good pre-cultures
Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.
Sources
- Kreuter, Bio-Garten
- Kosmos Gartenkalender
- LLM-Baseline-Intercrop
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-09 yieldKg
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-10 family-zehrer
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-10 sun-soil-drainage