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Thyme: Growing and care
20.01.2024 14:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:21
The planting of thyme with seeds is carried out in a bright place.
The plant does not like a shadow and develops well under the rays of the sun.
How to grow
Thyme develops slowly, so it can be grown with seedlings with subsequent movement into open ground.
In this case, the seeds are sown in the boxes already in the second or third decade of March.
Sand must be added to the soil, and lay the seeds to a depth of 1-1.5 cm at a distance of 30 cm from each other.
It takes root in a pile, saturated with oxygen soil, which has a slight acidity.
In the fall, it is recommended to dig a bed and be sure to remove all weeds.
Plants of this species do not have resistance to frost and need shelter for the winter.
In order for thyme to grow dense, with a mass of greenery, it must be cut periodically, removing old shoots.
How to care for thyme correctly
Water the plant every other day. After the rooting of thyme, the ordinary one does not need to be watered much, since dry soil is more suitable for him;
But moisture from precipitation is not ordinary for thyme. Studies have shown that with less watering, the quality of the produced oil and the aroma of thyme ordinary increase.
How to propagate thyme
Annual non -navigable shoots that form the roots in the places of the sinuses of leaves are rooted.
To stimulate root formation, the shoots lying on the ground are buried to a depth of 1.5-2.0 cm.
It is possible to lightly hill bushes with peat or river sand.
The rooting of layers occurs during the summer months.
Previously, we told how to grow kupena.
