We will talk about the importance of planting thyme in the garden. We have already talked to La Huertina De Toni about many herbs such as rosemary, planting lavender, basil, all plants that help us in our garden pest control and like all those plants that attract pollinators, summoning around them many beneficial insects.
Also planting thyme and other aromatic herbs will help us to prepare extracts or ecological remedies to use in the garden, or to season delicious recipes. The aromatics must be part of our garden in the same way as the flowers, and it is essential that little by little we make a hole for them.
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Plant thyme in the garden
We are going to learn a little more about the reasons why you should plant thyme in your garden and about its benefits apart from the culinary and medicinal aspects. It is a plant that will not require a lot of care, besides being a plant that due to its hardiness is fits very well almost any soil or climate. Even if, of course, it has its preferences to always develop better in soils that are not very acidic and very well drained.
Where to plant thyme and when
Thyme will last us for many years, so the ideal, like many perennial herbs, is to put them in the garden borders or in aromatic spirals. We will plant it in spring (if we sow the seeds we will do it in winter) and we should always try to put it in the sunniest area of our garden. Likewise, we can also put it in our urban garden or terrace, together with other aromatics, to attract pollinators, as we mentioned in the case of the garden, since sometimes it is so difficult for us to attract them to the terraces and balconies.
Maintenance and watering of thyme
The greatest care we must have with thyme is irrigation. We are not talking about a demanding plant in terms of irrigation. It is much better to water the thyme very little than to drown the plant, so irrigation is almost non-existent. If it doesn’t rain, we can water once a month. For everything else, I leave you with the video of how to plant it and its benefits for repel cabbage maggot, among other evils that threaten our crops. You can get the plant here or seeds to sow.
Benefits of thyme in the garden
As we have already said, there are many advantages to planting thyme in the garden, but to summarize and highlight them, let us remember that:
- It has antioxidant properties for health, either as a condiment for dishes or in infusions.
- The infusions also help improve lung and respiratory health, and are recommended for treating all sorts of conditions such as sore throats, colds, etc.
- In addition to infusions, thyme-based syrups can be prepared, ideal for the shock treatment of coughs and sore throats.
- Thyme infusions and decoctions of the plant are useful for treating skin problems such as acne.
- Thyme preparations are used to control and clean areas affected by mold.
And we won’t repeat it, but it attracts pollinators, improves the taste of food and repels many pests.
Thyme (thymus vulgaris) – ECO
- It is considered antiseptic and expectorant
- Use: For making profiles in gardens and as a condiment, or for making lemon balm water
- Aromatic shrub up to 40 cm tall; sowing: Autumn-Spring
- Flowering: From May to August; plant with purple flowers and leaves 7 to 15 mm long
For the health of people, in addition to treating pulmonary or respiratory problems, thanks to its anthelmintic and deworming properties, it serves to expel worms and intestinal parasites, it is antimicrobial, antioxidant, prevents and fights cavities, has principles antiseptics and bactericides, carminative (that is, it helps improve digestion) parasiticide, among many other things.
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