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Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

A small Homegrown food garden bed.
A Homegrown garden that can receive weekly jobs and seasonal reminders. · SKGF local photo

Maturity

150 d

Spacing

30 cm

Yield

1 each

Seedling

0 d

Planner guidance

How this fits into a home garden plan

Windows: Start outdoors Oct, Nov, Dec; start under cover Sep, Oct.

Space: Allow 30 cm between plants and 30 cm between rows; one square metre can hold about 11 plants before paths and access.

Production: Expect about 1 each per plant over roughly 365 days, so stagger plantings instead of filling the whole bed at once.

Planner notes

  • Long crop: give it a planned block so it does not occupy prime quick-crop space by accident.
  • Flexible harvest: pick gradually or schedule surplus for neighbours and food-bank donations.
  • Good for compact beds and teaching gardens because it produces quickly.

Planting Windows

Outdoor/direct: Oct, Nov, Dec

Greenhouse/indoor: Sep, Oct

full sun - low

Germination 85% - survival 90% - oversow 20%

Soil And Feeding

Soil texture needs review - pH review - drainage review

review feeder

Fertiliser plan needs local review

Pests And Disease

Pest notes need local review

Disease notes need local review

Task Cadence

Weeding: 30 days

Feeding: 90 days

Harvest window: 365 days

Good Companions

No rows yet.

Avoid Nearby

No rows yet.

Insectary And Flowers

No rows yet.

Trap And Cover Crops

No rows yet.

Sources And Local Review

This crop is in the starter library and still needs local SKGF review.

Future idea: this independent source-combined library could support search traffic, donations, and careful seed/garden-supply sponsorship conversations.