{"id":25767,"date":"2021-07-12T04:21:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T08:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/?p=25767"},"modified":"2021-12-25T08:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T13:50:29","slug":"thyme-the-mediterranean-medicinal-and-culinary-herb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/thyme-the-mediterranean-medicinal-and-culinary-herb\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyme: the Mediterranean medicinal and culinary herb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thyme has delighted people for thousands of years. We give advice on growing the sun worshiper in your own garden.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thyme prefers a sunny and rather dry, stony soil<\/p>\n

The real thyme ( Thymus vulgaris<\/em> ) has 213 other relatives, which are also members of the genus of the thyme ( Thymus<\/em> ). They belong to the Lamiaceae family<\/em> , which also includes the celebrities sage and lavender from our garden at home. Thymus<\/em> is from the Greek “thymos”, which means strength and courage to derive. So it also seems plausible that legionnaires already enjoyed a thyme bath in ancient times before their battles. Whether the herb was really able to acquire additional forces that helped victory in hard-fought battles is certainly debatable. Nevertheless, the real thyme certainly has the title of Medicinal Plant of the Year 2006! Its ingredients help it to be helpful for us humans with some ailments. Thus, the herb, which originally comes from the Mediterranean region of Western Europe, should find its rightful way into our gardens not only because of its seasoning properties. In order for it to thrive there, however, there are a few things to consider when growing thyme.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Cultivation of real thyme<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>
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