Planting timing
When to plant thyme
Plant thyme on the cited sheets — not on a national calendar month. Timing stays source-specific.
Growing guidance is general information. Timing, spacing, and care depend on cultivar, weather, soil, and local conditions. Check the sources and adjust the plan for your garden.
Dates stay on the named cards below — not one planting window.
Wiry-stem notes live on the thyme hub. Timing stays on the cited sheets.
Wiry-stem and leaf notes live on how to grow thyme.
What the sources say — at a glance
One source per card. Facts are not averaged.
Illinois Extension (Illinois)
Seed, divisions, or cuttings.
Details and limits (2)
When
Illinois Extension (Illinois): thyme can be grown from seed, divisions, or cuttings. Start method.
Limit
Illinois herbs thyme page. Start method only — not harvest.
Maryland Extension (Maryland)
Cuttings, divisions, or direct seeding. Thin 8–12 inches.
Details and limits (3)
When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): propagate with cuttings, divisions, or by direct seeding. Start method.
When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): thin plants 8–12 inches apart. Spacing on their sheet — not a BioArva grid.
Limit
Maryland thyme page. Start method and spacing only — not harvest.
Sources differ
Make it yours
Save the bed in the Field Book so next season is not a guess.
Verified suppliers only
No supplier on this page
When a partner is listed, it will be outbound and disclosed. Nothing to buy here. Fertilizer, soils, and pesticides stay off this slot.
What to record in the Field Book
Save the bed with the crop and the date. You may add a photo and notes. Compare entries you have recorded with each other — not with a diagnosis from this page. If you want an identification, bring the record to local Extension.
How we know — methodology. Ranges and assertions are cited per source, not blended.