Growing Thyme In Pots Outside. New leaves will emerge within the early spring. Standard potting soil is too rich and moist to be ideal for thyme so add in plenty of sand or another gritty material to make the soil dryer and more porous.
Either is left outside in wintertime. Easy to grow thyme needs little care except for a regular light pruning after. Do not use ordinary garden soil for growing thyme in pots.
Thyme can grow in the ground or in a container.
The plants that you combine it with have to be able to stand dry conditions because this is what this plant loves. To grow thyme from seed sow into small pots 5cm diameter in potting compost in March. You can add compost or aged manure to enrich it. If you consider 4 major items when caring for.