Growing Thyme In Pots. Grow thyme in well-drained soil in full sun. Space thyme plants 12 to 24 inches apart in a very sunny area with fertile well-drained soil with a pH close to 70.
Preparing Potting Mix to Grow Thyme. Thyme Thymus vulgaris is a low-growing woody perennial that performs especially well in somewhat dry sunny conditions. Some varieties of thyme work well planted in gravel gardens cracks in paving or as an alternative to a lawn.
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In the garden plant alongside. Thyme in pots and containers can benefit from a little water-soluble fertilizer or compost tea once or twice in the growing season but it isnt a requirement. Add some pebbles or sand into your soil mixture and some lime for growing thyme in containers. Herbs can grow well in containers either planted on their own or with other herbs.