If you like to cook a lot with fresh herbs, you can grow them yourself relatively easily from seeds or cuttings - including thyme, of course. Not only is it cheaper than constantly buying expensive (and over-bred) herb pots at the supermarket, it's also a lot more fun. A particularly green thumb is also not necessary - after all, you can simply rely on our tried and tested tips.
How to propagate thyme?
Thyme can be propagated by cuttings or cuttings. For cuttings, young shoots are cut off and planted in potting soil. Lowering plants are created by covering side shoots close to the ground with soil and rooting them before separating them from the mother plant.
Propagate thyme from cuttings
Propagation from cuttings works very well for many plants, including thyme. Propagating using cuttings (or cuttings) has the advantage that you know exactly what you are getting - after all, the shoot used has exactly the same genetic makeup as the mother plant. The best time to cut young shoots for propagation by cuttings is shortly before flowering - i.e. in the months of May and June.
- Cut off a fresh shoot about 10 to 15 centimeters long.
- Use a sharp and clean cutting tool, preferably a knife.
- The cut should be made at a slight angle so that the cutting can absorb water more easily.
- Remove the bottom leaves.
- Dip the cut site in rooting powder.
- Plant the shoot in a pot of potting soil mixed with sand.
- The cutting can also be planted outside straight away.
- Keep the substrate evenly moist.
- As soon as the cutting develops new leaves, it has formed roots and can be repotted.
Propagation via reducers
Propagation is even easier using so-called lowering plants, because the side shoots of the plant develop roots on their own if they are close enough to the ground. Take advantage of this fact by simply digging a small hole near the bush, bending down a nearby branch and covering the middle of it - the upper end sticks out on the other side - with soil. To prevent the sinker from slipping out again, you can weigh down the area with a stone. On average, it takes around three to four months until the small offshoot has formed roots and can be separated from the mother plant. That's why you should also set lowering devices in May or June at the latest.
Tips & Tricks
Unlike lavender, thyme can also be propagated by division. To do this, simply cut off the desired runner along with its roots and plant it again in the desired location.
