How to Grow Thyme in a Pot - Best 4 Tips

Thyme is a perennial Herb that will give you years and years of growth of this delicious and widely used herb. If you consider 4 major items when caring for this plant, Pot preparation, watering, fertilizer and pruning, you will be successful in growing a healthy Thyme bush for all of your cooking needs.

[@cizzellegarises]

This was the best video on Thyme after much searching

[@kathyhartman6586]

A couple years ago I heard thyme, right out of the spice jar was great for decongesting your sinuses. I took about half a teaspoon and just chewed it up and sure enough it worked. I figured fresh thyme might be helpful to have on hand and taste a bit better, so I bought a small plant today.

[@mwaseem6]

this video has more information and practical advise that most others. thank you

[@mielmigueltimtiman6123]

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to the garden store tomorrow to buy some mint and thyme plants. I bought a rosemary plant last week.

[@LisaNix2]

Great video- I’m sorry to see that you’re not making videos anymore

[@danneyboo2202]

I like the index finger bit 😂

[@jamiparrish8806]

Everyone says this plant is hardy, but I continually kill my English thyme.... living in the desert it is hard. I think I over water...

[@karenf1079]

Try the French thyme or Faustino thyme.

[@Dale7625]

Ong me too! I can grow anything but Thyme.. somethymes I just don’t get it! 😂

[@MetzilVenus]

My mom decided to buy thyme and me being the animal and plant lover, I'm the one with responsibility.

[@NerakGreen]

Ty for helping mom! It’s a wonderful day when our seeds take care of us, even in such a small thoughtful way.

[@jennifer_loves_8766]

I put my thyme in full morning sun here in Florida and it was dead in days

[@katemaria1]

Just a note: experts now recommend against putting gravel in the bottom of pots. Just fill the whole pot with soil.

[@Africa1000]

Agreed. Surely the pot drains better without stones blocking the holes?

[@cam5816]

I am an expert. I have been studying for one week. I have decided that you are correct and I concur with your proposal

[@MeekNotWeak77]

Thanks just picked up my first thyme plant today!

[@alinad2928]

I'm in the Caribbean, everytime I grow from seed they germinate and then die a few days later, I don't know why, help.

[@anniegaddis5240]

QUESTION: What do you think is the best potting soil to start them out in? (very nice presentation, thank you!)

[@mielmigueltimtiman6123]

Sammy Reedy, I understood what you mint.

[@janstewart2041]

If I could grow thyme in a bottle, oh wait I could

[@AristonSparta]

By putting rocks in the bottom of the pot, it doesn’t solve the water problem, but raises the soggy water level in your pot to above the rock line.

[@johnnieccrn6187]

How much sun can the thyme take. I live in CA and it gets many 90-100 degrees or more in the summer and fall. Thanks

[@richardwilliams3839]

Mine in my pot was doing well until I notice some of them burned up and some of the leaves are turning yellow I had it in the pot since last year now I am wondering if it’s too much fertilizer oh boy oh boy smh

[@jonathanpasch6604]

My potted thyme grows well but it just kinda hangs over the sides. Any tips on getting it to grow more vertically?

[@parkcityhouse2710]

Hey pal, I can't hear you. Turn up your mic.

[@CHADDYBIGGUMS]

Nice pot plant of thyme.

[@bambraparker]

Hi, can I use the flowers as well in my tea from Pitsa thyme?

[@betterme7450]

I was looking for the reason why my thyme are growing so slowly. After seeing your four years old I realize that’s how fast they grow. 😹

[@NerakGreen]

Same! I call thyme my zombies cause they dampen and still grow lush on the tips. It’s been months and they’re still a few 3” tall sprigs, not nearly as lovely as these videos. My gals struggle under my care. My bad. I just love a crazy plant! I got potted glories that die down and bounce back by the week. They were supposed to be heavenly blue, but they’re alpine white moonflowers. I call the glories my bad mamma jammas. Them gals is crazy!

[@marinagarciasolorzano1724]

I learned a lot, in this video; thank you very much!! one question: Sir, Will you please tell me: where the pot, must be placed? in completely light sun or in a middle shadow. Because I had placed in the plenty sun, and the plant has become almost died!

[@MetzilVenus]

Marina Garcia Solorzano I think room temperature is fine.

[@jackrudden5970]

thyme likes full sun with temps of 75-85 degrees. it is cold hardy so will die back in the winter but grow again in the spring

[@NerakGreen]

Most plants burn in direct evening sun. I learned that lesson first-hand too, but thyme recovers. As long as the tip or head still has green, ur plant is still alive. I plan to pluck burnt leaves and bury up to the green when I transplant. I’m in zone 7B, on the NC/VA line. I just set my thyme outside under a covered porch. The sun does what it does and that’s the best I can do for my plants. Come winter, I may get a wand light for a plant shelf. Idk yet.

[@jaimiefarrell111]

Great video. Thanks for sharing

[@gardenstartup3434]

Very informative vid, thanks!

[@harshavardhanj2970]

Thank you

[@therezafitzgerald249]

Thanks was very useful your teaching. :)

[@blessingjoseph9719]

Thanks for the info 😌🙏

[@elisabethmohlomi8283]

Thank you!

[@juju1435]

Great stuff

[@rosewood9839]

I haven’t found a lemon thyme I can’t kill. I don’t get it.

[@LucyJazzy85]

Does it grow better in clay or plastic pots? I’m in North Central Florida so hot and humid... if in the ground should it be in full sun or dappled light (not shade)...? Thank you for all opinions and many blessings 🌱🌿

[@martinsimmons5668]

You should always save thyme in a bottle, according to Jim Croce.

[@scottlytton5328]

whats the NPK rating on your Gro-Power?

[@crypto2633]

Nice

[@55123Swiftfoot]

why so many dislikes yet no critiques?

[@cbzombiequeen58]

Out of all the herbs, this one I kill every time. I just bought it, put it into an outside pot, within two weeks it's already turning yellow.

[@TheEamz]

too much rain?

[@cappyjones]

Same 😩

[@str8cold97]

Too much water.

[@TheRusselmuscle]

Same thing here. I went through 3 new thyme plants from home depot and they all after about 3 weeks die. It's gradual over the 3 weeks and I do everything right. Good potting soil, water daily but not drowned, sun daily.

[@NerakGreen]

Y’all say, water. I ask, soil? Sounds like maybe there’s too much food in the soil or the soil isn’t draining enough. People discourage adding rocks to soil, but I don’t see the issue with it in a forever pot. If the forever pot is getting outside water, it should be draining as quickly as possible and rocks would help that process. I started my thyme in a cell by peppering it over the soil. It grew domed with fuzzy white mold that didn’t travel in transplant. I top dust with food-grade D earth, which robs acid, and always bottom water. It dampened, but still grows lush on the ends. I’m about ready to transplant and yes I am using rocks on the bottom and throughout the soil for drainage. This beast will end up indoors, so I don’t want any larvae coming in with em.

[@martinsimmons5668]

You should always save thyme in a bottle, according to Jim Croce.

[@TheRusselmuscle]

Every time I buy a Thyme plant from home Depot it just dies. I repot them right away with good potting soil right after buying them and gave them water every day, since I live in the desert. I give them plenty of sun. They start dying and within three weeks the whole plant is finally dead. I gave up

[@seaglass8940]

Thyme plants...They like it better indoors, near an indirect grow light. Don't like it too hot.

[@NerakGreen]

Don’t water every day. Water when her tips start to droop. Don’t do what ur supposed to do, do what shows positive results. Listen to your plant. Bottom watering is preferred. That’s where u just let the pot sit in water for about 15-30 mins when she’s droopy and dump unused water out. For a big pot, water about a quarter to half cup at a time on topsoil till ya get runoff. Don’t shower ur plant, just hold her foliage aside and water topsoil.

[@mykedoes4099]

4:20 Humic or Fulvic , aka Leonardite

[@damaxpowerway]

What thyme is dinner?

[@georgealderson4424]

No thyme like the present.

[@lizaguilar2519]

Thank you.

[@janedarc1471]

I have placed my thyme in a terrarium, with a growing light but it turns brown. I leave in singapore. Can you help? Thanks

[@gougs2878]

lights are place too near

[@lovebucket9606]

Thyme likes dry soil. May be too much water

[@str8cold97]

Too much fert.

[@seaglass8940]

Too hot

[@ZE308AC]

Would a vegan fertilizer work?

[@richardwilliams3839]

Hope it don’t die cause I might have to get a new one lol smh

[@elvinmay54]

What type of pot do you use and does it need holes at the bottom

[@olive4naito]

Melissa Lauder You need holes. You can drill them in if you have a drill and the pot is plastic. Clay pots usually already have holes and are more breathable so the plant will be less prone to root rot but you will have to water more frequently.

[@NerakGreen]

All plant pots need holes for drainage. Dollar Tree has nice plastic one gallon pots. I just stab em in triangles with a small steak knife. A lot of my seedlings start in a half of a 2 liter or 16oz water bottle, with holes in the bottom. Waste not, ya know. Country Crock would be proud of all the seedlings I’ve grown in their bowls. The lid makes a nice drip tray.

[@gordonsmith5589]

Dude, you are making a video about how to transplant from a garden center? Really? 😂

[@learnyourconstitution4869]

{THE PEOPLE ARE THE KEY TO END TYRANNY.

[@wabashstudio]

Why are you whispering?

[@valgailjarrett]

Wat about it turn brown why can u grow that

[@smokeymountains4]

could you speak louder? please, You seem to know what you're doing but I can hardly hear you!!!

[@Timetravel1111]

smokeymountains4 yes my other cell phone I could hardly hear, so it depends on the speakers, sound too. I do earbuds a lot even with iPhone 8.

[@Timetravel1111]

smokeymountains4 zen plant lullaby voice.

[@KillEscort]

It is not recommended to add rocks or gravel to the bottom of pots.

[@nenee009]

You don't even clean your pots and rocks????

[@kathykourakos8545]

Nenée Parra l

[@smokeymountains4]

ha ha ha

[@rajendrashrivastava8637]

how to ....poor audio and unclear voice and accent

[@jay8819]

Rajendra Shrivastava very clear english. just american accent. im english, born and lived here 30 years. its very clear english

[@jay8819]

+Rajendra Shrivastava

[@Fizabrown]

I hear just fine.