Best time to plant thyme in Mount Gambier
Thymus vulgaris
Also called common thyme, garden thyme
Sow thyme in Mount Gambier in Sep to Dec.
Thyme is a Mediterranean culinary herb in the mint family, most often the common species Thymus vulgaris. Its small aromatic stems and leaves are used fresh or dried. Ancient Greeks burnt it as incense, and it also has a place in the garden as an ornamental.
When to sow in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier, SA is in the cool zone. Its months for thyme apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Mount Gambier
Frost usually arrives in Mount Gambier around mid May and finishes by late October. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid April or as late as late November, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: stays for years
Holds its spot for years. Check your garden's rules and how long your plot licence runs.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly or raise seedlings
- Sowing depth
- 3mm
- Plant spacing
- 15cm
- Row spacing
- 30cm
- Height
- 25cm
- Germination
- 14-21 days at 18-21°C
- Time to harvest
- 70-90 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- perennial
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.