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Herb Guide for Kids Thyme

Herb Guide for Kids Thyme Growing Thyme,Cooking Thyme Plant for Kids Herb Garden

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Herb Guide for Kids
Thyme

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~ Growing Thyme is easy and it comes in many varieties
~ Maya has it in her herb patch near her sandpit and loves picking gresh thyme and its fragrant leaves

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Thyme Herb
Thymus Vulgaris
thyme picture in Mayas Herb Garden
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Herb Information
Herbs for Kids
Garden Thyme Herb comes in as many as 350 different varities
~ here ares ome of our favorites

Thyme Common
Thyme Lemon
Thyem Silver Posie
Thyme Silver Queen
Thyme Variegated

Thyme Plants look good in any garden with fragratn leaves and colorful flowers , some with pretty variegated leaf color
~ Beginner Herb Gardening for Kids
~ Learn about herb gardening for kids, from easy container herb gardening to planting a herb garden in childrens garden spaces

~ you can see our gardening photos and pictures of thyme
here
How to plant Thyme in your Kids Herb Garden
~ thyme likes well drained chalky soil in full sun
~ mix in some chalk and sand to create the right soils
~ it can be pruned back quite hard as some herb plants are growing herb leaves quite vigorously
~ some thyme varieties can even be walked upon and planted in kid garden walkways to release their scent
~ Maya loves dead heading the little spent flowers to encourage more to grow
~ thyme plants are very aromatic
Indoor Herb Garden


~ If you dont have an outdoor garden then try creating a kitchen windowsill herb garden with your kids

~ an indoor herb garden is easy to grow and provides yummy herbs ideal for kids cooking adventures too
Culinary Herb Use Other Herb Use
~ whole plants can be collected and the flowering tips in summer
~ add finely chopped to salads or springkle a few leaves into your lamb roast dinner
~ a sprig of thyme herb is quite yummy in homemade lemonade too
~ yummy Kid Recipes using thyme
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it is used in many french dishes
~ culinary herb thyme is added to flavor soups,marinades and slow cooked casseroles
~ because the leaves of garden thyme are so fragrant is it often used in Potpourris

~ A great kid garden project is making little sachets filled with aromatic herbs like thyme , rosemary and lavender to hang up in between your cloths
~ Use a natural muslin or cotton cloth and some pretty ribbon
Healing Herb Use Herbs for Kids

~ our favorite "must have" herbs and fancy new herbs to try out

~ kid friendly herb plants and a "Secret Candy " herb that is hard to resist

~ What are your favorite herbs and why? Share your herb growing tips with other kids
~ we love thyme oil or a thyme leaves in our bath after a hard day of gardening
~ it soothes cuts and grazes in no time and smells lovely
~ thyme herb is said to be rich in volatile opils which contain "Thymol" which is known as a natural anitiseptic
~ it is also said to have anti fungal properties and when taking herbs for kids it is used to soothe coughs
~ Kids Check out ! Thymol is also used in toothpaste
Gardening with Kids
~ Herb Guide for Kids Thyme
Building a Sensory Garden for Kids,an aromatic Herb Garden Patch and indeed any Gardening with Kids is an exiting adventure,start simple with our gardening resources for kids
and you soon will have a happy little kid gardener too