Thymus serpyllum L.
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Creeping thyme - Thymus serpyllum.
Helps with insomnia and nervous overload.
Perennial spice and medicinal plant. Contains essential oil, mineral salts (Mg, K, Ca), ascorbic acid, flavonoids.
The growing season from full germination to the last harvest is 150 days. Has creeping flowering, well leafy shoots. The leaves are small, oblong-ovate, dark green above, grayish-purple below. The flowers are light pink, collected at the ends of the branches in capitate inflorescences. In one gram up to 3400 seeds.
The yield of green mass from one plant is 50 g.
Prefers light sandy loam soils. Leaves and shoots are used fresh and dried as spicy herbs for various dishes, sauces, for salting vegetables and making drinks.
Possesses strong antiseptic and disinfectant properties. It is included in the composition of breast preparations, used in traditional medicine to strengthen memory.
It will take its rightful place in curbs, group plantings on rocky hills and along garden paths. Forms dense clumps, completely covered with mauve inflorescences, which on hot summer days exude an unusually enchanting aroma ...
Thyme is distinguished by long and abundant flowering, resistance to diseases and pests, is not afraid of trampling, and is an excellent honey plant.

Sowing: thyme is sown in spring in greenhouses or beds. You can also grow seedlings indoors or in hothouses, sowing seeds from March to early May. The seeds are distributed in furrows or scattered at a depth of 0.5-1 cm. With sufficient humidity and a temperature of +20+35°C, shoots appear on the 7-10th day. In open ground, shoots appear in 3-4 weeks.
Care: prefers sunny places. There is no need to fertilize the plants. You only need to trim the plant regularly. Watering is necessary only in dry spring and summer.
Flowering: blooms in July-August for 25-30 days.
Flowering plants attract a large number of butterflies. The plant has a bright aroma, which makes it an excellent seasoning for meat and bean dishes. When dried, it is brewed with tea, giving it a special aroma and healing properties. Seedling cultivation is most preferable for further cultivation of plants in pots or other containers.

Nõmm-liivatee

Unpretentious and frost-resistant perennial!
Perennial frost-resistant, unpretentious plant up to 15 cm tall with cylindrical, creeping stems and protruding hairy shoots in the lower part. Leaves are petiolate, lanceolate, up to 1 cm long. Peduncles 5-15 cm tall. The flowers are mauve, collected in a capitate inflorescence, as a carpet plant, they are used in curbs, group plantings, on rocky hills and rocky areas. Taste, aroma, size, color and abundance of flowers - this is not the end of the list of plant advantages. The bushes exude their scent when you touch them, so if you want to plunge into a cloud of spicy scent, just swipe your hand over them ...

Thymus serpyllum, Nõmm-liivatee
Wild thyme, Creeping thyme, Breckland thyme.

A simple recipe that will be useful to many:
1. If you are cold or feel that the flu is coming on - your nose is running, and your throat is tickling, then make thyme tea:
Pour one teaspoon of ground dry herb with a glass of boiling water. Let it brew for a while, strain, add two tablespoons of heated red wine or one tablespoon of cognac.
2. A recipe for those who get tired of mental work:
Take 5 tablespoons of thyme and 4 tablespoons of St. John's wort (dry ground herb), mix and pour 1 liter of water. Boil for 10 minutes and wrap for several hours. Then strain the broth and add 1.5 tablespoons of honey. The drink perfectly tones and gives energy.

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