Using fresh herbs in your cooking can really improve the flavor of your food, but it can be a pain to have to go to the store every time you need them. With this hack, you'll always have fresh thyme from your own garden.
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In a TikTok video, Simon Akeroyd (@simonakeroydgardener) shared tips on growing your own thyme.
@simonakeroydgardener Thyme, which you can buy at the supermarket, is easy to grow. #growyourgroceries #growyourown #gardeningforbeginners ♬ Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra
First, buy a bunch of fresh thyme at the grocery store. Remove the leaves from the bottom few stems. Submerge all the stems in water and leave for a few weeks until they develop roots.
At this point, you can remove it from the water and plant it in compost to encourage further growth, or you can plant it in a pot or in your garden to grow larger.
“Thyme, which you can buy at the supermarket, is easy to grow,” says Simon.
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Buying fresh herbs from the store every time you cook can add up, but with this trick, you only need to buy thyme once and it's a gift that will serve you well for years to come. Plus, thyme is an easy-care, drought-tolerant plant, so once it's established, it's good to go.
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Many recipes only call for a teaspoon or two of fresh herbs, and it can seem wasteful to buy a whole bunch at the supermarket when you know you won't need it all. If you grow your own herbs, you can take only what you need and let the rest grow, without wasting money or worrying about moldy produce.
Expanding your garden and growing more of your own produce will save you a lot of time and money. Growing your own food will save you more money by eliminating time-consuming shopping trips. Plus, gardening has many other benefits. The larger your garden, the greater the benefits.
Gardening is known to improve your physical and mental health – it can help relieve stress, improve your mood and provide healthy exercise that's good for your heart.
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A food-filled garden is also a great way to have a positive impact on the environment: Eating what you grow in your garden reduces the demand for mass-produced, store-bought, and globally shipped produce — reducing the need to burn polluting energy for transportation.
For more tips on growing your own garden, check out this TCD guide.
What people are saying
Other TikTok users were also excited to try out the hack.
One user shared how they plan to use the herb: “I just did this. Making an infusion for health.”
“I had no idea that!” said another user.
“I don't have much time for thyme, but it's great for sauces,” one TikTok user joked.
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