Thyme Companion Planting
(tips on growing thymes in your garden)
If you are a beekeeper or just wish to attract more honeybees to your garden, you should include growing thyme in your garden plants. Along with being a favorite among bees and other beneficial insects, thyme makes a great companion plant. Please continue reading to learn more about growing thyme and companion plant and when you are done, you might also want to check out our guide for companion planting with herbs.
Thyme Companion Plants.
When companion planting thyme, cabbage, eggplant, salad burnet and strawberries will all benefit from thyme.
Thyme & Insects.
Thyme additionally makes a good companion plant because its flowers attract honeybees and beneficial predator insects. Thyme is also credited with repelling cabbage worms and flea beetles.
Additional Thyme Information
(Thymus vulgaris, Linn.)
To learn more about growing thyme be sure to check out our thyme fact sheet.
Thyme has a long and interesting history including love potions, Biblical references and knights in shining armor. Learn more from our article on the History of Thyme.