What is Thyme Orangelo?
Thyme Orangelo is a larger variety of thyme with an orange - citrus aroma and flavour. It's a plant that grows abundantly and is very easy to grow yourself. The fragrant leaves are especially delicious with savoury dishes such as: Mushroom soup with puff pastry, carrot parsnip stew with meatballs, gluten-free sheet cake with pumpkin, goat cheese and thyme, roasted parsnip soup with vegetable balls, savoury tart with tuna, mozzarella and thyme, bean mash with roast beef, white bean salad with spinach, thyme and tuna, savoury scones with tomato and thyme, savoury scones with thyme and cheese, mushroom tart with thyme, onion quiche with thyme, savoury tart with thyme, feta and pumpkin and tomato tarts with honey and thyme. This plant can withstand dehydration and neglect very well. It can be grown on dry soil with good drainage in full sun. Even between stones, gravel, tiles and in rock gardens, this wonderfully smelling and fragrant plant comes into its own. This thyme is hardy and evergreen in winter. This Orangelo thyme can also be used to cover the ground. It can also be grown in balcony boxes, Hanging Baskets and in large pots. Then this plant will grow over the edge. A plant that is already a little older can also be walked on.
Thyme Orangelo is a tasty, healthy and versatile herb. It's an herbaceous shrub native to the Mediterranean region. It has upright growing stems with small grey-green leaves and it blooms with small pale pink flowers. Thyme Orangelo has several medicinal uses. Thyme Orangelo is traditionally used against Rheumatism, stomach cramps, insomnia, Asthma, lung diseases, paralysis, headaches and colic. Thyme Orangelo is also blood-purifying, flu-fighting and stomach-strengthening. Thyme Orangelo is also used as an anti-cough remedy. Thyme Orangelo is also used in cooking with lamb, beef, pork, eggs, cheese, pasta, soups and potatoes. Thyme Orangelo is also an important component of Provencal herbs and of a bouquet garni. Thyme Orangelo is also widely used in sauces, stews, stir-fries, oven dishes, pasta dishes, marinades, with game, in soups, salads, potato dishes, egg dishes (omelettes) and in herb butter. It's also a very popular herb in French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Moroccan, Tunisian, English and Dutch cuisine. Thyme Orangelo can be cooked along in dishes. Thyme Orangelo is used both fresh and dried. Dried Thyme Orangelo has a stronger flavour. The leaves of Thyme Orangelo are used or Thyme Orangelo is added whole to a dish. Thyme Orangelo is also used to make tea. This tea is used against colds, coughs, throat problems and to strengthen health. Thyme Orangelo can also be added to a foot bath or herbal bath. Thyme Orangelo then works to ward off the cold, combat fatigue and relax. Thyme Orangelo is thus used in many different ways. Hardy perennial. Height: 25 - 30 cm.
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Thyme Orangelo originates from the Mediterranean region. Today, it's also cultivated in the Netherlands and Belgium.
1. Thyme Orangelo has several medicinal uses. It helps against Rheumatism, Asthma, insomnia, stomach cramps, headaches, colic, lung disease and paralysis. Thyme Orangelo is also blood purifying, stomach strengthening and flu fighting.
2. Thyme Orangelo is widely used in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Moroccan, Tunisian and Dutch cuisine.
3. Thyme Orangelo is used to make an herbal tea that can be used against colds, coughs, throat problems and to strengthen health.
4. Thyme Orangelo can be used fresh and dried. Dried Thyme Orangelo has a stronger flavour than fresh Thyme Orangelo.
5. Thyme Orangelo is delicious with pork, eggs, cheese, potatoes, butter, beef, lamb, pasta and in soups.
6. Thyme Orangelo is high in vitamin K and contains potassium, iron, manganese, magnesium and calcium
7. Thyme Orangelo is a small-growing, evergreen, wonderfully fragrant and great-tasting shrub that starts to bolt from the 2nd season.
8. Thyme Orangelo can be harvested from June from the 2nd year after sowing.
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Indoor sowing: March - April
Outdoor sowing: May - June
Germination: 10 - 15 days
Germination temp.: 18 - 20 °C
Sowing depth: ½ cm
Planting distance: 23 - 28 cm
Plant position: sunny
Harvest period: June (see text below)
Sow indoors from March till April. Sow in trays filled with moist pottingsoil. Sow sparingly and shallow and cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil. Thyme Orangelo is a light germinator. The seeds need a lot of warmth to germinate. Cover the trays with a lid to retain the moisture. Keep the temperature as even as possible and don't let the temperature drop during the night. Remove the lid, when the seedlings emerge. Put the seedlings, when they're large enough to handle, in seperate pots. Harden these pots of for about 14 days in the sun during the day, from the beginning of May. Put the young plants on a sunny plot after this period, when there's no longer any danger of nightfrost. Keep about 23 - 28 cm apart.
Sow outdoors from the middle of May, when there's no longer any danger of nightfrost. Sow in rows about 45 cm apart. Sow sparingly and shallow. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil. Thin the seedlings, when they're about 5 - 7 cm in size to about 23 - 28 cm surrounding the plants. Put Thyme Orangelo on a sunny plot with sandy, lime rich soil with good drainage.
Harvest Thyme Orangelo in the first year after sowing, only once. After this you can harvest Thyme Orangelo in the second year after sowing twice. First in June and for the second time not later than end of August. Cut the branches of Thyme Orangelo of with scissors. Cut regularly to promote the growing of new leaves and to promote the branches to become wood-like.
