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Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) seeds

Thyme perfectly suits stews, soups, fish, and meat dishes. As tea, it's used against diseases of the airways.
Contents: Approx. 1000 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: THY03

GTIN: 4250601203966

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Thyme surely is one of the most versatile herbs that a garden can hold - in other words: There are few reasons to withhold this plant from the herb garden as it is hardy, tasty, and grows on dry and nutrient-poor soils as long as it only gets enough sun.

Especially in Mediterranean cuisine, thyme is in broad use and gives many foods their characteristic flavor. It is excellent with stews, soups, fish, and meat dishes. It's an essential part of the herb bunch Bouquet Garni, which is also cooked as it, after prolonged cooking, releases its flavour to the dish and doesn't lose it.

Thyme is also a very old medicinal plant, which is put to use especially in respiratory tract diseases. Almost all commercially available cough syrups contain a part of thyme as it's expectorant and anticonvulsant and, at the same time, fights the elicitor of the cough by its antibiotic characteristics. Its flowers are an excellent honey plant.

Plant description

Species:	Lamiaceae
Flower colour:	White
Special features:	Needs light to germinate Food for bees Open-pollinated
Lifecycle:	Perennial Hardy
Eventual height:	20-60 cm
Flowering months:	May June July August September

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0 cm
Planting distance:	15 cm
Bad companion plants:	Majoran
Good companion plants:	Headed cabbage Chives Hyssop
Row spacing:	15 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
Germination time:	1-4 weeks 2-6 weeks
When to sow outdoors:	April May

Perennial shrub. Winter hardy. Likes lots of sun and permeable, calcareous soil. Prevent waterlogging. Sowing: Germinates very well in preculture. Scatter the seeds onto the substrate, press them on and keep them warm. Grows in the garden as well as in the pot.

Other names

Botanical name:	Thymus vulgaris, Origanum thymus
German names:	Echter Thymian, Römischer Quendel, Gartentymian, Kuttelkraut
French names:	Thym Commun, Thym Cultivé, Farigoule, Thym des Jardins, Pote, Mignotise des Genevois, Herbe de Thym, Thym Vulgaire, Thym Vrai, Frigoule
English names:	Thyme, Common Thyme, German Thyme
Spanish names:	Tomillo, Farigola, Boja, Bojas, Estremoncello, Estremoncillo, Thymo Con Hojas Más Anchas, Timoncillo, Tomello, Tomillo, Tomillo Alcanforado, Tomillo Ansero, Tomillo Blanco, Tomillo Borde, Tomillo Borriquero, Tomillo Caliza, Tomillo Común, Tomillo de San Antonio, Tomillo de A Pie, Tomillo de Primavera, Tomillo de Un Pie Sólo, Tomillo Fino, Tomillo Hediondo, Tomillo Limonero, Tomillo Negral, Tomillo Negrillo, Tomillo Royo, Tomillo Salsero, Tomillo Verde, Tomillo Vulgar, Tremoncillo, Tumillo
Italian names:	Timo Comune