1000 Thyme Seeds - Non-GMO Heirloom Herb Seeds for Home Garden - Fresh Culinary & Medicinal Planting Seeds - Perfect for Cooking, Tea, and Aromatherapy

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Thyme Seeds Common Garden Culinary Herb Heirloom Thyme is one of the most widely used culinary herbs. It is commonly grown as a decorative and functional plant in many home gardens, and bees use its pollen to make delectable honey. It is easy to grow and adaptable to most soils and climatic conditions and is perennial in USDA zone 4-8. Thymus vulgaris. Also known as Common Thyme, Garden Thyme. Perennial. 85 days. 12-18" height. 9-12" spacing. Produces a short shrub with small, grayish green leaves and clusters of pink or purple flowers. Sowing: Start thyme herb seeds indoors 5-6 weeks before the last frost, sowing them 1/4" deep in a flat. Keep them out of direct sunlight, but make sure the soil temperature is at least 70 degrees F. Germination may take up to 28 days. Well after the last frost, transplant the seedlings 9-12" apart in sandy soil and full sun. Direct sowing is possible but not recommended, since the seeds take much longer to germinate in the cool soil of spring; this significantly shortens the growing season and delays the harvest of fresh leaves. Thyme also grows well as a container plant, and can be propogated from cuttings or root division. As a companion plant, thyme attracts bees and discourages harmful insects such as the cabbage butterfly.