'Summer' Thyme is reputedly the most flavoursome variety with a stronger and sweeter taste and is preferred by French chefs. It has narrow, delicate greyish-green leaves and tiny pink flowers and produces an abundance of foliage over a long growing period. Required free draining, well composted soil and full sun.
How to plant: Seeds are very small, scatter a few along a shallow trench line and water in. Keep moist, not wet, until the seeds have germinated. This will take between 6-8 weeks.
When to plant:
Cool climate: September-April
Temperate: September-May
Subtropical: Anytime
Tropical: Anytime
Spacing: 25-30cm
Depth: 0-1cm
Companion plants: Sage, Cabbage, Eggplant
Please note we are unable to ship seeds to Western Australia