Thyme De Provence Seeds

Thyme De Provence, or ‘Summer Thyme’, is a popular perennial herb that is well known for its culinary, medicinal and ornamental uses. With its tiny, soft, grey-green leaves and small, pinkish flowers, Thyme de Provence is spicier than common thyme and is the preferred option in authentic French cuisine. In fact, it is the leading component in the famous Herbes de Provence dried-herb mix, as well as in the Bouquet garni – a bundle of string-tied herbs used to flavour soups and stews. Thyme can be found beyond the library’s ‘cookery’ section, though; it has long been a key ingredient in folk medicine and is listed frequently in spell handbooks. Historically, it’s had a major role in vision-inducing love potions, fairy-producing unguents and, as the botanist Nicholas Culpeper recommended, nightmare remedies.

LATIN NAME 
Thymus vulgaris

NAME 
Thyme

VARIETY 
De Provence

QUANTITY 
10 seeds

PLANT SIZE 
Height 15 cm 
Width 20 cm

CONTAINER SIZE 
Height 20 cm 
Width 20 cm

COMPANION PLANT 
Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, oregano, alpine strawberries.

SOWING 
Indoor Feb-Mar 
Outdoor Apr-June

TIMING 
Germination 15-30 days 
Harvesting 40-60 days

SPACING 
When sowing 1-2 cm; Depth 0,5 cm 
When thinning 3-5 cm

GROWING 
Sunligth Full sun. 
Soil Well-drained, light and poor soil. 
Watering Regular, allow to dry out. 
Feeding Addition of fertilizer is not necessary.

CARING 
Expert tip Thyme requires very little care, apart from occasional watering. Light pruning will help to maintain its compact-yet-bushy shape. Thyme is a sun-loving plant, and the light draws out the pungent oils that make its flavour so strong.

SUPPORTING 
Pollinators
Attracts bees and butterflies. 
Pests
Repels cabbage pests, whitefly and tomato hornworm.