HR95 MOTHER-OF-THYME SEEDS (CREEPING THYME)Thymus serpyllum
Low ground cover thyme with small fragrant leaves and lavender summer flowers. It is an excellent ornamental edible for planting between stepping stones, as an edging in the herb or vegetable garden or in containers. Leaves are used as seasoning or in potpourris. Employed medicinally as an aid to digestion and as a cough remedy. Makes a soothing tea. A deer resistant, winter hardy perennial to zone 5. Packet is 1 gram, about 4,000 seeds.
HR705 SUMMER THYME SEEDSThymus vulgaris
This is the best culinary thyme, with higher essential oil content, offering a spicier more pungent flavor for your meat, fish and poultry dishes than other varieties. More upright growing than Mother-of-Thyme it is an excellent choice for containers, growing 6-12 inches tall. Winter hardy to zone 6, Summer Thyme can be grown as an annual everywhere. Packet is 1/4 gram, about 1,000 seeds.
How to Plant THYME SeedsSow seeds in cell packs or flats, press into soil but do not cover. Needs light to germinate. Kept moist and at 70 degrees F., germination is in 14-21 days. Transplant into the garden 6-12 inches apart. Provide full sun to part shade and well-drained soil. Needs little summer water once established.
