Thyme seeds «Fragrant»

Thyme, also German thyme, garden thyme / Thymus vulgaris - a genus of the Lamiaceae family, one of the largest and taxonomically complex genera of this family, a perennial creeping shrub 10-35 cm high with small pinkish-purple flowers.

Propagated by seeds and vegetatively by dividing the bushes. They should be sown early in the spring in not yet thawed soil or late in the fall by hand.

Blooms all summer. It is a good honey plant. The plant is well visited by bees, collecting pollen and nectar. The honey productivity of the plant is 140-170 kg/ha. Thyme gives high-quality fragrant honey.

The more bees there are on your site, the more fruitful your vegetables will be!

Thyme leaves are used as a spicy additive in the alcoholic beverage and canning industries. Add to potato and tomato salads, egg, lamb, chicken, pasta, rice dishes. Thyme enriches the taste and aroma of soups, broths, borscht, and light sauces. Serves as a fragrance for cocktails, tea.

Undemanding to moisture and soil. Grows on dry slopes and sandy hills, coniferous and deciduous forests, forest clearings, clearings, meadows. In one place grows up to 30 years.