![]() Germination is painfully slow with a waiting time of anything from 7-35 days, you will be fooled when the first few shoot up, but wait and more will appear.Thyme will thank you for poor treatment, putting out new shoots during drought. Water down well as this should be an area with very good drainage.Cover it very lightly with seed compost.Thinly sow the tiny little seeds onto that moist warm soil.Finely rake the soil where they are to grow.Wait until April to mid July – basically wait for all frosts to be well and truly done.“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, where ox-lips and the nodding violet grows Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.” Oberon, A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare How to Sow Thyme Outside ![]() Either way will give you a good winter yield. If you have planted outside you may rely on a cloche during the colder months. If you want your thyme herb to stay in a pot, bring indoors when it gets colder. ![]()
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