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Thyme Herb Seeds - Description
- Thyme Herb Seeds
- Variety: English Winter
- Official Name: Thymus Vulgaris
- AKA Common or English Thyme
- Packet Size: 450 Seeds
- A Low Growing, Wiry Stemmed Perennial
- Produces Small Leaves
Thyme Herb Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sow: Spring or Autumn
- Harvest: Can be harvested for fresh use throughout the Summer
- The flavour is best just before flowering
- Keep moist and lightly cover the seed
Thyme Herb Seeds - Uses
- Has both culinary and medicinal uses
- Can be used to preserve meat
- Aids the digestion of fat
- Great for soups, stews or sauces
- Thyme honey is made when bees collect pollen from thyme flowers
- Popular for it's antibacterial and antiseptic purposes
- Can be used as an ointment on skin infections & burns
Thyme Herb Seeds - Advantages
- Very popular among Irish gardeners
- Easy to grow from seed
- Low cost
- Variety of uses
- Great flavour
Index
- Sowing Instructions
- How to Transplant
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
Sowing Instructions
- Sowing time: Mid Spring
- Sowing location: Broadcast into seed tray or module seed tray
- Use potting compost & perlite mix
- Soak well before sowing
- If using module seed tray, sow five seeds per module or cell
- Requires light to germinate, so do not cover with soil
- Germination after 2 weeks
How to Transplant
- Prick out seedlings once large enough to handle (generally after 8 weeks)
- Transplant seedlings into 9cm pots
- Water before transplanting
- Keep pots indoors & allow develop before transplanting outdoors
- Transplant seedlings out in early to mid summer
- Be sure that frost has passed before planting out
- Young plants will die in the frost
- Harden off before transplanting to outdoors location
- Prefers full sun
- Soil: Good drainage is important
- Moderate to low fertility is fine
Crop Maintenance
- Trim plants back each year after flowering
- Cut stems back to approx 1 inch above old wood each year
- Cut back hard each year to prevent plant from getting leggy
- Feed each spring with a general fertilizer
How to Harvest
- Take only small amounts at harvest
- Don’t cut into old wood
- Can be used as a lawn alternative
Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
