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.

QUANTITY10 seeds

PLANT SIZE
Height 15 cm
Width 20 cm

CONTAINER SIZE
Height 20 cm
Width 20 cm

SOWING
Indoor Feb-March
Outdoor April-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
Sunlight 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.

About Piccolo

Seed for contemporary gardens. Good things come in small packages.

Piccolo, as the name implies, specialises in researching and selecting dwarf vegetables that have compact habits, suitable for growing in pots on a balcony or terrace in an urban vegetable garden, specially designed for terrace gardens and small space.

Along with vegetables, Piccolo thinks a balcony garden should also be beautiful so they also offer fruits, edibles flowers and herbs. Their selected seeds are packed with sustainable and completely recyclable materials.

All the varieties are open-pollinated, non-hybrid and non-GMO.