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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: katynewbie on January 06, 2012, 15:08:17

Title: Thyme
Post by: katynewbie on January 06, 2012, 15:08:17
How long do the seeds remain viable for? I have a packet which is four years old, what do folks reckon?

Ta

Title: Re: Thyme
Post by: goodlife on January 06, 2012, 15:19:03
I'm sure some should still germinate. After all..how many plants would you really need?
Title: Re: Thyme
Post by: elvis2003 on January 06, 2012, 15:46:29
go for it,if they all take you can give them to family or line a path with them and get lovely thymey wafts whenever you walk by
Title: Re: Thyme
Post by: katynewbie on January 06, 2012, 15:53:26
Gosh! That was quick! Thanks, I just wanted to check, you can never have enough thyme IMHO, pun intended...
Title: Re: Thyme
Post by: elvis2003 on January 06, 2012, 15:57:57
 ;D
Title: Re: Thyme
Post by: saddad on January 06, 2012, 19:25:17
Quote from: elvis2003 on January 06, 2012, 15:46:29
go for it,if they all take you can give them to family or line a path with them and get lovely thymey wafts whenever you walk by
Careful if you have little ones... my youngest was always getting stung for standing on "drunk" bees in bare feet...  :-X
Title: Re: Thyme
Post by: grawrc on January 06, 2012, 19:55:43
I sowed a 1998  :-[ :-[ packet a couple of years back and was able to edge my herb bed in thyme as well as give masses away!
Title: Re: Thyme
Post by: Digeroo on January 07, 2012, 08:25:33
I wish you every success.  I have a woeful record with thyme the are one of the few seeds at which I am a total failure.

And I go so love cooking carrots in foil in the oven with apple juice (wine) with thyme and rosemary.

Even the pots from the supermarket die on me.