Thyme
Thymus vulgaris

SEED COUNT PER GRAMME: 5.000
DURATION OF GERMINATION (YEARS): 2
DAYS NEEDED TO GROW: N. 15-20
UE MINIMUM VALUES FOR SELLING:
PURITY 95% - GERMINATION 50%
CULTIVATION METHODS
a) Sowing in nursery
Period: from march to june
Quantity of seeds 0,5 grams/m²
Depth of sowing: mm. 1-2
b) Transplant after days 90/100)
Row to row distance cm. 40
Plant to plant distance cm. 20

inflorescence

EDIBLE PART: leaves and tender stems.
HARVEST PERIOD: from spring to autumn.
PRODUCTION: green product 5 tons/ha. -
seeds 250 kg./ha.
PURPOSE: cooking (leaves and tender
stems as flavouring for dishes); herbalist’s
shops and distilleries, pharmaceutical and
cosmetic industries, liquor-distilleries.