To give away: Flower and Herbs seeds (7 packets)

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OscarSidcup
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Hello

To give away - as one lot:

Larkspur - Giant Imperial Mixed (sow by 2019)
Sweet Pea - Tall Mixed (sow by 2018)
Nigella - Love in a Mist / Persian Jewels (sow by 2019)
Calendula - Art Shades (sow by 2019)
Dill (sow by 2019)
Basil - Red Leaved (sow by 2019)
Rosemary (sow by 2019)

First come - first served!

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These seeds have now found a new happy garden. Thank you
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Hi,

Glad they found a home!

Your photo made me think, as I also have the free seeds (along with many more - I am a seedaholic) - has anyone ever tried to grow herbs such as Rosemary or thyme from seed?? Would you ever try? Rosemary - I would always take cuttings, and thyme, I would buy small plants?

The thyme you buy in supermarkets is I assume grown from seed as its not woody like the ones you buy in a garden centre.

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I must confess I have not and don't think I will. My thyme and rosemary in my herb garden are from the supermarket, as well as my tarragon (plant brought back from France this summer). I believe they are perennials so should be all set unless some disaster happens... I only grow parsley, coriander and basil from seeds. And I am in awe of the basil, it looks like it is on steroid. Keeps on giving! And so tall, yet still super tasty.
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I've grown thyme from seed, about end July I put some seed in the planters at home as the thyme in them was a bit leggy & scraggy. (It was supermarket bought). Sprinkled in the really tiny seeds in & they have germinated and are now about 2 inches tall, quite please really, as took quite a while to appear.

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Pawty wrote:Hi,

Glad they found a home!

Your photo made me think, as I also have the free seeds (along with many more - I am a seedaholic) - has anyone ever tried to grow herbs such as Rosemary or thyme from seed?? Would you ever try? Rosemary - I would always take cuttings, and thyme, I would buy small plants?

The thyme you buy in supermarkets is I assume grown from seed as its not woody like the ones you buy in a garden centre.

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I have succesfully grown both thime and rosemary from seed. The plants did not get very large and barely survived the first winter but it worked fine!
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