Kitchen Garden Forum

Evening all, my first post.
Is it too late to sow Lavender and Thyme seed?
These two seem to me to be expensive to buy plants at the garden center.
I am on an exposed hillside site at 1350' but I do have a small greenhouse.

Dear NAD,
it is not too late. Sow thinly onto compost that has some sand added to it in a 1:4 ratio. Cover the seeds with about 1/2 a centimetre of vermiculite and keep moist until germination occurs; do not exclude light. The plants will be too small to plant outside this year and will need to be kept in a frost free place over winter and planted out next spring. When the seedlings are big enough to handle I usually separate out the lavender seedlings individually but I will put 4-5 seedlings of thyme together in one pot as this makes a better "plant" quicker. For cooking the English winter thyme is recommended.
Regards Sally Wright.

Hi Sally, many thanks. I just ordered some seed.