![]() ![]() Suitable for a neutral to slightly alkaline soil and will grow happily in a rock garden. Lemon thyme prefers well drained soil in an open sunny position. ![]() In the garden thyme grows well as a companion to cabbage, onions, roses and salad burnet. The dried lemon thyme leaves can be added to herb pillows and potpourris. Use externally for fungal infections, bites, aches and pains. Many pharmaceutical gargles, cough drops, mouth washes, and vapour rubs contain thymes constituent thymol. Thymes antiseptic and anti-bacterial properties make it useful as a herbal tea to help relieve colds (throat and chest), bronchitis, coughs, asthma, laryngitis and tonsillitis. Nice stirred through cooked mushrooms and omelettes or sprinkled on sardines. Use in stuffing, soups and sprinkle over baked vegetables. While you can use it in any recipes where thyme is included, it flavours chicken, fish and vegetable dishes superbly. The leaves can be used in any recipe calling for lemon juice or lemon zest or lemon flavoring. It has a very definite lemon smell and flavour along with the herby flavour of regular thyme. Lemon thyme is a perennial plant with glossy green diamond shaped leaves and pale lilac-pink flowers in spring /summer. 1 Lemon Thyme Herb Plant in a 50 X 75mm tube - General growing instructionsĪll of our Herb Plants are grown organically with certified organic potting mixes and fertilizers This is how we pack and send your Herb Plants to all states except TAS & WA ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |