[Juli]

Can anyone tell me where I might be able to get lemon thyme seeds from? I can't seem to find any anywhere...

[mumofstig]

It's difficult to grow from seed, I found - but there are seeds here
http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/page13.htm

would you be better of with young plants?
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/121065975754?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0

[Juli]

Hmm, maybe you're right. I'll get some plants then. 

[devonbarmygardener]

National Trust garden shops are quite good for the more 'odd' herbs.
I bought lemon thyme 'Lorna Doone' at a Nat Trust shop and that lasted a few years.
You can often get into the shops without being a member.

[compostqueen]

Lemon thyme is worth growing as it's delicious. It grows very slowly and stays compact unlike common thyme which is straggly unless trimmed a bit.  I grew the common thyme from seed and it was dead easy so I reckon lemon would be no more tricky and deffo worth the effort

[Christine]

I've had my problems with lemon thyme and yet I can get parsley and lavender to start no problem. 

[mumofstig]

Lemon thyme is worth growing as it's delicious. It grows very slowly and stays compact unlike common thyme which is straggly unless trimmed a bit.  I grew the common thyme from seed and it was dead easy so I reckon lemon would be no more tricky and deffo worth the effort

yes, I agree ordinary thyme and purple thyme are easy - but lemon thyme certainly wasn't 

[Sparkyrog]

Thanks for the link Mum I bought some last night 

[mumofstig]

glad that I'm sometimes  helpful 

[compostqueen]

I wonder what's different in the varieties to make the lemon harder to germinate. Hmm interesting. I shall have a swot up 

[richy]

I find it just as cheap to buy a good plant and split it or get some off a friend

[compostqueen]

Yes but some of us are seed nuts and have to grow things from seed, or at least try to 

[shokkyy]

I've never tried lemon thyme but I did grow orange thyme from seed last year, and that came up like cress. I've never been very good at moderating the number of seeds I scatter in the pot

[Silkworm]

l got mine from Sainsburys popped two pieces in a glass of water, when l saw the roots popped it in compost, l now have two nice potted clumps, great with chicken or phesant.

Silky