Sowing months
Oct–Nov
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Moderate
Mature size
60–90 cm
First harvest
Seed at 130 days
Family
Apiaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food, healing
Sow in
winter
Care
Needs a dry spell at ripening or the seed moulds.
A winter annual of the north-west, grown for the thyme-scented seed.
Growing it
Needs a dry spell at ripening or the seed moulds.
What it is for
Tempering and traditional digestives; umbels feed hoverflies.