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~ Seed for HERBS ~Herbs can be some of the most rewarding plants to grow, with even a few plants providing flavouring for many different meals, as well as filling the garden with scent and colour. Many of the herbs we offer can be grown very successfully in containers if you have limited garden space or want to cheer up a patio or balcony. ~ (i) BASILS ~
Tiny, strong-scented bushes. Order HeFB - 400 seed £1.45
Mammoth BasilWe had to put these two together! This is the largest-leaved basil we could find. Relatively compact (30cm) plants, but they have large 'lettuce'-type leaves. An excellent sweet basil flavour for salads and other dishes. We like it in tomato sandwiches as each leaf will cover an entire slice of tomato! Note: several people have pointed out that this has a slightly more aniseed-tinted flavour than other basils. We like it! But we also now have a different sweet basil as well - see below. Green, huge leaves. Order HeMB - 400 seed £1.45
Genovese BasilThis is a medium-sized sweet basil - from Genoa - which we have added for those of you who want something with bigger leaves than the fine-leaved type, but without the anise-tinted flavour of the Mammoth basil above. Green, medium-sized leaves. Order HeGB - 400 seed [OG1] £1.45
~ (ii) OTHER HERBS ~
Good strong parsley taste - try an unusual 'pesto' made by blending lots of this parsley, cashew nuts or skinned almonds, garlic, olive oil and a splash of vinegar plus a little warm water if needed to help it blend. Delicious! An essential herb for the kitchen. Order HeFV - 2g (lots of seed!) £0.99
Order HeGN - 2g (lots of seed!) £1.05
Grows well outdoors from late spring through into summer. Extend the season by sowing under fleece or (ideally) in a polytunnel in early spring or in autumn and you can have fresh coriander almost all year round. Slow to bolt, for fresh leaves Order HeLC - 120 seed £1.55
The plants have thin pointy leaves giving it an attractive blue-green
colour, & grow eventually to around 1 metre tall. Particularly good
with beans and potato cakes. 3' Tall. Spicy-citrus flavour. Order HeQU - 40 seed [OG2] £1.39 - Seed kindly grown for us this year by Anne Bartlett
Saving Herb Seed:
It is different for each herb, but in general with the herbs, you get a lot of seed for not too much effort. You need to grow only 1 variety to avoid crossing, and let it flower. Usually you rub or stomp out the seed (the rubber mat from your car is ideal for this!), and then pass it through a sieve to get rid of the big bits of stalk etc. The pictures show basil seed being done by Ben. Seed-saving instructions are included with your seeds, so
you can do this yourself.
And of course, seed-saving is only possible because these are all real, non-hybrid varieties.
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Seeds are only supplied to members of our Seed Club. Membership costs 1p per annum. When we process your order, you will be charged for |