Jekka’s Essential Gardeners Gift Box
Description
For the gardener who is looking for the ideal kit to start growing!
Jekka’s Grow at Home Kits are the ideal start into growing your own herbs. This gift box contains one of our popular Grow at Home Kits together with a 0.7L Haws watering can in copper or recyclable plastic available in green or sage.
The joy of gardening can be shared from a young age and this gift box is ideal for not only the seasoned enthusiast but also the young gardener.
Details
Your gift box contains:
- A 0.7L Haws watering can in copper or recyclable plastic available in green or sage.
- 5 fibre pots – environmentally friendly, peat free, biodegradable pots
- Seed compost – Jekka’s hand-made special seedling mix, which is organic (though not certified), vegan and peat free
- Perlite – for covering the seeds
- One Grow At Home Kit from:
- Spring Grow At Home Kit: Pot Marigold, French Parsley, Caraway, Red Orach & Sweet Marjoram.
- Summer Grow At Home Kit: Basil, Dill, Summer Savory, Blue Hyssop, Wild Rocket.
- Autumn Grow At Home Kit: Coriander, Jekka’s Salad Mix, Chervil, Lovage & Winter Purslane.
- 5 labels – recycled lollypop sticks
- An introductory guide
All our gift boxes include an illustrated gift card and are packed in beautifully designed eco-craft mail order boxes, laid out and ready for you to gift or for us to send direct.
Gift messages can be included on the gift card, please add them in the note section at checkout.
Postage of £4 .75 charged separately. Please see our delivery terms and terms and conditions page for full details.
Seeds
Jekka’s essential gardeners gift box contains the following 5 individual packets of culinary herb seeds depending on the herb kit you choose:
Spring Grow At Home Kit:
- Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis) petals were used by the Romans as the poor man’s saffron. It has a slight peppery taste and will add a light tangy flavour to bread and soups as well as scones.
- Parsley (Petroselinum): is a hardy biennial that can be grown in a container. Jekka advocates using Parsley for flavour not just as a garnish. It is a good source of Vitamins A & C and also aids digestion.
- Caraway (Carum carvi): is a hardy biennial with feathery light green leaves. The seeds of Caraway can be used in cooking and baking and the slightly anise flavoured leaves can be used in salads.
- Red Orach (Atriplex hortensis var. rubra): the attractive dark red leaves can be eaten in salads raw when young or you can cook mature leaves like spinach. Seeds can be used to make bread.
- Sweet Marjoram (Origanum majorana): very aromatic, pale green, soft, oval leaves with an excellent flavour that combines well with meat, tomatoes and pasta.
Summer Grow At Home Kit:
- Basil (Ocimum): A staple in both Mediterranean kitchens and Asian cuisines. Lovely added to a stir-fry, in salads and pestos.
- Dill (Anethum graveolens): Wonderful culinary herb combining well with vegetables, fish or meat. It is said to improve the appetite and digestion as well as being a natural calmative.
- Summer Savory (Satureja hortensis): known as the bean herb as the leaves are cooked with all forms of beans and pulses.
- Blue Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis): Great for pollinators with its dense spikes of small dark blue/violet flowers and aromatic, green leaves. The leaves have a strong bitter minty flavour that can be used in marinades and with roast vegetables.
- Wild Rocket (Diplotaxis muralis): The strong, peppery flavour of fresh Wild Rocket is phenomenal compared to shop bought rocket and can be added to salads or sandwiches or makes the most delicious pesto.
Autumn Grow At Home Kit:
- Coriander (Coriandrum sativum): one of the most used herbs. Both the leaves and ripe seeds are edible and they have two distinct flavours; the seeds are warmly aromatic and the leaves have an earthy pungency.
- Jekka’s Salad Herb Mix: one of Jekka’s salad mixes to make a tasty “cut and come again” crop.
- Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium): a wonderful culinary herb with light green, feathery, slightly anise flavoured leaves.
- Lovage (Levisticum officinale): has a flavour reminiscent of celery and adds a meaty flavour to food. Older leaves can be used in stews, soups and stocks whilst the younger ones can be used in salads.
- Winter Purslane (Claytonia perfoliata): also known as miner’s lettuce, the whole plant is edible it tastes quite like spinach and is full of vitamin C.
For information on growing from herb seeds please see Jekkapedia, Jekka’s video on how to sow seeds, Jekka’s blog or Jekka’s Guide to Culinary Herbs.
