Jekka’s Grow At Home Spring Herb Kit
Description
Jekka’s grow at home spring herb kit is all you need to start growing and using herbs for this spring, Jekka has selected her favourite herbs to start the year; just add love and water. Perfect for children and adults alike.
At Jekka’s we believe herbs are the most wonderfully diverse and useful plants, coming in all shapes and sizes, textures, colours, perfumes and uses. Not only do they turn a meal into a feast but a simple herb infusion can ease tension and lift the spirits.
We wish everyone to enjoy herbs and have developed this kit as a good starting point. It contains Jekka’s special hand-mixed seedling compost as well as 5 packets of our seeds.
Growing indoors? Check out Jekka’s blog on indoor herb gardening for some advice.
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Seeds
Jekka’s grow at home herb kit contains the following 5 individual packets of culinary herb seeds:
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Details
Jekka’s grow at home herb kit contains:
- 5 fibre pots – environmentally friendly, peat free, biodegradable pots*;
- Compost – Jekka’s hand-made special seedling mix, which is organic (though not certified), vegan and peat free;
- Perlite – for covering the seeds;
- 5 packets of seeds – our untreated seeds that can be used to grow organic herb plants;
- 5 labels – recycled lollypop sticks;
- An introductory guide.
Jekka’s grow at home herb kits can be followed on by Jekka’s “Grow On” Kit – 1 ltr pots unless you wish to plant them straight out.
Try Jekka’s Grow At Home Subscription to regularly receive the joy of herbs through one of our culinary herb seed kits or a gift.
*Fibre pot shape might differ to those in product image.
