Grow your own basil, mint, chive, parsley and rocket from seed, a gorgeous addition to a kitchen garden for gardeners and nature lovers.
100 seed balls to help create a stunning herb garden! The set includes 20 balls each of basil, chive, mint, parsley and salad rocket, which together would cover 5 square metres in a garden bed or 10-15 medium planters.
The Seedball Herb Collection is an ideal gift for foodies, gardening enthusiasts, dads and mums as well as a lovely Christmas stocking filler or secret santa gift. Perfect for creating a kitchen garden or adding fresh herbs to window boxes, balconies, or outdoor beds. Do leave some to flower too as their pretty blooms will attract pollinators too! The set can be grown outdoors or indoors on a sunny windowsill.
No need for any gardening expertise - simply scatter the balls on top of soil in a pot or garden bed and water well.
Herbs Included:
Basil (Ocimum basilicum) – Aromatic, bright green leaves and small tubular flowers, basil is a culinary favourite used in Mediterranean dishes and is especially good paired with tomato.
Mint (Mentha spp.) – With a fresh, cool flavor and distinctive fragrance, mint leaves are vibrant green with serrated edges. It’s a versatile plant used in teas, culinary dishes, and medicines. It thrives in moist, shaded areas and offers antibacterial properties.
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) – The grass-like leaves of chives have a mild onion flavour and can be chopped and added to a variety of dishes, the star-shaped flowers look pretty in salads. Super easy to grow and pollinators love their blooms.
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) – A hardy, biennial herb with bright green ruffled leaves, parsley is packed with vitamins and antioxidants and can be added as a garnish to most savoury dishes
Wild Rocket Salad (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) – Wild rocket leaves have a distinctive peppery flavour. the small yellow flowers are also edible and attract pollinators. Mixed with a tasty selection of salad leaves including mustard, mizuna, kale and greek cress. Yum!
