Varieties highlighted in blue are suitable for winter cultivation. @600 =Approximate Seed Quantity.
Herbs Origano is used in Mediterranean cooking with breads, pizze and tomatoes. For pesto, serving with tomatoes or for sauces the basil to use is the ‘Classico Italiano’. Neapolitan Basil Bolloso has very large leaves making it superb for wrapping Mozzarella balls. Flat parsley is best eaten simply, with chopped boiled eggs and mayonnaise for example.
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H1 Basil Classico Italiano Classic Italian culinary basil good all round use in the kitchen plus pesto. @4000 seeds. Sow Mar-Jul. £2.45 TAP1 Basil Classico Italiano Tape (Tape) sown onto a biodegradable tape. Sow Mar-Jul. £2.99 LM1 Basil Classico Italiano 50g growers packet. £9.99 H2 Basil Dark Opal (Purple) Sweeter tasting, deep colour. @3200. Sow Mar-mid Jul. £2.45 H3 Basil Bolloso Napoletano Famous Neapolitan large leafed basil. @4000. Sow Mar - Jul. £2.45 H4 Lettuce Leaf Basil Huge mild leaves. Ideal for stuffing. @4800. Sow as above. £2.45 H5 Basil a Piccole Foglie Small leafed. intense basil flavour. @4000. Sow Mar-mid Jul. »£1.99 H7 Borage - Use the edible flowers to decorate fruit salads, punches and port. @260. Sow Mar - Jul. £2.45 H8 Capers Needs heat. 3-9 months germination. Indoor only. @150. Sow Spring. £2.45 H9 Cat Grass. Favourite of cats everywhere. @7200. Sow Mar-Jul. £2.45 H10 Chervil Used in France to flavour eggs, soup & salad. @450. Sow Mar-Sep. £2.45 H11 Chamomile Comune The dried flowers can be used for making tea. 1g. Sow Mar- end Jun £2.45 H12 Chives - Chop up and add to potato salad. @750. Sow Feb - end Jun. £2.45 H13 Common Cress. Add to sandwiches. 6g. Sow all year. £2.45 H14 Coriander for Leaf & seeds @270. Bolts in summer. Use in Oriental & Asian cuisine. Sow Mar-Jun £2.45 H15 Dill. Use with fish (Gravadlax) & eggs. @3600. Sow Mar-Jun. £2.45 H16 Erba Stella. Bucks Horn. Eaten raw in salads. 2g. Sow Mar-Jun. £2.45 H17 Garden Burnet - Cucumber flavour. @450. Sow mid Mar-end Jun. »£1.99 H18 Culinary Lavender Spiga. Use the dried flowers to flavour sugar, biscuits and pork. @950. Sow Feb-end Sep. £2.45
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H19 Lemon Balm. Ideal for using in fruit salads and teas. Bitter lemon scent. @2000. Sow Mar- Jul. »£1.99 H20 Lovage. (Mountain Celery) Strong celery flavour with leaves like flat parsley. @3000. Feb-Jun. £2.45 H21 Origano The dried leaves are indispensable on pizza’s and breads. Very Mediterraean @6000. Sow Mar-Aug. £2.45 H22 Parsley Comune 2 Common flat leaf. Cut and grow again. @6600. Sow Mar-Sep. £2.45 TAP2 Parsley Comune 2 (Tape) Seeds sown onto a biodegradable tape. Sow Mar-Sep. £2.99 H23 Parsley Gigante of Napoli Giant flat leaf parsley. Superb flavour. @6600. Mar-Sep. £2.45 LM2 Parsley Gigante of Napoli (large pkt) 50g @30,000. £9.99 H24 Parsley Moss Curled Riccio 2 Not just for garnishing, tasty also. tender. @4800. Sow Mar - mid Oct. £2.45 H25 Peppermint Use in Pimms, tea or in fruit salad. Productive. @600. Mar-May. £2.45 H26 Italian Rosemary Woody hardy plant. Use to flavour roasts, bread. @135. Sow Apr-Jul. £2.45 H27 Rue (Ruta Graveolens) Used to flavour ‘Grappa’ and other distillations. @250. Sow Feb-end Aug. »£1.99 H28 Sage Chop and add to pork or pasta dishes. @4500. Sow mid Mar - end Sep. £2.45 H29 Ancient Roman Sculpit Sweet flavour. Add the leaves to salads, soups, omelettes and to risotto. 0.2g. Sow Mar - end Jun. £2.45 H30 Senape Bianca Mustard Leaf The small leaves are used in salads and pasta with cream with a mild mustard flavour. @600. Mar-Jun. »£1.99 H31 Sorrel Cook like spinach. Lemon flavour. Add to lamb, beef, omelettes and for making soups. @2500. Sow Mar-Jun. £2.45 H32 Summer Savory Cook with chicken or beans. @3000. Sow mid Mar- Jun. £2.45 H33 Sweet Marjoram Add to meat dishes or butte sauces for fish. @4000. Sow Mar- Oct. £2.45 H34 Russian Tarragon French cannot be grown from seed! Aniseed flavour. 0.4g. Sow Mar-Jun. £2.45 H35 Thyme of Provence. Excellent flavour, add to pork and fish dishes. @6000. Sow Mar-Aug. £2.45
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