The Kitchen Herb Grow Kit
Become a little more self sustainable and grow your own kitchen herbs with this kit from Flora. This also makes a great gift! Perfect for house warming or a thank you gift.
This kit includes:
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Chives, Thyme and Parsley seeds
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3 x peat pellets, peat pots and plant labels
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A herb butter recipe idea
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Instructions to grow your seeds
The packaging of this kit is biodegradable, even the clear window is made from cornstarch.
Instructions:
THYME:
- Sow Seeds in the Spring. Cover the peat pellet with hot water and wait for it to rise and expand, then place it into peat pot.
- The seeds need to be started in a warm frost- free place. A greenhouse or your window sill would work well. Keep under cover until approx 5-10cm high, then harden off by putting outside during the day and inside at night for a few days.
- Plant the seedlings in the peat pot directly into their final positions, in well-drained soil with full sunlight. Thyme can also be grown in a pot.
- You may need to thin out the seedlings by plucking out any of the smaller ones to allow space for the others to grow.
- Harvest the leaves for cooking with roast potatoes, meat, herb butter, pasta etc. Alternatively, Thyme has a lot of medicinal properties and can be used to help fight cold and flu symptoms.
CHIVES:
- Sow seeds early Spring to Autumn. Cover the peat pellet with hot water and wait for it to rise and expand, then place it into peat pot.
- Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Sprinkle a few seeds in the peat pellet, cover and gently firm down.
- Once the seedlings are approx 5-10cm high, you can start to put them outside during the day to harden them up and bring them back inside at night.
- Then plant the seedlings in the peat pot directly into the soil. Chives can also be grown in a pot.
- Once the plants have long leafy growth, you can harvest some of the leaves for herb butter, salads, eggs etc.
PARSLEY:
- Sow Italian parsley in Spring, Summer or Autumn. Cover the peat pellet with hot water and wait for it to rise and expand, then place it into peat pot.
- Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Sprinkle a few seeds in the peat pellet, cover and gently firm down.
- Once the plants are approx 5cm tall you can plant the peat pots directly into the soil in it’s final position or parsley can be grown in a pot.
- You may need to thin out the seedlings by plucking out any of the smaller seedlings to allow space for the others to grow.
- When the plant has leafy growth you can harvest some of the leaves for pesto, herb butter, salads, eggs, prawn dishes etc.