Herbal Kitchen Garden Collection by Earthsong Seeds (6 packets of seeds)
Where would the deliciousness in our food be without herbs? Literally filled with flavour, herbs have a long history of use in the kitchen as well as in the clinic. Herbalist-Chefs have discovered which plants are best for enhancing the taste as well as the health benefits of our diet; spicy, sweet, aromatic or tangy, they all bring out the best in every dish – and our digestion.
The flavours in Earthsong's Herbal Kitchen Garden come mainly from the essential oils that keep the plants – and us – in good health. They have chosen some of their favourites for you to grow a mouth-watering garden; basil leaf is famous for its verdant freshness; fennel overflows with sweetness (try nibbling the fresh seeds); lovage leaf has a distinctive celery-like flavour; oregano has strong spicy notes; sage tastes of pine forests; thyme is distinctively woody and warming.
While it is mostly the leaves we grow for the kitchen, some of these herbs – especially oregano, fennel and thyme – also produce stunning flowers that will bring your garden to life with sound of buzzing bees.
Seed packs in this collection Basil, Genovese (Ocimum basilicum) Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) Lovage (Levisticum officinale) Oregano (Origanum vulgare) Garden Sage (Salvia officinalis) Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
How to use:
Use the freshly picked herbs liberally in your food. Or you can blend them together with olive oil for a six-herb super-pesto. Making home-made herbal oils for the kitchen is delicious too. Use 1 part herbs : 4 parts oil and infuse for 2 weeks. If using fresh plants you should ‘wilt’ them for 6 hours first to remove some moisture and then strain to ensure no water remains. Fennel seed, oregano, sage and type all dry well to keep for your over winter supplies. And remember to take your herbs with every meal
