Grow your own Basil, Mint, Chive, Parsley and Rocket from seed. 20 seed balls per tube, perfect for a garden bed, pot or windowbox.
100 seed balls to help create a stunning herb garden. The Seedball Herb Collection is an ideal gift for foodies, gardening enthusiasts, eco-conscious friends and family as well as a lovely Father's Day or Easter present. 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!
Each set includes five tubes of 20 easy to use seed balls of a different type of herb: Basil, Mint, Chive, Parsley, and Wild Rocket Salad. A unique gardening gift for anyone who would like to grow their own fresh herbs, but without a need for any gardening expertise! Simply scatter the balls on top of soil in a pot or garden bed and water well. For both outdoor and indoor use (if indoors they are best on a sunny windowsill).
Each ball is made from clay, peat-free compost and chilli powder which will naturally deter birds and insects from eating the seeds while giving them everything they need to successfully grow.
The Seedball Herb Collection is a set of five herbs, each packaged in beautifully illustrated tubes containing 20 easy-to-plant seed balls. These seed balls are ideal for anyone looking to grow a sustainable, low-maintenance kitchen garden. Each tube is covers one square meter of garden bed or 3-5 medium pots, with spacing of 10 cm between each ball. Scatter from early spring through to the end of autumn.
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!
