Annual Herbs
Annual Herbs are planted each growing season and will give you a good crop from your kitchen garden but they will need to be replanted the following year.
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Fernleaf Dill
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Quick growing and versatile
Fernleaf Dill is a dwarf variety growing to just 45cm in height. A green herb with wiry, thread-like leaves that grow in clusters, it has a strong, distinctive taste that is like a combination of fennel, anise and celery, with warm, slightly bitter undertones.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Fernleaf (organic*)
Great for protecting your tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: Treat dill like bay leaves and let it add flavour to soups and stews, or add to the cooking water when you boil potatoes. Dill can also be used in bread, soups, vegetable dishes, and pickles, salad dressings, or to make dill vinegar. It works well with fish dishes.
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Chervil
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Delicious and rich in vitamins
Chervil is confused with parsley because of its leaves. This annual has an unusual aniseed flavour and is very rich in vitamins.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
In the kitchen: Delicious in soups and salads. Chervil goes very well with chicken and white fish.
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Summer Savory
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Year round herbs for the garden
Summer Savory is an annual herb that produces peppery-flavoured leaves all summer. It is a real winner for stews, stuffings and roast veggies. The flavour is somewhere between thyme and pepper – much better and smoother once cooked, rather than being eaten raw. Best grown in well-drained soil, or in a pot with good drainage. Our Summer Savory plug plants come in sets of 3 in small 8.5cm biodegradable pots, ready to be planted straight away.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Organic*
In the kitchen: Great to add to stews, soups and stuffings.
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Basil – Crimson King
£8.99
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Delicious flavour, purple leaves
This variety is everything you’d expect from basil but with purple leaves. Great flavour, easy to grow in pots, perfect for sunny spots… Basil ‘Crimson King’ is a perfect addition to window boxes or outdoor herb gardens where it can grow in full sun.Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Crimson King (organic*)
In the kitchen: Use as you would the green variety – can be added to salads, tomato dishes and its perfect on top of your homemade pizzas. Try making purple pesto!