A practical and 100% chemical-free professional seed kit featuring three 8 cm seed discs. The discs make sowing herbs effortless, ensuring optimal seed spacing and even germination. The pack includes three distinct, valuable culinary and medicinal herbs that are ideal for windowsills, balcony planters, or greenhouses.
Anise is a warmth-loving annual whose tender young leaves can be used in fresh salads and soups, while its roots can be enjoyed as a vegetable. The aromatic seeds are widely used in baking, desserts, and preserves. Summer savory is an annual herb featuring a robust aroma and a pungent, peppery flavor that makes an excellent alternative to salt and pepper. It pairs beautifully with green beans, peas, meat, and fish dishes, and is also known to aid digestion. Catnip is a hardy, frost-tolerant perennial tea herb with young leaves reminiscent of lemon balm, carrying a delicate citrus scent. It is ideal for brewing a soothing herbal tea while attracting beneficial pollinators to your garden.
Usage and Growing Instructions:
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Sowing: Select a pot 10–12 cm in diameter and fill it with quality seed-starting mix. Place one seed disc onto the soil surface and cover it with a very thin (0.3–0.5 cm) layer of soil. The summer savory disc can also be left directly on the soil surface, as it germinates well in light.
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Germination conditions: Water thoroughly and keep the soil consistently moist. Anise requires a temperature of at least +10 °C to germinate; summer savory is also warmth-loving.
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Location: Place the pots in a bright, sunny spot.
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Transplanting outdoors: Summer savory and anise are sensitive to frost. Before moving them outside or planting in open ground, ensure that late spring night frosts have completely passed. Catnip is a hardy perennial that will self-seed freely in the garden in subsequent years.
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Harvesting: You can start harvesting tender young leaves as the plants grow. Regularly pinching back savory and catnip encourages branching and lush new growth.
Tips & Recommendations:
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To speed up germination and retain moisture, cover the pot with cling film or glass for the first few weeks, making sure to leave ventilation holes to prevent mold.
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Summer savory is an excellent companion plant for green beans and peas—beyond pairing well on the plate, they also benefit each other in the garden bed.
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Harvest catnip and summer savory leaves for drying just before the plants bloom, on a dry, sunny late morning when their essential oil content is at its peak.
