All-Purpose
Flower Mix
Seed Starting Kit
All the information you need from seed to the medicinal flowers in your plate.
These flowers are very talented - They protect your plants and vegetables in your garden from pests; you can make tea, oil, and ointment; decorate your meals, drinks, and desserts with edible flowers!
In this seed starter set, we brought together carefully selected organic ancestral seeds, Borage, which is good for cardiovascular health; anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory Calendula, fibrous and calcium-magnesium-rich Coriander Flower, and digestive-friendly Cornflower. You can use these completely edible flowers in your meals, cocktails, and cakes, drink tea, and use them to make oils or ointments that are good for your skin.
Thanks to all the information we have gathered for you about pruning, harvesting, drying and storing as tea; ideal planting and maintenance needs of your seeds, nutritional values and health benefits of your plants; you can harvest for years by planting at the right time, in the right place and with the right instructions.
Unboxing
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4 biodegradable seed germination pots
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4 peat tablets
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Fine selection of non-GMO heirloom seeds for multiple plantings
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4 mini plant signs
Borage
Borago Officinalis
Borage is an herb with a long history of medicinal use. It is also grown for its edible leaves, which taste like cucumber, and its seeds, which are used as a spice.
Borage is known for its high content of gamma linolenic acid (GLA), an omega-6 fatty acid that has been shown to help reduce inflammation. It also contains moderate levels of vitamin C, magnesium, beta-carotene and potassium.
The leaves of the plant can be consumed raw in salads or cooked like spinach. Borage seed is used as a spice, especially in Central Europe. Borage can be used to sweeten drinks such as cocktails, lemonade, and iced tea. Its delicious flowers also add a delicate touch to the salad. Borage ointment is known to be good for insect bites, bee stings, swelling, bruising, redness and boils.
Coriander
Borago Officinalis
Coriander is an herb widely used in many dishes. It has a fresh, citric and slightly spicy flavor. It is often used in Mexican and Indian dishes, preferred in salads, soups and sauces.
The benefits of coriander are that it contains antioxidants that help protect the body from free radicals. It also contains vitamin C, which helps the body fight infections. Coriander can be used to make tea or simply eaten raw and also mixed into foods for flavoring.
The florets are preferred over the leaves for a milder coriander flavor. Like its leaves, it goes well with sandwiches, salads, soups and goes well with many ingredients and dishes. For example, carrot, zucchini, avocado, coconut milk, tomato and citrus are flavors that are known to go very well with coriander.
Calendula
Calendula Officinalis
Calendula, also known as potted marigold, is an annual or short-lived perennial flower that has been used for culinary and medicinal purposes for centuries.
Calendula is a hardy plant growing up to six feet tall with daisy-like flowers ranging from yellow to orange and sometimes red. The flower petals are edible and can be used in salads or as a garnish for other dishes. They are perfect for a relaxing and healing tea.
Calendula has also been traditionally used to treat wounds and burns, soothe digestive issues, relieve arthritis and gout pains, reduce fever, and relieve menstrual symptoms. It is used in making ointments, oils and balms due to its skin soothing and anti-inflammatory properties.
Cornflower
Centaura Cyanus
John's wort, also known as cornflower, is a plant with blue flowers. Its flowers are popular for their slightly spicy, clove-like flavor and mild sweetness. Dried flowers are used to make medicine or for cooking.
The flowers can be used in salads or as a garnish. They are commonly used in cocktails made with vodka or gin. Flower buds contain biotin, folate, vitamin C, calcium, prothocyanin and flavones.
St. John's Wort tea is used to treat constipation, congestion and fever. It has water retention feature. Its flowers are known to be good for stimulating the gallbladder and liver. It is widely used in menstrual irregularities. They also have other medicinal properties and can be used to treat headaches, insomnia, and other ailments.
Growing Instructions
Soaking the Seeds
Soaking helps improve the germination of certain seed types. Check each seed's soaking requirements from our Seed Library.
Preparing the Soil
Each peat tablet is for one biodegradable pot. Place the peat tablet in a cup of water and wait for it to expand.
Expanded soil will have a thin layer that will melt away in time. You can either keep it or gently cut it and take it out.
Peat tablets do not contain pathogens.
Sowing the Seeds
In the middle of your swelling soil tablet, you will see a slot for sowing seeds.
The sowing depth of the seeds is usually twice their size. Check out the recommended sowing depth for each seed in our Seed Library.
Ideally, you should plant 2-3 seeds in each tablet for high germination. If you do not plant the spare seeds in your package, store them in a cool, dark environment.
Watering the Seeds
Give the first sip of water to your seeds, and make sure the soil is moist at all times.
Transplantation
You can transplant your germinated plants to the balcony or the garden after the last frost before the spring, or to a larger flower pot in your home at any time. Generally, your plant is ready for transplantation when it is approximately 7.5 - 8 cm tall.
You should put the plant in the ground as is, without removing it from the biodegradable pot. Biodegradable pot will dissolve organically, and you will prevent your plant from getting stressed while transferring.
Care, Harvest, and Storage
Follow our Blog page for all the useful information such as pests and diseases that you may encounter during the maturation process of your medicinal and aromatic plants, and points to be considered while pruning, harvesting, and drying plants with natural methods, tea and oil making methods, and more!
Frequently Asked Questions
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