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Sow by: 6/2009 A Packed Year Ending: 30.06.08*
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The easy way to 5 a day! Grow these tasty herbs in the garden or on the patio. They are easy to grow and will provide you with plenty of tasty, healthy herbs. Sow your seeds: Sweet Basil Feb-June, Parsley Feb-July, Coriander April-June, Chives March-May Start the seeds indoors in 7.6cm (3") plastic pots – (Fun to Grow pots are ideal) using firmed, moist compost, sprinkling the seed thinly and covering the different seeds with twice their own depth of compost. Place on a warm, sunny windowsill and water if the compost looks dry. When seedlings are large enough to handle, carefully plant them singly into 7.6cm (3") pots and grow on. You can also plant your seeds outside in rows when the soil is warm enough. (Late March onwards). Carefully lift and move to their final spacings when large enough to handle.
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Care of your healthy herbs: Plant your herbs June onwards in the garden. Space Chives and Parsley 15cm (6") apart, Basil 23cm (9") and Coriander 23-30cm (9-12") You could also plant them in large pots or growbags on the patio. Chives, Parsley and Basil can even be kept in pots on the windowsill. Herbs do not need a lot of care and attention. Just keep them well watered when the weather is dry.
Pick your herbs: June-September
Sweet Basil
Parsley Moss Curled 2*
Coriander
Quality Guaranteed. Standard Seed*. EC rules and standards. Suttons Seeds, Paignton, England TQ4 7NG
5 011567 170070
Chives
www.suttons-seeds.co.uk
WARNING: NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS DUE TO SMALL PARTS. ADULT SUPERVISION RECOMMENDED.
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Fun Facts Sweet Basil
Basil has a strange history. Some people think it comes from a Greek word meaning ‘King’ while others think it is from a word meaning ‘Dragon’ – you choose! In Italy Basil was thought to symbolise love, while in ancient Greece it was a sign of hatred – ooh err! Basil is used in lotsBasil of cooking like yummy Italian pizzas and pastas and Thai Sweet soups and stir fries. Basil has a strange history. Some people think it comes from a Greek word Parsley Moss Curled 2 meaning ‘King’ while others think it is from a word meaning ‘Dragon’ –Inyou choose! In Italy Basilwas wasthought thoughtto tobe symbolise love, while Greece it was a sign ancient Greece, Parsley sacred and was usedininancient garlands for celebration of hatred err! to Basil is used in lots of cooking like ityummy and pastas andthe Thai and even –onooh tombs ward off evil spirits! Nowadays is usedItalian widelypizzas in cooking all over soups world.and stir fries. Parsley is Moss also a healthy Parsley Curledherb 2 being high in Vitamins A and C. DID YOU KNOW can freshen your to breath by chewing even when grown- ups In ancient Greece,you Parsley was thought be sacred and wasparsley used in–garlands for celebration haveeven been and oneating tombsgarlic! to ward off evil spirits! Nowadays it is used widely in cooking all over the world. Coriander Parsley is Coriander also a healthy high in Vitamins A and The herb is so herb old itbeing is mentioned in the Bible! It C. is used for cookery in Europe, the DID YOU KNOW freshen yourLatin breath by chewing parsley – even when grown- ups Middle East, Asia,you the can Mediterranean, America, China and Africa. have been eating garlic! DID YOU KNOW many years ago, children were given a sweet called Sugarplums at Christmas time. These were in fact Coriander coated with sugar! Coriander The herb Coriander is so old it is mentioned in the Bible! It is used for cookery in Europe, the Chives Middle East, Asia, the to Mediterranean, Latin America, China and Africa. Chives were brought Europe from China by the great explorer Marco Polo. DID KNOWcalled many Chives years ago, children given a sweet at Christmas TheyYOU are always rather than ‘awere Chive’ because theycalled alwaysSugarplums grow in groups. In the time. These in fact coated with sugar! middle ages were they used to Coriander be dried and then hung up in doorways to ward off evil spirits. Chives are high in Vitamins A and C and in the garden can be used to deter insect pests. Chives DID YOU KNOW thattoinEurope ancient times, Chives were used by gypsies fortune telling? Chives were brought from China by the great explorer Marcofor Polo. They are always called Chives rather than ‘a Chive’ because they always grow in groups. In the middle ages they used to be dried and then hung up in doorways to ward off evil spirits. Chives are high in Vitamins A and C and in the garden can be used to deter insect pests. DID YOU KNOW that in ancient times, Chives were used by gypsies for fortune telling?
Fun Facts
Can you do it? Try the Happy Herbs Wordsearch and find the words in the maze
Can you do it?
What your child can learn? Your child will learn elements of the National Curriculum including seed germination and plant growth.
M S A D S
P O Y Z V Z C S A B V C H T U V O Q YE ZI VI Z H C Y P A O ZC U Y SE N HI KR R O VJ CJ H D M AT B T UL E Z M D V V Q E I I HE YS B Z C CJ Y A ER A I RT O S A V L G M T O J J D M A L O O M S DE VS EX SP E Z N BJ W Z TR CI K J W A R N M K W L P S A V L G M AE
Z Qthe C words G F N inH the K Rmaze Z U Try the Happy Herbs Wordsearch and find What your child can learn? Your child will learn elements including Chives of the National Curriculum Coriander seed germination and plant growth. Chives
Coriander
Parsley
Sweet Basil
Parsley
Sweet Basil
N Y M ZI U N O Y FI C U T O O F X C T O X
K SJ R Q KR SJ RL H R H S G L S H H G S
V W A CE A V E W Q E AI M E Z Q PI
U G D D G S U M G N D SV Q M NI P V M Q Z I P P
A SJ N F W A JJ E N E W G J EZ EF G O O S E S X P Basil Z J W R I K W N Chives F N M K W L P E
Coriander Oregano Basil Parsley Chives Rosemary Coriander Sage Oregano Thyme Parsley
Rosemary Sage Thyme
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happy
Mo
herbs
Sw e
P ar s l ey
Co ri ande r
Sw e
Chi ve s
ake We mthings r othe tasty!
e t Ba s il
ss Curled 2
ake We mthings r othe tasty!
Co ri ande r
P ar s l ey
e t Ba s il
Chi ve s
herbs happy
Mo
ss Curled 2
Sow by: 6/2009 A Packed Year Ending: 30.06.08*
17 00 75
The easy way to 5 a day! Grow these tasty herbs in the garden or on the patio. They are easy to grow and will provide you with plenty of tasty, healthy herbs. Sow your seeds: Sweet Basil Feb-June, Parsley Feb-July, Coriander April-June, Chives March-May Start the seeds indoors in 7.6cm (3") plastic pots – (Fun to Grow pots are ideal) using firmed, moist compost, sprinkling the seed thinly and covering the different seeds with twice their own depth of compost. Place on a warm, sunny windowsill and water if the compost looks dry. When seedlings are large enough to handle, carefully plant them singly into 7.6cm (3") pots and grow on. You can also plant your seeds outside in rows when the soil is warm enough. (Late March onwards). Carefully lift and move to their final spacings when large enough to handle.
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Care of your healthy herbs: Plant your herbs June onwards in the garden. Space Chives and Parsley 15cm (6") apart, Basil 23cm (9") and Coriander 23-30cm (9-12") You could also plant them in large pots or growbags on the patio. Chives, Parsley and Basil can even be kept in pots on the windowsill. Herbs do not need a lot of care and attention. Just keep them well watered when the weather is dry.
Pick your herbs: June-September
Sweet Basil
Parsley Moss Curled 2*
Coriander
Quality Guaranteed. Standard Seed*. EC rules and standards. Suttons Seeds, Paignton, England TQ4 7NG
5 011567 170070
Chives
www.suttons-seeds.co.uk
WARNING: NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS DUE TO SMALL PARTS. ADULT SUPERVISION RECOMMENDED.
3/07/A
17_00_75.indd 1
21/3/07 10:48:11
Fun Facts Sweet Basil
Basil has a strange history. Some people think it comes from a Greek word meaning ‘King’ while others think it is from a word meaning ‘Dragon’ – you choose! In Italy Basil was thought to symbolise love, while in ancient Greece it was a sign of hatred – ooh err! Basil is used in lotsBasil of cooking like yummy Italian pizzas and pastas and Thai Sweet soups and stir fries. Basil has a strange history. Some people think it comes from a Greek word Parsley Moss Curled 2 meaning ‘King’ while others think it is from a word meaning ‘Dragon’ –Inyou choose! In Italy Basilwas wasthought thoughtto tobe symbolise love, while Greece it was a sign ancient Greece, Parsley sacred and was usedininancient garlands for celebration of hatred err! to Basil is used in lots of cooking like ityummy and pastas andthe Thai and even –onooh tombs ward off evil spirits! Nowadays is usedItalian widelypizzas in cooking all over soups world.and stir fries. Parsley is Moss also a healthy Parsley Curledherb 2 being high in Vitamins A and C. DID YOU KNOW can freshen your to breath by chewing even when grown- ups In ancient Greece,you Parsley was thought be sacred and wasparsley used in–garlands for celebration haveeven been and oneating tombsgarlic! to ward off evil spirits! Nowadays it is used widely in cooking all over the world. Coriander Parsley is Coriander also a healthy high in Vitamins A and The herb is so herb old itbeing is mentioned in the Bible! It C. is used for cookery in Europe, the DID YOU KNOW freshen yourLatin breath by chewing parsley – even when grown- ups Middle East, Asia,you the can Mediterranean, America, China and Africa. have been eating garlic! DID YOU KNOW many years ago, children were given a sweet called Sugarplums at Christmas time. These were in fact Coriander coated with sugar! Coriander The herb Coriander is so old it is mentioned in the Bible! It is used for cookery in Europe, the Chives Middle East, Asia, the to Mediterranean, Latin America, China and Africa. Chives were brought Europe from China by the great explorer Marco Polo. DID KNOWcalled many Chives years ago, children given a sweet at Christmas TheyYOU are always rather than ‘awere Chive’ because theycalled alwaysSugarplums grow in groups. In the time. These in fact coated with sugar! middle ages were they used to Coriander be dried and then hung up in doorways to ward off evil spirits. Chives are high in Vitamins A and C and in the garden can be used to deter insect pests. Chives DID YOU KNOW thattoinEurope ancient times, Chives were used by gypsies fortune telling? Chives were brought from China by the great explorer Marcofor Polo. They are always called Chives rather than ‘a Chive’ because they always grow in groups. In the middle ages they used to be dried and then hung up in doorways to ward off evil spirits. Chives are high in Vitamins A and C and in the garden can be used to deter insect pests. DID YOU KNOW that in ancient times, Chives were used by gypsies for fortune telling?
Fun Facts
Can you do it? Try the Happy Herbs Wordsearch and find the words in the maze
Can you do it?
What your child can learn? Your child will learn elements of the National Curriculum including seed germination and plant growth.
M S A D S
P O Y Z V Z C S A B V C H T U V O Q YE ZI VI Z H C Y P A O ZC U Y SE N HI KR R O VJ CJ H D M AT B T UL E Z M D V V Q E I I HE YS B Z C CJ Y A ER A I RT O S A V L G M T O J J D M A L O O M S DE VS EX SP E Z N BJ W Z TR CI K J W A R N M K W L P S A V L G M AE
Z Qthe C words G F N inH the K Rmaze Z U Try the Happy Herbs Wordsearch and find What your child can learn? Your child will learn elements including Chives of the National Curriculum Coriander seed germination and plant growth. Chives
Coriander
Parsley
Sweet Basil
Parsley
Sweet Basil
N Y M ZI U N O Y FI C U T O O F X C T O X
K SJ R Q KR SJ RL H R H S G L S H H G S
V W A CE A V E W Q E AI M E Z Q PI
U G D D G S U M G N D SV Q M NI P V M Q Z I P P
A SJ N F W A JJ E N E W G J EZ EF G O O S E S X P Basil Z J W R I K W N Chives F N M K W L P E
Coriander Oregano Basil Parsley Chives Rosemary Coriander Sage Oregano Thyme Parsley
Rosemary Sage Thyme
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