Basil Lovers Garden Seed Starting Kit

If you love basil and trying new kinds, this kit is for you!  Grow your own basil from seed and try new varieties that you won't find in your local greenhouses.  This kit includes everything you need to start a basil garden.  Imagine a neat and tidy basil garden overflowing with all the basil you could eat!  The pollinators love the basil flowers too.  Each variety is picked especially for its unique flavor and ease of growing.  I hope you enjoy this kit and have fun growing the seeds.  It is a wonderful way to try new varieties and get a head start on growing them.  All the varieties are wonderful for a container garden too.  Included in this kit are very detailed instructions on each seed variety; how to start the seed, how to maintain them, and then how to harden the plants off and get them outside when the weather is warm - either in your garden or a container!

This kit includes:
- 6 peat pots
- 6 soil discs
- 6 biodegradable palm leaf trays 
- 6 plant labels
- 6 seed packets with enough seeds for more than enough for one garden season - you will have enough      for next year!
- 1 small water spray bottle
- Plant information card for each seed type
- Seedling hardening off instructions
- Planting information card
- Burlap drawstring bag to hold all supplies

Seed varieties (quantity is the minimum seed count included):
- Italian Large Leaf Basil: traditional basil with a hint of sweetness, great for pesto and traditional basil recipes (at least 20 seeds)
- Licorice Basil: pleasant anise flavor, great for Indian and Mediterranean cooking, bright green leaves with purple accents (at least 20 seeds)
- Purple Ruffles Basil: deep purple leaves with a slight green tinge, use as you would a traditional basil, very heat tolerant (at least 20 seeds)
- Dwarf Greek Basil: perfect for containers or small gardens, bush-like habit, clove like flavor (at least 20 seeds)
- Lemon Basil: lemon scented and flavored, adds a tang to dishes, great for tea (at least 20 seeds)
- Piccolino Basil: tiniest basil variety, spicy little leaves, dome shaped habit, great for containers (at least 20 seeds)

Easy to grow garden kit.  Put a soil disc in each peat pot and add a little water at a time until all soil has expanded.  Add the seeds as directed on the planting card for each variety.  Label each pot with the label.  As directed in the planting card, the seeds like warmth for germination.  If the area is not warm enough you could put a small sandwich bag over the peat pot and seeds to act as a greenhouse until germination.  Keep soil moist but not too wet, seeds will germination in 1-3 weeks depending on seed type, climate of room, sun exposure, etc.  This is a great way to get your seeds started.  Once they are big enough they will outgrow the small peat pot and will then need to be transplanted into a larger pot or outside in the garden if weather permits.  I have included more seeds than will fit in each peat pot, you will have extra for additional plants or to save.  

I hope you enjoy your seed starting kit, either for yourself or for someone else as a wonderful and unique gift.  Contact me if you have any questions!