{"product_id":"foraging-wild-herbs","title":"Foraging Wild Herbs Seed Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree wild greens that foragers seek out, boxed up to grow in a bed, balcony trough or large pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bladder campion (\u003cem\u003eSilene vulgaris\u003c\/em\u003e) has narrow blue-green shoots with a sweet, pea-like taste. Good King Henry (\u003cem\u003eBlitum bonus-henricus\u003c\/em\u003e) is an old perennial potherb with spinach-like leaves and young shoots eaten like asparagus. 'Vert de Montmagny' is a French market dandelion (\u003cem\u003eTaraxacum officinale\u003c\/em\u003e), selected in the 1800s for larger, deeper green leaves with a pleasant bitterness for salads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow March to May, indoors in modules or outdoors once the soil warms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood King Henry and dandelion: about 0.5 to 1 cm deep. Bladder campion: on the surface, barely covered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination is slow and uneven, roughly 10 to 28 days; Good King Henry can be slower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun to light shade in fertile, well-drained soil; all three manage in containers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeights of about 30 to 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePick young leaves and shoots from late spring; Good King Henry crops best from its second year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll three are hardy perennials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e three Piccolo Seeds packets, Bladder Campion, Good-King-Henry and Vert de Montmagny Dandelion, in a Piccolo gift box with growing tips and recipes inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful present for a cook or a keen walker, alongside our other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/gifts\"\u003egifts\u003c\/a\u003e. Browse single packets in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eseed range\u003c\/a\u003e, or find more unusual crops among our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-edibles\"\u003eexotic edibles\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915708895615,"sku":"PS2016","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/22609ac96c8f8aa57d437f1d6c5c14cce6089c72ef7d3058414f0cffc135277b.png?v=1792743597","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/foraging-wild-herbs","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}