There’s never been a better time to plant your own herbs! For the price of a few bunches at the supermarket, you could grow endless supplies of fresh herbs at home. In many ways herbs are the easiest and best thing to grow in your garden, partly because a small amount can transform and improve a whole range of ingredients and partly because many herbs lend themselves to being grown in containers, whether on a windowsill in a flat, or in a sunny corner of your garden.
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FLAT PARSLEY / DAUN SUP / Petroselinum Crispum
Full sunlight or light shade. Good drainage. Soil pH 5.5 to 6.5. Rich soil. Moist soil. Mix cow manure to the soil when planting. Regular watering. Requires feed. Harvest leaves for culinary use. The plants should then be grown in an area where it will receive plenty of light. Parsley is able to grow in either lightly shaded or sunny parts of the garden.
CURLED PARSLEY
CELERY
LEMON BASIL / KEMANGI
CELERIAC PRAGUE GIANT
Requirements: Full sunlight. Good drainage. Regular watering. Pinch tips when plants reach 6 inches (15cm). Harvest leaves before flowering occurs. It is probably best to start growing Basil plants off indoors. Once ready transplant the basil into your herb garden in the spring at about 25cm apart; ideally Basil should be grown in sunny areas that have a rich soil (pH 5.5 to 6.5).
PURPLE /RED BASIL
CUMINUM CYMINUM
Condiment, cooked as a flavouring. Cumin seed was once widely used as a food flavouring in Europe, the Romans ground it into a powder and used it like pepper. It is little used at present in Western cooking, though it is much employed in India. A hot and aromatic flavour, it is an important ingredient in curries, and is also often used as a flavouring in biscuits, cakes and bread where it also helps in improving the digestion. The seed is harvested when fully ripe and is then dried and stored in airtight jars. An essential oil from the seed is used as a food flavouring. Tolerant of most well-drained soils, though it prefers a warm fertile well-drained sandy loam in a sheltered sunny position. This is used mainly as a flavouring in curries etc, though it has also been employed medicinally. The plant only succeeds outdoors in Britain in warm summers, taking 3 - 4 months to ripen its seed. Another report says that the plant can ripen its seeds as far north as Norway. When bruised, the plant has a pungent aroma.
MARJORAM OREGANO
Environment: Full Sun/Partial Sun/Moist, but Well Drained
Oregano is a bushy perennial, best leaf flavor usually occurs just prior to flowering, but the quality of flavor can vary considerably from plant to plant. Oregano is mainly used dry, and the flavor is strong enough to stand up to bold flavors like tomatoes, onion, garlic and beef. Pungently aromatic, oregano is one of the most important herbs of Italian, Greek and Mexican cooking. Clip leaves throughout the growing season and use fresh or dried.
They are often used in cooking, herbal remedies and for making teas. Decide on a location. Because it is very invasive and prone to taking over a bed, most veteran gardeners plant spearmint in pots or containers. Locate the spearmint where it will get partial shade. A traditional place to plane spearmint is underneath a dripping yard faucet. Use good soil. Spearmint likes rich, well-drained soil. A pH value of 6.5 to 7.0 is best for growing mint. Soil additives, such as compost or manure, are good for mint. Decide between cuttings or seed. Many gardeners have trouble propagating spearmint from seeds. Mint is easy to grow from cuttings. Water frequently. Spearmint thrives in moist soil but do not over water. Water at regular intervals for best results. Harvest when the spearmint starts to bloom. Remove up to a third of the spearmint plant, branch and leaves. The remaining plant will re-grow for later harvest.
Use the leaves immediately; spearmint does not dry well.
PEPPER MINT
PINEAPPLE MINT
AUSTRALIAN MINT
CHOCOLATE MINT
EGYPTIAN / APPLE MINT
VIETNAMESE MINT
AMERICAN WILD MOUNTAIN MINT
Use the leaves immediately; spearmint does not dry well.
LEMON BEE BALM / Monarda Citriodora
Lemon mint or lemon bee balm (Monarda citriodora) is an annual flowering plant that is a member of the mint family. The wildflower, native to the midwestern plains, is characterized by pink or purple spike-shaped flowers. Lemon mint seeds grow best in dry, alkaline soil, but they are adaptable to other types of soils, so long as the soil is not overly moist. Hot, dry weather is best for growing lemon mint. The plant can be quite aggressive when left unchecked and often grows in big colonies.
LEMON VERBENA
ANGELICA
BLACK PEPPER
RM10 per rooted cutting
NASTURTIUM
RM10 per rooted cutting
CHICORIUM INTYBUS / Rossa Radicchio
Chicory is a perennial herb that is native to the Mediterranean. Throughout the state of Oregon this flower can be found growing in ditches alongside the road. Often it will grow in a similar fashion to weeds. In the first year of its cycle you will only see plant growth, by the second year it will come into full bloom. Chicory should be planted in full sun. It can be grown for its leaves, which are often used in salads. The roots are used to make ‘Chicory Coffee’, which is a coffee substitute. This is a very drought tolerant herb that has a deep taproot. Planting should be done two to three weeks before the last frost. Keep your sprouts free of weeds and water well. If you would like to harvest your plant and use the root, you may do so after four months. The leaf may also be picked from the garden and used in a fresh salad.
Thyme is able to grow in sunny and partially shaded areas that have good drainage and loves a light and dry soil. It is fairly easy to care for thyme and other members of the Thymus family. If you are growing it for cookery purposes then it is best to cut back the plant by half after flowering has finished, this will help to maintain a strong flavour in the thyme leaves. Also it is best to change the plants every three years or so. If you require more plants then thyme can be propagated from cuttings took following flowering or by dividing the plant in the spring.
CHAMOMILE
Requirements: Full sunlight. Good drainage. Ordinary soils. Stake tall species. Pinch tips of seedlings to encourage bushiness. Deadhead.
Chamaemelum nobile prefers full sun and can tolerate partial shade Trim the plants regularly with small pruning shears to encourage them to grow dense foliage. Collect Chamaemelum nobile flower heads after they die in the fall. Dried Chamaemelum nobile flowers can be used to make an herbal tea that is common in folk medicine.
DILL
Environment: Full Sun/Partial Shade/Moist, but Well Drained
Dill is an open pollinated 3 feet tall fast growing plant that flowers early with large umbles producing lots of seeds. The best variety for production of seeds. All parts of the plant are edible and are used for seasoning everything from pickles, salads and soups to teas. Can enhance the growth of cabbage, onions and lettuce. Sow seed at 2 week intervals from early spring through mid-summer for a constant supply of leaves and seeds.
FENNEL FLORENCE / ANISE / Foeniculum Vulgare
Environment: Full Sun, Moist, but Well Drained Fennel Florence is native to coastal areas in the Mediterranean region, and widely naturalized in Europe and North America. Florence Fennel produces flowering stems that stand a foot or so taller and support showy flat-topped umbels of little golden flowers. All parts of this herb are aromatic and delicious! The bulb, foliage, and seeds of the fennel plant are widely used in many of the culinary traditions of the world. Fennel Florence has an elongated root that resembles a carrot. All parts of Fennel are aromatic, imparting a sweet anise, or licorice, scent and flavor. It differs from regular fennel because the stalk forms an edible bulbous base that fades to white. Grow in rich, light soil in a warm location and provide ample water so that the bulbs will form properly. Sow directly in garden as soon as ground can be worked. Place one seed every 3 inches and cover lightly with soil. Thin plants to 9 inches apart when they are 2 inches tall. The plant attracts bees.
CORIANDER / CILANTRO / KETUMBAR / Coriandrum Sativum
From one plant comes two important culinary spices; coriander (the seeds) and cilantro (the leaves). An annual, it will pretty much grow in any climate type. Small, bushy annual, easy and fun to grow in the home garden.
FEVERFEW / Tanacetum Parthenium
Environment: Full Sun/Partial Sun Feverfew is a strongly aromatic perennial. The feverfew is popular as an ornamental plant in Victorian gardens and as an herbal remedy for centuries. Feverfew is a reliable, unfussy plant with masses of small, charming, white flowers on strong-scented, ferny, yellow-green foliage. Oval leaves are up to 3 inches long, with 3-7 oblong lobes further divided into smaller segments. Feverfew has the white-petaled, small, daisy-like flowers with yellow disk florets. The flowers last from May to November. The plant is easy to grow and daylight sensitive. Use the leaves in sachets to deter moths and use the flowers in potpourris. The flowers are said to repel bees and a tea made from the plant is said to relieve headaches.
The plant is great for pots and containers.
AKAR SOM / Ginseng Jawa
CARAWAY / Carum Carvi
Environment: Full Sun/Partial Shade/Moist, but Well Drained Caraway is a heirloom attractive herb with lacy leaves and flowers. The plant has hollow, furrowed, branched stems and a long tap root. The small white or yellow flowers have compound umbels with rays of equal length. The finely cut, bi or tripinnate leaves are about 6 to 10 inches long. The upper leaves are on a sheathlike petiole. The dark brown fruit is oblong and flattened with two seeds each and five pale ridges. The plant is similar in appearance to other members of the carrot family, with finely divided, feathery leaves with thread-like divisions, growing on 20–30 cm stems. Every part of the plant is edible, but the seeds are its primary harvest.Sow caraway in spring or autumn. Caraway can be sown in spring as early as the soil can be worked, about the date of the average last frost. Caraway can be sown indoors earlier for transplanting out or start new plants from cuttings taken from new growth in summer or fall. Caraway is great for culinary use. The seeds are used to flavor breads, cakes, biscuits, boiled or baked onions, potato dishes, baked fruit, cream cheese, soups, and stews. They also may be sprinkled into the pot when steaming turnips, beet roots, parsnips, carrots, cabbage, and cauliflower. The leaves are used in salads, soups, and stews and with spinach and zucchini. The mature leaves are eaten like spinach. The roots can be boiled and eaten like parsnips with melted butter or white sauce. The plant can be grown indoors in a sunny place.
HYSSOP
A compact lavender with purple flowers. This is the classic English Lavender, popular both for its ornamental value and its strongly scented flowers and leaves. Has narrow foliage and long flower spikes.
The famous rosemary spice, ever-popular for use in cooking. Plants are evergreen and can grow to 3ft Slender, needle-like leaves are highly aromatic, with the characteristic sweet scent.
SAGE
The classic garden sage, used for centuries as a seasoning and spice. Highly aromatic leaves impart a wonderful flavor when cooked.
A biennial of perennial wormwood native to much of North America. Grows well in sandy soils. Has small, green flower spikes. The plants also has a variety of medical uses.
RUSSIAN TARRAGON
NIGELLA SATIVA / BLACK CUMIN / HABBATUS SAUDA
PURPLE CHIVES
LAMB's EAR
WHITE SESAME / BIJAN PUTIH
BLACK GINGER / HALIA HITAM
RM40 per plant
BLUE GINGER
RM60 per plant
Dichorisandra thrysiflora, Blue Ginger, is an exotic perennial from Brazil. It is rapidly becoming the darling of rare plant collectors because of the intense purple-blue colour of its flowers. Blue Ginger grows best in shade in warm climates. You can also treat this exotic beauty as an indoor specimen. It will be completely at home in an atrium or spa garden. In these conditions it can be fed with soluble fertilisers fortnightly in the warm months of the year. Keep the soil barely moist, watering only when dry to the touch. Blue Ginger can reach a height of 2.5 metres with a spread of 1 metre. The plant spreads by means of an underground suckering stem, similar to that of bamboo although not as invasive. When planting it is good practice to bury the stems deeper than you would for other plants. This encourages sucker growth and results in a more bushy plant. The more stems there are, the more flowers are produced. Foliage is a lustrous, deep, dark green.
These plants need to be handled carefully when planting as the flowers and the stems are quite brittle.
Another lovely feature of this plant is the lack of insect or disease problems.
RED GINGER / ALPINIA PURPURATA
RM25 per plant
The flower bracts of the red ginger rise out of the masses of the tropical plant's 4 to 6-foot-tall, lush, green foliage. Red ginger might easily become the focal point of your garden. Known also by its Hawaiian name, 'awapuhi-'ula'ula, red ginger grows in many of Hawaii's gardens. Red ginger prefers a warm, moist location in full sun or light shade. Monitor the plants for pests such as aphids and snails. A strong stream of water to dislodge aphids and hand-picking snails is usually sufficient. 
RM10 per plant
Ginger is a flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae and a common ingredient in Asian and Indian cuisine. However, ginger has been used for its medical properties for centuries among many cultures.Malaysian Ginger planted at Pahang Hills near Bentong which is now called as BENTONG GINGER is reputed to be the best. It costs more than the imported Chinese Ginger. Many local folks brew Ginger Wine using Bentong Ginger.
Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of plant foods like ginger decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and overall mortality while promoting a healthy complexion and hair, increased energy and overall lower weight.
PINK TORCH GINGER / POKOK KANTAN MERAH JAMBU
RM10 per plant
BLACK JELLY GRASS / CINCAU HITAM
RM40 per plant
Grass jelly is an Asian dessert commonly served in China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. In some parts of Asia this dessert is also known as leaf jelly. Generally, manufacturers sell grass jelly in cans, and you typically cut the grass jelly into pieces prior to eating. Grass jelly is made from the leaves and stalks of the mesona chineensis plant.
A 330-g serving of grass jelly contains 44 g of carbohydrates, and 2 g of these carbohydrates come from dietary fiber. The remainder of the carbohydrates come from sugar. Grass jelly is, therefore, higher in dietary sugar and carbohydrates. Each 330-g serving of grass jelly also contains 2 g of protein. Grass jelly does not contain any fat, vitamins or minerals. Because of this, the calorie count of this dessert remains relatively low. However, despite this dessert's lack of fat, the dessert does have a rich flavor that results from the sugar content of the carbohydrates.
GREEN JELLY GRASS / CINCAU HIJAU
RM40 per plant
NEEM TREE / POKOK SEMAMBU
RM25 per plant
Neem is a tree native to India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Pakistan. It grows in tropical and semi-tropical regions. Neem is a fast-growing tree & the products made from neem have been used in India for over two millennia for their medicinal properties. They are said to be antifungal, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antiviral, contraseptive and sedative. Neem products are also used in selectively controlling pests in plants. Neem is considered a part of Ayurvedic medicine. All parts of neem are used for preparing many different medicines, especially for skin disease & also can be used as a spermicide.Neem is used for preparing cosmetics (soap and shampoo, as well as lotions and others), and is useful for skin care such as acne treatment. Neem oil has been used effectively as a mosquito repellant. Neem is useful for damaging over 500 types of insects, mites, ticks, and nematodes, by changing the way they grow and act. Neem does not normally kill pests right away, rather it slows their growth and drives them away. As neem products are cheap and not poisonous to animals and friendly insects, they are good for pest control.
Good news!
We also have our own formulated Neem Oil as follows :-
NEEM OIL 100ML
RM10 per bottle
This Neem Oil was extracted from Neem fruits and has the ability to repel harmful insects and mites. It also can be used to prevent fungus infection.
Suitable for all type of plants.
To dilute just 1 cap of Neem Oil with 1L of plain water, very easy and economical!
CURRY TREE
RM10 per plant
GANDASULI / WHITE BUTTERFLY GINGER /HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM
RM20 per plant
The butterfly ginger is one of the nicest gingers for the home landscape because its fragrance is so enjoyable. Pure white, showy flowers emerge from one large bud some time in late spring through summer at the tip of each unbranched stem. Each flower lasts about one day. Several hundred flowers can appear from each bud during a 6-week period. Each stem grows to about 5-feet-tall. These herbaceous perennials spread by underground rhizomes, often forming dense clumps of multiple stems. Large, simple leaves are borne on either side of the thick green stems. Its attractive flowers make it a desirable ornamental plant. The flowers are intensely fragranced, reminiscent of jasmines.
MEXICAN OREGANO
RM2 per cutting
GREEN BUTTERFLY WINGS / MARIPOSA CHRISTIA VESPERTILLONIS /
POKOK RERAMA HIJAU
RM40 per plant
Recently, the use of this Christia vespertilionis decoction as anti-cancer agent has gained a lot of attention in Malaysia as an alternative medicine to the modern treatment . This plant has been distributed and formulated as tea throughout Malaysia by traditional practitioners. It has gained a huge popularity among Malaysians, not only the cancer patient’s but researchers in Malaysia to discover the real potential of this plant. Christia vespertilionis is an ornamental plant Fabaceae and it is known as green/ red butterfly wing, island peak, mariposa (butterfly in Spanish) or Rerama Hijau / Merah which means butterfly in Malaysia. This plant is widespread in tropical Southeast Asia and it is assumed to be native to Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Myanmar and Malaysia. In traditional medicine, this plant is believed to treat snake bites, tuberculosis, heal bone fractures, increase blood circulation, bronchitis and cold.
RM30 per cutting (approximately 1 meter)
Vanilla planifolia is the source of vanilla, one of the most popular flavours in the world, and one of the most valuable spice crops.
The vanilla orchid Vanilla planifolia grows wild in tropical forests and belongs to one of the oldest and largest groups of flowering plants – the orchids (Orchidaceae). Of all the orchids, the vanillas (members of the Vanilla genus) are the only ones that produce an agriculturally valuable crop, and 95% of the world’s traded vanilla pods are derived from just one species – V. planifolia.
After pollination, vanilla pods develop over four weeks and are then harvested, dried and cured to produce the distinctive flavour we know and love. The pods may be used whole, or split and the tiny seeds scraped out, to infuse cream and custard-based sauces.
Vanilla planifolia is a tropical vine, which can reach a length of over 30 m. It has thick, fleshy stems and greenish flowers that open early in the morning and are pollinated by bees. The flowers have only a slight scent, with no element of the vanilla flavour or aroma. Once pollinated, the ovaries swell and develop into fruits called ‘pods’ similar to long, thin runner beans over a period of four weeks. The pods contain thousands of tiny black seeds.
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