Herb Uses

Anise

Insect repellent. Add to bread, pasta and vegetables difficult to digest, onions and cabbage.

Basil

Stewing herb. Repels flies. Stimulates vegetables. Use in tomato dishes, salads and meat. Chop into cream.

Beetroot

Beans, lettuce, cabbage and onions. Harvest young plants, eat leaves.

Borage

Strawberries & tomatoes. Seeds itself. Sweetens the fruit.

Broad Beans

Plant with carrots, cucumber, beetroot, potatoes and strawberries. Corrects nitrogen in the soil.

Buckwheat

Excellent with mealies, don't plant near wheat.

Cabbage

Plant with dill, chamomile, celery, sage, rosemary, onions, beetroot and potatoes.

Calendula

Eat raw in salads. Petals give colour to soups, gravies, stews, casseroles, butter cream and omelettes.

Camomile

Increases growth in other plants. Ideal with mint, onions, cabbage & wheat. Flowers ideal for green salad and herb tea. Has insect repellent qualities.

Capsicum

Excellent with basil and marjoram.

Caraway

Sometimes sown with dill, coriander and mustard. Best with peas. Good with radishes, spinach & lettuce. Loosens the soil. Use seeds in breads, pork dishes.

Carnations

Excellent with garlic, potatoes. Edible flower.

Carrots

Excellent with tomatoes, onions, sage & rosemary.

Celery

Benefits leeks, tomatoes, beans. Repels cabbage fly. Plant close to marigolds to deter aphids attack on celery.

Chives

roses, peas, beans and cabbages. Use in salads, sauces and mayonnaise. Excellent in cheese and eggs.

Coriander

Excellent with dill & anise.

Cornflower

Excellent with wheats, oats and brinjals.