Friends who love to cook are an absolute blessing if you're someone who loves to eat. But when you're gifting them, is the first option that comes to your mind a stunning crockery set or a really expensive whetstone? Well, we hate to break it to you but they already own those things and even if they don't... you can do much better!
This time, you can choose to gift your favorite chefs and close friends experiences instead of materials. For a lot of people who are passionate about cooking, going to a farmer's market is always a delightful experience because of the heaps of fresh produce everywhere.
But when you can bring this fresh, exciting produce home to them, then why ever not? With the perfect garden seed kits and vegetable seeds for gifting, not only will you be able to give them something meaningful and everlasting but also a chance to create the kitchen garden of their dreams.
So, let's get into it and look at some of the best seeds and seed kits that you can gift your friends who love to cook!
• Give the Gift of Seeds with these 10 Vegetable Seeds and All-Round Kits
Gifting experiences is something we all yearn to do for those closest to us. So, here are 10 great experiences in the form of seeds that you can gift your friends who love to cook:
1. Red Cherry Tomato
Buy Red Cherry Tomato Seeds
When gifting a chef, you just cannot go wrong with Cherry Tomato seeds! These versatile fruit/vegetables are popularly used in salads, pastas, and almost all kinds of culinary preparations, making them wonderful additions to any kitchen garden.
Growing them is easy and they are ready to harvest within 50-80 days post- seed sowing. With the right care and love, these plants will become your friend's new best friend the second they are able to eat its fresh produce and taste the sweet harvest of their efforts.
If you're looking for the ideal seed packets for gifts, these will be totally worth the efforts for a chef!
2. Cucumber
Buy Green Cucumber Seeds
Unsure what will or won't work? The cucumber plant will never disappoint! Even if your chef friend is not a seasoned gardener, these plantable gifts will grow easily under their care and give them the confidence of an experienced green thumb!
Additionally, cucumbers are absolutely wonderful to consume whether it's sunny or rainy as they grow during both seasons. Refreshing to eat and lovely, vining plants to look at, they're the perfect seeds for Indian gardens nationwide!
3. Green Capsicum
Buy Green Capsicum Seeds
Looking for versatility in a vegetable? The green capsicum is your best bet! Beloved by almost and grown by kitchen gardeners worldwide, there is a reason these delicious vegetables are so much in demand.
Their spicy scent and delectable versatility makes them wonderful seed gifts for gardeners and chefs. Being able to watch your own bell peppers grow under your care in your garden is an experience like no other.
Whether your friend loves experimenting with salads or intercontinental cuisines, capsicum works for it all and can be incorporated beautifully into every dish!
4. Carrots
Buy Carrot Seeds
Oh, we're suckers for these root vegetables and we're sure a lot of you are too! Their subtle sweetness and myriad of benefits makes them delightful vegetables to grow in gardens. Additionally, waiting for them to grow out and yearning for the day when they are ready to be harvested is a day very much worth the wait.
Again, their versatility baffles many and leaves us all wanting more. What more could a chef even want! These plantable gifts will gift your friends the experience of a lifetime and the joy of having freshly grown organic produce on their dinner table every night.
Talk about a thoughtful and unique gift.
5. Indian Greens Set
Buy Indian Greens Seed Bundle
Want to bring a more Indian twist to their gardens? We've got you covered! These Indian Greens seeds for gifting make for the most wonderful gift option for those friends who you know love good variety and options.
Whether they're fond of the unique taste and texture of celery or the sheer versatility of spinach in curries and soups, this seed kit will give them everything they want!
Plus, be prepared to be pampered with their homecooked goodness if they're people who also love to feed you!
6. Broccoli
Buy Broccoli Seeds
Broccoli is an absolutely delightful vegetable to add into different dishes. Sure, it's an acquired taste but if you know that your friend loves it already, these plantable gifts will not disappoint!
Easily grown and simple to harvest, these seeds grow into mature plants ready to harvest within around 60-80 days of seed sowing. Moreover, if your friend has a thing for microgreens, Broccoli seeds can also be grown to their microgreen stage and then consumed for a wholesome, healthy, and authentic experience of own-grown superfoods!
What better way to convey your admiration for their passion and cooking?
7. Pak Choi/ Bok Choy
Buy Pak Choi Seeds
Are your friends fans of Southeast Asian foods? Then Pak Choi seeds for gifting them sounds like the best plan of action! These seeds will grow into wonderful leafy vegetables that will allow them to add an organic, fresh twist to their dishes inspired by the versatile southeast Asian cuisine.
Easy to germinate and grow, and ready to harvest within 30-40 days, these seeds are the ideal vegetable seeds for all kinds of gardeners - old and new alike.
8. Red Onion
Buy Red Onion Seeds
Who doesn't like or use red onions in their dishes regularly? Honestly, no one! The taste and scent of this vegetable when cooked to perfection or even just its adaptability when used raw in dishes makes it a super popular vegetable worldwide.
Now, imagine your chef friends not having to worry about going to the market for these vegetables and being able to harvest them from their own-grown kitchen garden.
Essentially, these plantable gifts become very thoughtful and delightful in the long run!
9. Romaine Lettuce
Buy Lettuce Seeds
Add another versatile twist to your friend's kitchen garden with these wonderful leafy greens. Lettuce is one of the most commonly used salad vegetables and goes wonderfully just eaten as a wrap too.
Especially in the Korean cuisine, a lot of the times, people wrap meat or protein in leaves of lettuce to create a delectable mouthful during barbeques!
10. Artichoke
Buy Artichoke Seeds
You might have noticed but artichokes are not commonly found vegetables in India, which makes them all the more enticing for those who actually have a taste for it or a knack for experimenting. So, if your friend is either of those people, they will have a gala time with these seeds.
Ideally, they must have an outdoor garden because if they are able to fulfill that one space requirement, the plant is almost sure to do well in their garden.
So, what's your pick out of all these wonderful seeds for gifting? Happy gifting!
