There is nothing quite like picking your own home grown herbs to add to your cooking or salads.
Sweet Marjoram is part of the Oregano family, having much the same flavour but only sweter. This variety is only perennial in very mild areas or if given winter cover. It has fine flavoured grey green leaves and prefers full sun. It can grow to a height of 30cm (12").
Sweet marjoram is a shrubby tender perennial that grows with wirey, red-brown stems and downy grey-green aromatic leaves. It produces tiny white flowers on clustered spikes in summer. It was believed that Aphrodite, the goddess of love, created sweet marjoram as a gentle symbol of happiness.
Pack size: 1500 Seeds
WHEN TO SOW
Inside in March. Out side in May.
SOW INSIDE
In trays or pots at 20°C using a soil-less compost. Cover with fine soil. Prick out when large enough to handle and harden off before planting out in May.
SOW OUTSIDE
Cover with a very, very fine dusting of soil and water well. Germination of the tiny seed tends to be erratic. Prefers any good, alkaline, well drained, dry soil, in full sun. It hates wet winters and poor air circulation and likes a temperature of 22°C during the day and 15°F at night-time. Germination takes seven to 10 days. Sweet marjoram is frost-tender. Bring it indoors if frost threatens.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
When seedlings are large enough to handle, plant into pots. Once harden off plant out.
HARVEST
Leaves at any time. For drying, the leaves and flowers should be cut before the sun is too hot.
USES
Similar to oregano, but noticeably sweeter, sweet marjoram is ideal on pizzas, fish and pasta dishes. The fresh perfume of sweet marjoram is delightful in potpourri and scented pillows or in linen drawers.
HANDY TIP
The marjoram likes a bit of room to spread, so do not crowd.
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EAN code461
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Our address:
HortiCentre
New Road
Overton, Wakefield, WF4 4RG
Our staff are happy to answer all your questions to help you to make the right choice, so pop in-store now. We look forward to seeing you soon.
At Horticentre we have several options for you to receive your order. We offer both a free collect in Store Service and various delivery options. Your delivery charge will be displayed to you when processing your order at the online checkout and you can see our different services and price points below.
Free Collection in the Horticentre Store
This enables you to shop in a way that suits you. Collect your order either the same day (depending on your online order time) or the next day free of charge.
Seed Packet Delivery
If you are ordering just Seeds then we offer a set delivery rate of £2.35 for all orders outside 5 miles of Horticentre and FREE delivery within 5 Miles of the store.
Free delivery within 5 miles of Horticentre in Overton
We deliver your purchases free of charge within 3 to 5 working days, when you are in a 5 mile range from our garden centre in Overton, Wakefield.
Delivery further than 5 miles of Horticentre in Overton
For delivery of your purchased goods at Horticentre a bit further away from our centre in Overton, we have the following options:
Excluding heavy or oversized goods
- Spend less than £40 and we will aim to deliver within 3-5 working days for £6.99
- Spend over £40 and we will aim to deliver within 3-5 working days free of charge
Including medium, heavy or oversized goods
- Medium sized goods [everything that's not on a pallet] will be delivered within 3-5 days, for £15
- All other heavy and oversized goods being palletized delivered at £49
Heavy Goods & Oversize Items
Some items are classed as heavy or oversize such as bags of compost, gravels, bird seed, large plastics, large boxed items or tools. These may have to be sent by special courier or pallet delivery and as such fall outside our usual delivery charges. This is per our standard Terms & Conditions and if you decide you would like heavy goods delivering then the cost will be shown at the checkout once you have added your postcode to your delivery address.
Surcharge Areas
Please note: Our delivery options above only apply if you are not in a surcharge area listed below, the website calculates this at checkout upon entering a postcode for delivery.
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Scottish Highlands, Republic of Ireland and Islands: Delivery surcharge of £15 |
Postcodes: AB31 – AB38, AB41-AB56, BT1-94, FK17 – FK21, G83, GY9, HS1 – HS9, IM, IV1 – IV49, KA27-28, KW0 – KW99, PA20 – PA99, PH15 – PH99, TR21-25, ZE1 – ZE3 |
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Isle of Wight:
Delivery surcharge of an additional £15 |
Postcodes:PO30-41 |
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We cannot ship to the following Jersey & Guernsey postcodes |
Postcodes: JE1-JE5 & GY1-GY10. |
Fireworks Delivery
Unfortunately our commercial delivery partner is now unable to deliver fireworks and until a new partner can be found we are only able to offer local delivery. If the website does not let you order your fireworks and you are within 10 miles of our store (WF4 4RG) then please contact us on 01924 280306 and we can discuss possible delivery options.
Vouchers
We send all our vouchers with own in-house courier or Royal Mail 1st Class Signed. The cost of this service is a flat rate of £2.35 however large value voucher orders may need to be sent by special courier for insurance purposes and there may be a surcharge to pay. In the event of this taking place a member of staff will be in touch to discuss your options or you can contact us on 01924 280306 for more details.
Tracking Your Parcel
Horticentre will email you when your order has been dispatched or is ready for collection from store and our courier company will email you with tracking details so you can locate your parcel at any time. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of placing your order please contact us on 01924 280 306 or [email protected].
