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Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Green Shiso Seeds (Perilla), Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds with Easy to Follow Planting Instructions, Kaori Ao Shiso, Open-Pollinated, 94% Germination Rate

Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Green Shiso Seeds (Perilla), Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds with Easy to Follow Planting Instructions, Kaori Ao Shiso, Open-Pollinated, 94% Germination Rate Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Green Shiso Seeds (Perilla), Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds with Easy to Follow Planting Instructions, Kaori Ao Shiso, Open-Pollinated, 94% Germination Rate Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Green Shiso Seeds (Perilla), Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds with Easy to Follow Planting Instructions, Kaori Ao Shiso, Open-Pollinated, 94% Germination Rate Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Green Shiso Seeds (Perilla), Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds with Easy to Follow Planting Instructions, Kaori Ao Shiso, Open-Pollinated, 94% Germination Rate Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Green Shiso Seeds (Perilla), Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds with Easy to Follow Planting Instructions, Kaori Ao Shiso, Open-Pollinated, 94% Germination Rate Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Green Shiso Seeds (Perilla), Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds with Easy to Follow Planting Instructions, Kaori Ao Shiso, Open-Pollinated, 94% Germination Rate Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Green Shiso Seeds (Perilla), Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds with Easy to Follow Planting Instructions, Kaori Ao Shiso, Open-Pollinated, 94% Germination Rate
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7.66
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7.50

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Product Description

- Perilla frutescens var crispa - open pollinated and non-GMO - Reaches maturity in about 75 days and you can pinch off the leaves
A delicious and healthy herb in the mint family that can be used in Japanese cuisine. Flavor profile is a blend of spices, with a distinct cinnamon/clove aroma, and a hint of spice from cumin.
Served as an edible garnish for sushi, noodles, soups, or any other dish that needs a flavorful visual boost! Great as a salad, tempura, or tempura salad, and in tempura salad!
The current lot of seeds has a high germination rate of 94%!
Located in Illinois, USA, Gaea's Blessing distributes its products around the world. At our company, we are committed to offering sustainable growing methods, to preserving the biodiversity on our planet, to doing our best to ensure the wellbeing of our planet, and above all, to ensuring the satisfaction of our customers. We do not knowingly buy or sell seeds that have been genetically modified, as we are signatories to the Safe Seed Pledge.

Questions & Answers

It is the same thing as Japanese mint, right?

You asked a great question! Thank you! Shiso is commonly referred to as Japanese mint, but to be exact, there is another species in the mentha family, Mentha canadensis, that is known more accurately as Japanese mint. Thank you! I hope this is helpful!

It seems that Shiso and sesame leaves are different. Do you have a mild flavor one? Can you tell me if it is this one?

Hello and thank you for your inquiry! Although both sesame leaves and Japanese shiso are in the perilla family, the Japanese variety has a milder taste. In fact, these are Japanese shiso which has a milder flavor than the Chinese variety!

For these plants, what is the best size pot to use?

In my opinion, it would be best to use an oversize ceramic pot outdoors. Even though the plant isn't perennial, it blooms in the late fall when it begins to get cold, and it produces seeds so that a new plant can be grown the following used to leave a pot of shiso on my deck and it would always flower, die, and then re-bloom In the spring, they will reappear. The seeds were scattered far and wide by the wind since it was windy in the area.

Selected User Reviews For Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Green Shiso Seeds (Perilla), Heirloom Non-GMO Seeds with Easy to Follow Planting Instructions, Kaori Ao Shiso, Open-Pollinated, 94% Germination Rate

There are several species of Perilla frutescens (var
5/5

of Korean knob are smaller with a tastier flavor compared to the broader and rounder leaves of Korean knob. Thank you! I hope this is helpful!.

Gabriella Vaughan
Gabriella Vaughan
| Mar 29, 2021
Be sure to follow instructions! According to the instructions, I alternated freezing and thawing seeds for 21 days in three day cycles
5/5

Wet but well drained, I soak 15 seeds for 48 hours in water and sprinkle them on top of water soaked starter soil made up of 50 percent sand and 50 percent sphagnum moss. The other 40 seeds were not soaked in water for 48 hours, and I planted them about half an inch into the soil to see if they germinated. It took 48 hours for all 15 water-saturated seeds that were scattered on the soil to germinate and grow like it has never been seen before! Is that all there is to it? When the seeds were soaked in water, they germinated 100% by freeze, thaw, soak and scatter. Even though I still have plenty of seeds left over, I have 18 new plants germinating only 2 days after I planted them!.

Carmelo Levine
Carmelo Levine
| Mar 11, 2021
I got 100% germination by following the directions, and the plants are lush and healthy
5/5

In Florida, where I spend all summer, I find this variety to be particularly tolerant of hot weather. Shiso leaves picked from the plant are also really good. With regards to the answer to the question, the seller was absolutely fantastic. They are a company I would be willing to purchase from again.

Braxton Hartman
Braxton Hartman
| Jun 19, 2021
It doesn't seem possible to grow Shiso fast enough! Editor's note HISO this year grew up on its own and stands SEVEN FT
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tall. The following were the results last The seeds were frozen for a day then thawed on top of the fridge until I remembered to freeze them again. I am not very organized so, I just froze them for a few days then thawed them again. It's hard for me to tell exactly how many of these I planted, but I have a whole potful of shiso babies. As a result, the seeds worked extremely well. I think I've got the development from here, but from here on out, it's mine. There's plenty of sunshine out and I'm watering them almost every day in spring.

Alonso Murray
Alonso Murray
| Aug 26, 2020
A different type of shiso from what Unlike the one pictured, this one does not have a long tip
5/5

In Japanese restaurants, you'll find shiso that has a more prominent flavor, and it's slightly different in appearance, too. leaves on this plant also have a substantially shorter "tip" than those on the real thing. While the pictures seem close to what you can truly expect, it is disappointing to think you are getting the real thing only to find out that it is similar. Obviously, it could just be the weather, but the plant is being grown in a pot, so I'm hesitant to subscribe to that. There is no way I can recommend this because the flavor is too mild. It's great that you get germination, but you will feel deceived, so you get 0 stars.

Bonnie SYKES
Bonnie SYKES
| Jun 30, 2021
The seeds sprouted after a few days if we placed them on a wet towel
5/5

Our towels kind of went out of sight after we forgot about them a few times. The majority of seeds survived and sprouted. They were growing into the paper towel as the towel was wet, making it hard to transplant them to soil. It's so sad to lose some, but there are still a number of them We are going to use toilet paper the next time, as that is easier to break apart and causes less damage There is still a lot of growth so it is going to take some time for us to figure out what we have, but in the beginning it looks like the shape of Shiso If they grow much larger, I will send a photo.

Van Santana
Van Santana
| Sep 05, 2020
I was so delighted to see such good Over 90% of the seeds have germinated to date
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It helped to use the damp paper towel method (since Shiso seeds are said to need light for germination), as well as placing some seeds very shallowly in potting soil (maybe 1mm of soil The potting mix need to be misted with water and put under a high-powered In both cases, almost 90 percent of the seeds It is my hope that the seedlings will be healthy once I transplant them. In accordance with the instructions, I froze my seeds for a couple weeks, then cycled them between freezer, fridge, and counter top for a few days before planting them.

Murphy SHARPE
Murphy SHARPE
| Dec 29, 2020
I am looking forward to using this
5/5

After being soaked in water for a while, the roots.

Adonis Dudley
Adonis Dudley
| Mar 19, 2021

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