Annual Plant Crop Plant For Sale In Chicago

* Corn salad was originally foraged by European peasants until Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, royal gardener of King Louis XIV, introduced it to the world. It is best if gathered before flowers appear.

* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

The flowering shoots contain about 0.5% essential oil, this is used as a food flavouring. * The leaves can be used fresh or dried. A herb tea is made from the leaves. It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly...

* Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight, is 150 times sweeter than sugar. * The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose.

* This species is an annual or biennial plant of the Asteraceae family. * Milk thistle has also been known to be used as food. The seed can also be sown from May to August when the plant will normally wait until the following year to flower and thus behave...

Because the plants have a taproot, they do not transplant well after being established, so they should be started either in their final location or transplanted while the seedlings are still small.

* This is the most important cotton of commerce. Worldwide, the figure is about 90% of all production for this species. * Gossypium hirsutum , known as Upland Cotton or Mexican Cotton , is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States,...

This OMRI Listed 100% hemp product is made from fibers grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. Mat is 3/16” (5mm) thick and great for microgreens and wheatgrass.

* This variety of seed will produce gourds common for making birdhouses.

* A horticultural annual grown for it big palmate (roundish) leaves, up to 3' wide; full sun, adequate drainage; can become a 40' tree in tropical areas. * The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their...

It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. * Lolium multiflorum is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). * Lolium multiflorum ( Italian ryegrass , annual ryegrass ) is a ryegrass native to temperate Europe , although the precise location of its origin...

* A horticultural annual grown for it big palmate (roundish) leaves, up to 3' wide; full sun, adequate drainage; can become a 40' tree in tropical areas. * The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their...

Golden summer turns deeper yellow as it matures. This squash is very tender and full of flavor. * Golden Summer Crookneck is a bush type plant that yields of buttery-yellow squash with narrow curved neck that are very easy to grow.

* The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and deposit pollen on their bodies. * Surface sow the seed in March in a greenhouse.

* Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb. * Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other...

The leaves are deeply three- to five-lobed, 8–15 cm (3–6 in) long, arranged alternately on the stems. * The roselle ( Hibiscus sabdariffa ) is a species of Hibiscus native to the Old World tropics, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion...

* In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce! * Bhut Jolokia pods are unique among peppers, with their characteristic shape, and very thin skin.

* Blocky shape, excellent for stuffing with a sweet mild flavor. * California Wonder peppers are an open pollinated heirloom variety of sweet bell pepper. * They are like the peppers that you buy in the store.

They are often bright orange in color, with fine-grained, yellow-orange flesh. Normally in the 20 to 50 pound size, but it is not uncommon to see pumpkins over 100 lbs. And up to 300 lbs.

The squash is a frost-tender annual plant that is widely cultivated, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas, for its edible fruit. They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer.

* Fenugreek is much used in herbal medicine, especially in North Africa, the Middle East and India. It is cultivated worldwide as a semi-arid crop, and its seeds are a common ingredient in dishes from the Indian Subcontinent.

They may also be grown as an ornamental plant . * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . It is native to northern Africa. Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt...

Global interest in chia seed as a food* is based on its high content of protein, ?-3 fatty-acids, and complex carbohydrates, as well as the gelatinous, moisture-retaining qualities of the seed which make it useful in baking and in clothing the American...

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept cool by...

This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not .

* It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple. * Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of...

* Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain . They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc.