Annual Plant Seeds For Sale In Kent

Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica", it is cultivated and grown for its fruit.

It was the main commercial tomato grown in New Jersey for many years. * This heirloom variety was created by Rutgers University in the 1930's. The flavor is good. It produces an abundance of medium sized round bright crimson tomatoes.

The seed usually germinates in 10 - 21 days at 18°c. * Surface sow the seed in March in a greenhouse. * The plants are pollinated by bumblebees , and the flowers close over the insects when they enter and deposit pollen on their bodies.

* The leaves are ready for harvesting in about 8 weeks from sowing, the plant responds well to cut and come again harvesting. * Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture...

It is a hardy plant that grows to zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter green. * Valerianella locusta is a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae that is an edible leaf vegetable with a characteristic nutty flavor, dark green...

* The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping. * Plants grow in sandy soils in open areas and are often found on disturbed ground.

* The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete. * In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs...

* The seeds have been used as beads. * Echinocystis lobata is an annual vine that produces stems that can be as long as 8 m (26 ft) and which climb, with the help of coiling, branched tendrils, over shrubs and fences or trail across the ground.

They will burst in color early in the spring and keep color into early summer. The best plant to have in the landscape bed around the house in fall and during the winter months. Perfect companion of spring flowering bulbs.

* It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor. * This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite.

Bur Marigold seeds are sometimes eaten by ducks. * Bidens cernua, commonly called called nodding beggarticks[4] or nodding bur-marigold, is an herbaceous plant native to North America.

* An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks. Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates. * Nigella damascena ( Love-in-a-mist ) is an annual garden flowering plant , belonging...

The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. * Sow the seed in mid spring or late summer to early autumn in a sunny border outdoors and only just cover the seed. * The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) is native to grassy and open areas from...

* Fruits ripen throughout the season. * Meaty beefsteak fruits have few seeds and little cracking. * The heirloom tomato that started a movement! * Pink fruits grow to 1-2 lbs. * Potato leaf plants.

* It will yield normal sized cucumbers but not take up as much room in the garden. * This variety is perfect for growing in containers or restricted spaces.

* It is native to tropical Africa and southern India. * Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint).

* Like most salsifies, the western salsify grows as an annual or occasionally biennial forb, reaching a height of typically 20–60 cm but sometimes almost a metre. * Because western salsify is a widespread plant, it has a large number of alternative...

* It is native to tropical Africa and southern India. * Leonotis nepetifolia, also known as klip dagga, Christmas candlestick, or lion's ear, is a species of plant in the genus Leonotis and the family Lamiaceae (mint).

* Uses: A good green manure crop, it can be sown in autumn or spring and is often combined with clover. It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. * Lolium multiflorum ( Italian ryegrass , annual ryegrass ) is a ryegrass native to temperate Europe...

Normally in the 20 to 50 pound size, but it is not uncommon to see pumpkins over 100 lbs. And up to 300 lbs. * Hybrid cucurbit varieties such as Big Max are not true pumpkins, but instead "squash-type pumpkins".

* Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped flowers in summer. * It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping...

* Although considered a "winter" squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all "summer" squashes (including zucchini and yellow crookneck squash). * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh.

* Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches.

It is a good general tonic, treating various disorders of the digestive and respiratory systems. In some middle-eastern countries, Marjoram is synonymous with Oregano, and there the names Sweet Marjoram and Knotted Marjoram are used to distinguish it...

* The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the family Fabaceae (commonly known as the bean, pea or legume family). Soap is made from saponified oil, and many cosmetics contain peanut oil and its derivatives.

* They are very rich in vitamins and minerals and are similar to Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) in nutritional value. * Calendula officinalis ( Pot Marigold ) is a plant in the genus Calendula (marigolds), in the family Asteraceae.

It has many common names, including rose moss, eleven o'clock, Mexican rose, moss rose, sun rose, rock rose, and moss-rose purslane. * The flowers are 2.5–3 cm diameter with five petals, variably red, orange, pink, white, and yellow.