Annual Plant Seeds For Sale In San Francisco

* American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mache at his home, Monticello, in Virginia in the early 1800s. * Corn Salad is a gourmet green that has been used in Europe for centuries.

* German camomile is a well known herbal remedy and is much used in the West. A few drops of oil in the bath or ointment is good for wounds or to sooth the skin. Dried Chamomile flowers make a sedative and delicious tea that is calming to the stomach...

* Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion.

It has a floury texture and a mild, somewhat creamy flavour. It can be used as a staple food crop in either savoury or sweet dishes. * The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known...

Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other hills. Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested.

* This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up...

* Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion.

* A good plant for bees, butterflies and moths. Kennedy, Jr. at his wedding in tribute to his father. Cyanus from these it is sometimes called Common Cornflower . Thin out to 8 to 12 inches apart.

Blooms in the spring to early summer, but is said not to bloom well in very hot climates. * Usually flowers blue, pink, white, lavender, and purple. * Nigella damascena ( Love-in-a-mist ) is an annual garden flowering plant , belonging to the buttercup...

* 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.

* Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June. The plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves. * The plant looks similar to the thistles but lacks their prickly characteristics .

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.

* Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn. * A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against aphids and thrips.

* Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb.

The flavor is good. * Newer varieties have taken over the commercial world, as you may notice in your grocery store, that are flavorless and hardBut great for shipping!! This old standby will not disappoint.

* Chervil ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) is a delicate annual herb related to parsley . * The leaves are ready for harvesting in about 8 weeks from sowing, the plant responds well to cut and come again harvesting.

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.

Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico . * Mirabilis jalapa (The four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru ) is the most commonly grown ornamental species...

The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles.The plant is self-fertile. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in July.

Sow 5-15 lbs./acre. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century.

* They should be harvested when under 10 inches for the best flavor. It is an early bush zucchini that produces a high yield of straight dark green cylindrical fruit. * This is an Heirloom favorite.

* 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. It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide.

The flavor is good. * Newer varieties have taken over the commercial world, as you may notice in your grocery store, that are flavorless and hardBut great for shipping!! This old standby will not disappoint.

* It is native to China,and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant. * Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * Callistephus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species...

The flowers are delicate, and usually coloured pale blue and white, with five to ten petals. Melanthin is toxic in large doses and nigelline is paralytic, so this spice must be used in moderation.

* Silybum marianum has other common names include cardus marianus, milk thistle, blessed milk thistle, Marian Thistle, Mary Thistle, Saint Mary's Thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle.

* The leaves can be used as a very powerful mind-altering drug, they contain hyoscyamine and atropine. It should be used with extreme caution and only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner since all parts of the plant are very poisonous and...