Crop Plant Seeds For Sale In Elgin

For minimum soil compaction, use raised beds with 2 or 3 rows 16–24" apart, beds 5–6' on center. Provide fertile growing conditions and avoid ground recently in sod if possible.

Packet will cover from 100 to 200 square feet. It provides rapid growth of green mass that chokes out weeds and provides organic matter content to the soil. Prevents erosion and helps in breaking up subsoil while providing aesthetic value to the empty...

To prevent greening, cover exposed crowns.Blights can reduce yield and quality. Dark orange, tapered roots are sweet and tender, smooth, and a uniform 9-10" long. To prevent blights, practice a 3-year crop rotation.

Generally the best harvest period lasts about 3 weeks (longer in cool, fall weather), after which time the roots may crack or the taste and appearance may decline. Keep weed-free by tine weeding and shallow hoeing.

Temperatures of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) are best for adequate growth; an atmospheric humidity of 80 to 85% and soil without a high level of nitrogen are also optimal. Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land.

It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Matures in 45 days. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the...

* Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

* Timothy-grass ( Phleum pratense ), is an abundant perennial grass native to most of Europe except for the Mediterranean region . It grows to 50–150 cm tall, with leaves up to 45 cm long and 1 cm broad.

The nutritional value of dried Maca root is high, resembling cereal grains such as maize, rice and wheat. In the vegetative phase, until May to June, the lower part of the hypocotyl, as well as the upper part of the tap root, grows in size.

* Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life.

* Gossypium hirsutum , known as Upland Cotton or Mexican Cotton , is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States, constituting some 95% of all cotton production.

To prevent greening, cover exposed crowns.Blights can reduce yield and quality. If necessary, thin young seedlings to 3/4-2" apart, depending on root size desired. Exclude adult insects with fabric row covers.Carrots may be dug any time after they reach...

About 90% of the world's star anise crop is used for extraction of shikimic acid, a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of oseltamivir. * Star anise contains anethole, the same ingredient that gives the unrelated anise its flavor.

* The leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has...

It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Matures in 45 days. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular-based, very variable in size from about 2-30 cm long and 1-15 cm broad, with larger leaves at the...

Don't allow soil to crust before the emergence of seedlings which takes 1-3 weeks, depending on temperature and moisture. Leaflets may shrivel and die. Carrots store best at 32°F (0°C) and 98% relative humidity.Each type is identified in product description.

* Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights.

It is widely used in Indonesia, where it is called kemangi and served raw, together with raw cabbage, green beans, and cucumber, as an accompaniment to fried fish or duck. * Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal...

* It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh. * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested.

Copper fungicides can be employed as a preventive measure or control.Carrot rust flies and wireworms: provide fertile growing conditions and avoid ground recently in sod if possible.

An average-size bush produces 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of pollen , to which few humans are allergic. * Jojoba grows to 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) tall, with a broad, dense crown. The fruit is an acorn-shaped ovoid, three-angled capsule 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79...

* The leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * The leaves contain 'stevioside', a substance that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has...

Nantes are medium length and cylindrical. Cercospora blight first appears as small dark spots with yellow margins on the younger leaves and stems. Carrots store best at 32°F (0°C) and 95% relative humidity.Each type is identified in the description.

* The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc. * A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver.

* Poa palustris ( fowl bluegrass , fowl meadowgrass , swamp meadowgrass , woodland bluegrass ) is a species of grass native to Asia , Europe and Northern America . This plant is used as fodder and forage , and it also used for erosion control or revegetation...

It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties. It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer.

* The fruit has a slightly acid, sweet aromatic flavour, they can be eaten out of hand or cooked in pies, sauces, jellies etc. * Loquats are unusual among fruit trees in that the flowers appear in the autumn or early winter, and the fruits are ripe in...