Edible Leaf Plant Crop Plant For Sale In Connecticut

Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species. It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps,...

It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat. Excellent for use in salads or steamed. * The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves. * Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard.

Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a mild onion flavor is desired. 110 days to harvest. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over...

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

If you like to eat them, you definitely should grow them! * The radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre- Roman times.

* A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in treating diarrhoea, haemorrhoids and infantile...

It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America . They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower.

Soaking stinging nettles in water or cooking removes the stinging chemicals from the plant, which allows them to be handled and eaten without injury. They can also be dried for winter use.

* Maca (Peruvian Ginseng) seedlings usually emerge about one month after sowing with the onset of the rainy season in October. The nutritional value of dried Maca root is high, resembling cereal grains such as maize, rice and wheat.

The fresh leaves are highly nutritious and can be considered a natural vitamin and mineral supplement in their own right. * Parsley is a commonly grown culinary and medicinal herb that is often used as a domestic medicine.

It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat. Excellent for use in salads or steamed. * The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves. * Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard.

* The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious. * The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC.

* Develope to maturity in only 60-65 days. * Many Welsh onions can multiply by forming perennial evergreen clumps. * Can be overwintered if mulched to zone 4. * These scallions are perfect for adding mild flavor to salads of all kinds.

* Umbellularia californica is a large tree native to coastal forests of California and slightly extended into Oregon .

* It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India , Burma , Thailand and Sri Lanka . The roasted seed is a coffee substitute. They tastes like French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris).

* The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten. * A shrub; red flowers in racemes.

* Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. The plant grows to 1 m tall. The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb.

* It is loaded with nutrients and antioxidants so is often recommended as a nutraceutical supplement. * This wild cucumber has edible fruit which are very tasty when green and extremely bitter when yellow and fully ripe.

The bark is thick, greyish-brown, and scaly plated at the base of the trunk, and orange-red, thin, and flaking higher on the trunk. * An important timber tree in Asia, the timber is used for construction, railway sleepers, mine timber, furniture, wood...

* For therapeutic purposes drink 1 cup of tea/day. * Milk thistle has been grown as a medicinal plant in monastery gardens since ancient times. The placebo group. * Traditional milk thistle extract is made from the seeds, which contain approximately 4–6%...

Medium-sized, with yellow flesh and crisp texture. Apples are self-fruitful, but for greater yield, plant with another variety. An excellent cooking apple.

The seed can take 4 weeks or more to germinate. * All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. The dried leaves are a very pleasant tea substitute. It has been used to regulate the menstrual cycle.

* Glebionis coronaria is used as a leaf vegetable. There is a report that secretions from the roots can be effective in controlling nematodes in the soil, but this has not been substantiated.

Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. * It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). Rich in vitamin C. * Erect stalks topped with one or several blue 1 1/2" flowers; parent of many cultivars with white, blue,...

Wonderful for cooking or eating fresh. 1-3' trees sent. Other dwarf varieties available include: Red Delicious, Red Jonathan, Lodi, and Yellow Delicious. Apples are self-fruitful, but for greater yield, plant with another variety.

It is a firm, deep red everbearer that is a mouth-watering delight for desserts, jams, freezing and eating fresh.

* Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time (4-5 weeks) in summer with a repeat bloom in fall. * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.