Edible Leaf Plant Crop Plant For Sale In New Jersey

* They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor.

* The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety.

* Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1,300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China.

* The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * They are excellent raw or cooked , having a mild sweet flavor. * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety.

An autumn sowing under cover will often supply leaves all winter. * "The plant is rich in minerals and vitamins with potassium concentrations at 610 mg/100 g and carotene at 3.4 g/100 g in edible portions.

They also are harvested long before the beets so you get two crops instead of one! * Mineral Rich in: Calcium: 114mg; Phosphorus: 34mg; Iron: 3.1mg * A phytochemical compound, glycine betaine is found in the root.

It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. * It preferes cool growing temperatures and will tolerate some shade. This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches.

* A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic. * The cooked leaves can be used as a potherb. The plant is noted for its effectiveness in treating catarrhal problems of many kinds and has also been used successfully in...

* The leaves are needle-like, dark green, with two per fascicle, 12-20 cm long and 0.8-1 mm wide, the persistent fascicle sheath 1.5-2 cm long. The bark is thick, greyish-brown, and scaly plated at the base of the trunk, and orange-red, thin, and flaking...

* A spicy, aromatic flavouring, bay leaves are commonly used as aflavouring for soups, stews etc and form an essential ingredient of the herb mix 'Bouquet Garni'. The leaves can be used fresh or are harvested in the summer and dried.

* 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. They can also be sprouted and used in salads.

A tea can be made from the leaves, seed or roots. The root is the most active medicinally, it should be harvested in the autumn of its first year of growth, sliced longitudinally if necessary and dried quickly.

* It is a sprawling vine 8-10 feet long. * This wild cucumber has edible fruit which are very tasty when green and extremely bitter when yellow and fully ripe. * Native to Ethiopia but now found all over the tropics.

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

A tea can be made from the leaves, seed or roots. The root is the most active medicinally, it should be harvested in the autumn of its first year of growth, sliced longitudinally if necessary and dried quickly.

They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower. * The young leaves and flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked. * Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae .

* It is a sprawling vine 8-10 feet long. * This wild cucumber has edible fruit which are very tasty when green and extremely bitter when yellow and fully ripe. * Native to Ethiopia but now found all over the tropics.

* A perennial mint with a strong mint scent; small lilac, pink, or white flowers in whorls on 4" spikes; much used as an herb and a source of essential oil; likes moist soils, in which it can spread rapidly on creeping stems; native to Europe, widely...

The leaves, which resemble a colt's foot in cross section, do not appear usually until after the seeds are set. Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. * Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very...

Established plants are drought tolerant. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position.

"Lemongrass works conveniently as well as the pheromone created by the honeybee's Nasonov gland, also known as attractant pheromones. Despite its ability to repel insects, its oil is commonly used as a "lure" to attract honey bees.

Great for homemade pies, applesauces and cider. Flesh is white, crisp, juicy and mildly sub-acid. The earliest apple. Skin is pale yellow. (Early Summer) Use Yellow Delicious as a pollinator.

* Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero calories! * Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose it is attractive to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets.

It is one of the earliest producing crookneck squash on the market that produces all summer long. 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...

* The growing plant is a good companion for strawberries, tomatoes, courgettes and most other plants. * The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees. They are also added whole as a flavouring to various drinks such as Pimms and...

* Seed - if sown in situ during March or April, the plant will usually flower in the summer and complete its life cycle in one growing season. Should not be used by people who suffer from ragweed allergies.

Other dwarf varieties available include: Red Delicious, Red Jonathan, Lodi, and McIntosh. Apples are self-fruitful, but for greater yield, plant with another variety. An excellent pollinator and one of the best winter apples around! This Yellow Delicious...