Edible Leaf Plant Crop Plant For Sale In Providence

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . It is great fresh in salads or steamed. Matures in 45 days. * Sow in early spring or early fall.

* This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable. * Purple Top White Globe Turnip is an outstanding Heirloom variety. * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days.

African blue basil has a strong camphor smell because it has camphor and camphene in higher proportions. It behaves as an annual if there is any chance of a frost. The most notable is the holy basil or tulsi, a revered home-grown plant in India and Nepal.

* It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa. They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC.

* 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.

A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad bowl. * Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere...

They are also added whole as a flavouring to various drinks such as Pimms and wine-based drinks. * In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year. * The growing plant is a good companion for strawberries, tomatoes, courgettes...

By planting these two varieties you will enjoy fruit from May-July. Indigo Gem reaches 3-4', while Indigo Treat grows 4-6' tall. Two varieties are required for pollination. Prefers full to partial sun.

Bushes reach 5' high and wide and will bear 10 quarts per plant. Very hardy, disease resistant and will bear one year after planting. The Red Colossal Gooseberry is the largest of all gooseberries, measuring up to 1 1/2''.

A staple of Italian salads! Heirloom variety, a red Italian chicory. Deep red heart shaped leaves wrapped tightly to form solid round heads.

Root - raw or cooked like potatoes. Flowers and flower buds - raw or cooked. It does well in humid tropics with high rainfall. The pods are harvested when about 15 - 20 cm long and 2cm wide.

Collection includes 3 each of Heritage, Fall Gold and Black Hawk raspberry varieties. 9 plants in all!

* Bonar Forage rape has large leaves, is resistant to powdery mildew, is late maturing, and is very high yielding. Sow at a rate of 4-8 lbs./acre. The leaves are also fermented for later use.

* Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae . * An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely...

* This herb is commonly called Greek oregano or winter sweet marjoram, and is a hardy perennial grown primarily in herb gardens for culinary use. Tiny, white flowers appear in terminal or axillary spikelets in July.

Produces for a long period of time and even through winter in mild climate areas. A widely successful variety and probably one of the most widely cultivated. Deep red, glossy, conical shaped fruit and excellent flavor.

Great for eating fresh, cooking and storing. Other dwarf varieties available include: Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious, Lodi, and McIntosh. Tender, crisp and very juicy with a sweet-tart flavor.

* It has an extensive old-world distribution extending from North Africa through the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent to Malesia and Australasia . It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia,...

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

* Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights.

No wonder this is considered a super star variety! This strawberry is a June bearing variety. Tip: If you get blooms the first year while the plant is getting established pinch the blooms off to ensure a large fruit crop the next year.

And, unlike some everbearers, the berries continue to be large-size even in the fall. Plant in full sun 24" apart. Huge, dark red berries measure up to 1½" or more across! They're juicy tender and sweet tasting! Then next June they'll start producing...

* Seeds can be viable for up to 30 years. Leaves alternate on the stem and possess three leaflets. * Melilotus officinalis, known as yellow sweet clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilo and common melilot is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced...

* Generally grown as an annual to produce desired onions for eating. * These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads. Great for slicing and fresh eating! * Also make very good fried onion rings and can be used in cooking where a...

* In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork. * The leaves have a mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads.

* Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. * A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between; the main flowering is in May in New York state; native...

Peaches are self-fruitful. Ripens early August. With their beautiful blossoms in the spring and green leaves all summer long, peach trees are ideal for landscaping small areas. They do not require a pollinator.