Edible Leaf Plant Crop Plant For Sale In San Jose

* Sow in early spring or early fall. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

* The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals. * Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain .

It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. * It preferes cool growing temperatures and will tolerate some shade. This variety was the All America Selection Winner in 1949.

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

* 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.

* Humulus lupulus (common hop or hop) is a species of flowering plant in the Cannabaceae family, native to Europe, western Asia and North America. Strictly speaking it is a bine rather than a vine, using its own shoots to act as supports for new growth.

It was immediately picked, cooked, and pickledto help fight scurvy, and taken with the crew of the Endeavour. Expansa) is a leafy groundcover also known as Botany Bay spinach, Cook's cabbage, k?kihi (in M?ori), New Zealand spinach, sea spinach, and tetragon.

To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. * It preferes cool growing temperatures and will tolerate some shade. This variety was the All America Selection Winner in 1949.

The seed usually germinates within 10 - 18 days at 15°c. * "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.

The leaves are used as a flavouring for salad dressings, vegetables and legumes,and are frequently included in strongly flavoured dishes with chillies, garlic, onions etc. * Oregano is an important flavouring herb in Mediterranean cookery,and is often...

* These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons", and "electric buttons" * It is frost-sensitive but perennial in warmer climates.

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * 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.

* Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. They tastes like French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). They have a flavour similar to mushrooms when sauteed. Mature seeds are eaten cooked.

It has a floury texture and a mild, somewhat creamy flavour. * Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun. * The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its...

* Sow in early spring or early fall. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

* The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees. * An edible blue dye can be obtained from the flowers. It is said to deter Japanese beetle and tomato hornworms.

Grapes in general: Grapes are easy to grow and with a little careful effort the home gardener will be rewarded with large crops of fruit, perfect for wine, jams and fresh eating. Other varieties selected for the North include Niagara and Concord.

* The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns. * This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China.

Self-pollinating. Papayas need sunny, warm growing conditions. Grow it inside in the winter and take it outside in the summer months. Exotic and delicious! This dwarf papaya can produce fruit when the plant is only 2 1/2-3' tall! Perfect for growing in...

Aronia's fruit is mostly used for making juice or wine. Begins bearing fruit the 2nd year. Grows 3-6' tall, Yields 10+ pounds of berries. Beautiful fire-engine red foliage in fall increases its value as a landscape shrub.

This natural cross between a blackberry and red raspberry produces long, tasty, dark red berries that are great for fresh eating, juices, pies, syrups, jams, jellies and wines. Ripens early in mid-late summer.

* The flavonol miquelianin (Quercetin 3-O-glucuronide), as well as the alkaloids (+)-1(R)-coclaurine and (-)-1(S)-norcoclaurine, can be found in the leaves of N. It can be cooked with other vegetables, soaked in syrup or pickled in vinegar.

Blooms: spring, Ripens: mid-June. Large 1'' by 1 1/2'' glossy, blue-black berries are sweet and delicious. 2-year-old plants are shipped. Dewberries are similar to blackberries, except they are larger and milder, ripen 7-10 days earlier, and grow on a...

Beautiful little trees grow only 6-8 feet tall but produce full size fruit. North Star is self-fruitful and does not need a pollinator but will do even better by planting two. 1-1/2 - 3' trees.

This is a new variety of an old favorite. Also an attractive ornamental. The fruit is easily picked off 1'' stems, well away from the small thorns. Pixwell Gooseberry is practically thornless with an unmatched flavor for pies and preserves.

Thornless Canby raspberries are extra large, extra fine, bright red berries that are firm with superior appearance and flavor. Raspberries are one-year-old number one transplants. Big yields that are fine for freezing, cooking and desserts.