Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Antioch

* Sow in early spring or early fall. It is great fresh in salads or steamed. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * 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.

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

This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches. * Cherry Belle is an Heirloom Variety that can be planted in the spring or fall and is ready to eat 5 weeks after sowing.

* 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 .

* Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. * The tops are loaded with vitamin A and the roots with Vitamin C. Nutrition comes from the beets fiber, vitamins, minerals and unique plant derived anti-oxidants.

* Malva moschata ( Musk-mallow ) is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia , from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland , and east to southern Russia and Turkey .

* The leaves can be used as thickeners in soups etc, they can also be dried for later use. * Rumex acetosella is a species of sorrel bearing the common names sheep's sorrel , red sorrel , sour weed , and field sorrel .

* The flowers have a sweet fruity perfume. Succeeds in water up to 2.5 metres deep. In cooler climates, however, it should be grown in shallower water, though no less than 30 cm deep, which will warm up more quickly and encourage better growth and flowering.

* Although no specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, members of this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet. * It produces up to 30 pink flowers in characteristic allium umbels in the mid to late summer and...

* A curious perennial with small white nodding 5-petaled flowers backed by an inflated "bladder"; blooms all summer; flowers in loose clusters at stem joints; native to Europe but widely naturalized in the eastern U.S. * The young leaves are sweet and...

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

The leaves are also fermented for later use. Added to salads or used as a potherb. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. It produces edible quality canola oil and exhibits improve winter survival in Great Plains conditions.

* Lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis ), not to be confused with bee balm , Monarda species, is a perennial herb in the mint family Lamiaceae , native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region .

* Lepidium meyenii (maca) is an herbaceous biennial plant of the crucifer family native to the high Andes of Peru. * The root is eaten cooked. After being dried they are cooked in water to make a sweet aromatic porridge that is called 'mazamorra' in S.

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 cholera.

60-75 days to maturity. The yields of pods average 250 - 500g per m². The roasted seed is a coffee substitute. They will store for up to 21 days at 10°c with a relative humidity of 90%.

The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed; however, there is evidence that the species was in Crawford Lake deposits ( Ontario ) in 1430-89, suggesting that it reached North America in the pre-Columbian...

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom. Prefers part shade in warmer climates.

There is a report that secretions from the roots can be effective in controlling nematodes in the soil, but this has not been substantiated. They appear in Cantonese dishes and Hong Kong cuisine in stews, casseroles, and hotpots.

* Like most salsifies, the western salsify grows as an annual or occasionally biennial forb, reaching a height of typically 20–60 cm but sometimes almost a metre. Young stems, when 5 - 10cm high, and the bases of the lower leaves - raw or cooked.

Specimens as large as 300 pounds have been grown. * The variety was hybridized for its size during the early 1960s. They are often bright orange in color, with fine-grained, yellow-orange flesh.

Even if you don't want to eat the fruit, it is extremely ornamental and a real treat for wildlife. This super hardy Siberian native produces fruits measuring 1-1/2'' in diameter or larger that ripen late summer.

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom. Prefers part shade in warmer climates.

Medium-sized with yellow flesh and crisp texture. Excellent cooking apple.

* Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * 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.

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