Edible Leaf Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Pueblo

* 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. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer.

* The growing plant is a good companion for strawberries, tomatoes, courgettes and most other plants. The leaves are rich in potassium and calcium, they have a salty cucumber flavour.

* 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.

* Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west to Alberta , southeast to Florida , and southwest to Texas , and widely naturalized elsewhere...

The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. It is native throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe , northern Asia , and northern North America .

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 early spring; flowers look like the result of a cross between dandelion and small yellow daisy; slightly lobed...

* On account of its aromatic properties, fennel fruit forms one of the ingredients of the well-known compound liquorice powder. * Fennel is used as a flavoring in some natural toothpastes.

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

The plant is happiest with water temperatures of 23 - 27°c in the growing season and requires a five month growing season. * The flowers have a sweet fruity perfume. * The flavonol miquelianin (Quercetin 3-O-glucuronide), as well as the alkaloids (+)-1(R)-coclaurine...

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.

They are also medicinal. * Humulus lupulus (common hop or hop) is a species of flowering plant in the Cannabaceae family, native to Europe, western Asia and North America. * The dried flowering heads of female plants are used as a flavouring and preservative...

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. A liquorice-like flavour, they can be used as a flavouring in mixed salads.

Carbohydrate, 187mg Calcium, 66mg phosphorus, 3.1mg iron, 76mg sodium, 397mg potassium, 36mg magnesium, 14000iu vitamin A, 0.19mg vitamin B1, 0.26mg vitamin B2, 35mg vitamin C. Grow them year round in your kitchen!

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

* Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west to Alberta , southeast to Florida , and southwest to Texas , and widely naturalized elsewhere...

* A very common herb, the strongly aromatic leaves are used as a flavouring in cooked foods. They are an aid to digestion and so are often used with heavy, oily foods. The young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw, boiled, pickled or used in sandwiches.

In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC . * Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing...

Its Spanish and Quechua names include maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, and ayak willku. It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes. In Peru, maca is prepared and consumed in various ways, although traditionally it always is...

* I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth". * These curiosities are well worth growing, if only for the conversation factor! * The buds...

About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico The species status in the New World is uncertain: it is generally considered an exotic weed;...

* Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright hairy stems. The plants have showy blooms in early to mid spring. * A biennial with pretty four-petaled fragrant flowers in loose clusters, white to purplish and everything in between;...

Its Spanish and Quechua names include maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, and ayak willku. It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes. In Peru, maca is prepared and consumed in various ways, although traditionally it always is...

A black raspberry, it is a very well flavoured fruit that can also be dried for winter use. * The fruit is the basis of Blue raspberry flavor, a popular flavor for candy, syrups and other sweets.

The dried root of one year old plants is the official herb, but the leaves and fruits can also be used. * The root is very crisp and has a sweet, mild, and pungent flavor. * Greater Burdock is rather tall, reaching as much as 9 feet (2.7 m).

They germinate right away and will mark the row. * Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. Nutrition comes from the beets fiber, vitamins, minerals and unique plant derived anti-oxidants.

Seed can be slow to germinate, especially from the earlier sowings, it is best to mark the rows by sowing a few radishes with the parsnips. The high fiber content of parsnips may help prevent constipation and reduce blood cholesterol levels.

Sow at a rate of 4-8 lbs./acre. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively. The leaves are also fermented for later use.