Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Allentown

Improvements include lower nicotine content and better resistance to disease. Its slightly thinner and lighter leaves cure well, producing a high quality tobacco with a light flavour.

Grows in coastal areas from northern California to southern B.C. Excellent for moxa, and as such it is decidedly less harsh than the common mugwort, . (Coastal wormwood; San Juan mugwort) Beautiful silvery-green mugwort with a pleasant sage scent.

Of nitrogen per acre they add upon breakdown. Plants mowed or grazed will not dependably regrow. For a cover crop, drill or broadcast at 4 lb./1,000 sq.ft. A Ph of 6.0-6.8 is preferred.

It was developed by crossing Canadian and American varieties to improve quality and disease resistance and to lower nicotine. (Flue-cured Tobacco; Bright Tobacco) A leading commercial variety in Ontario.

Leaves possess huge oil glands which give papalo its potent flavour and scent. The flavour gets stronger the older the leaves get. Grows up to 2m (8ft) high, but can be harvested at a much smaller stage when the flavour is milder.

The compound responsible for the sweetness is glycyrrhizin, a substance 50 times as sweet as sugar. The hard seeds need to be scarified in order to germinate. The roots are edible and taste like sweet potatoes when roasted slowly.

It has a slightly mucilaginous texture that may take some getting used to but millions will tell you it is well worth it. (Egyptian spinach; Jew's mallow) Vegetable green popular throughout the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Young tender plants are a pleasant spinach substitute when boiled and served with butter. Rich source of vitamins A and C. Common weed, popular as a pot-herb.

They are a challenge to grow from seeds, and take a few years to get established, but they are well worth the effort. Two or more plants are needed for pollination. The yellow fruits form in hanging clusters somewhat like bananas and have a sweet custard-like...

Major improvement on the standard variety. All-American winner for 1997. Spicy anise-licorice aroma and flavour; excellent served fresh in such dishes as Thai green curries and Vietnamese noodle soups.

This species is the medicinal cousin of the tropical jujube fruit. Used to treat irritability, insomnia and anxiety. Studies show that the seeds have a tranquilizing and hypnotic effect, and are analgesic and anticonvulsive.

The branching habit is very tight, close to the base and produces a rich flush of attractive flower spikes. Compact and uniform variety with deep purple-blue flowers. Ht. 25cm (10in).

Dried milky juice, called lactucarium or lettuce opium, was once used to induce sleep and to treat nervous disorders.

Easy to use: chopped roots are soaked in water and stirred to a lather. Spectacular towering spikes of creamy white flowers. Roots contain 2% saponin, a soapy substance valuable in shampoos; leaves a fine sheen to hair.

Before sowing, chill sees at 5°C (40°F) for 3 days in moist sand. Purplish red leaves; preferred variety for pickling. Also used to give scarlet colour to pickled plums and preserved ginger.

Sow direct in the garden in early spring or late summer to overwinter the following spring. Well suited for home gardens and commercial fresh herb production. Like all chervils the fresh leaves are sweet with a hint of anise and are delicious chopped...

The texture is nice and crisp and the flavour is sweet and never gets bitter. A beautiful white version of the Lemon heirloom cucumber. Matures in 60 days. The round white fruits are about 7cm/3" across and fit easily in the palm.

A fast growing, cool-season annual legume, Secada peas perform very well during the fall, winter, and spring in Southern states. A relatively new forage pea that has a wide range of applications! Secada forage pea is highly palatable, self-climbing, with...

Striking head of star-like pistils, suspended by delicate cup-like calyces.

The seeds are widely used in confectionery like stuffing, rolls, bagels, fresh bread, biscuits, and cakes. Fatty acids – These seeds are also good sources of fatty acids, especially the omega-3 fatty acids, which are required by the human body to ensure...

Excellent beeplant. Dragonhead is an easy plant and can be direct-sown into the garden when the soil warms up in the spring. (Moldavian Balm) A tall plant with handsome dark green lemon-scented leaves, its appearance is reminiscent of hyssop or lavender,...

Used in China for stopping hemorrhages and diarrhea. Brilliant orange or red crested flowers resemble a rooster's comb. Fine garden annual, easily grown. Also helps to clear vision.

Sowing successively every ten days will produce a regular supply of tasty salad greens. Mesclun is commonly defined as a mixture of salad greens. Heat tolerant; suited for mid-summer sowings.

Try teff in your favourite breads, cookies, cakes, stir fry dishes, casseroles, soups, and stews. While it contains glutin, the glutin is not of the type that causes celiac disease.

Good heat and drought tolerance. Ht. 70-80cm/28-32. White petals with dark eye.Attracts butterflies. Excellent cutflower. Impressive new series from Germany with abundant large flowers, 10-12cm/4-5 across.

Also used as a treatment for poison ivy. Native wildflower used by the Navajo and Cheyenne Indians as an analgesic for chest pains, wounds and fevers. Height 30-100cm/12-40”. Yellow, droopy daisy-like flowers in summer.

Requires full sun and well drained, sandy loam. Native of dry, rocky regions of Central Asia, Tibet, China and Mongolia. Has higher total saponins, including the various forms of ephedrine.