Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Calgary

It is also a popular antidiabetic used throughout Spain. It has smaller leaves, and stronger flavour and aroma than garden sage (S. Studies confirm that it is effective for blood sugar, lowering without affecting insulin levels.

Culture like other pumpkins. Has high vitamin E content, and like evening primrose stimulates the synthesis of prostaglandins. Hull-less seeds yield a medicinally-active oil used in Central Europe for inflammations, hypertrophy of the prostate, and for...

A soothing herb for irritations of the skin and mouth. Double hollyhock grows to between 1.2-2.5m (4-8ft), and features huge, full blooms that are attractive to birds, bees, butterflies – and little children! Buds, flowers and young leaves are edible...

It is a bitter tonic and alterative useful for menstrual disorders and fevers. It was used by the Cherokee for pain, toothache, ulcers, and hemorrhage. Prefers moist conditions but will tolerate a wide range of soils.

Organically grown. (120 lb./acre) alone or mix with vetch and/or oats, winter rye, or ryegrass. Plants do not regrow after mowing or grazing. Specific charges will be displayed during checkout.Sow the seeds at the time and rate specified in the product...

(Roseheart radish; Red meat radish) It is totally the opposite of a typical radish: the outside is white and the inside is red! The outside colour starts out green but turns a bright white as the radishes mature.

Often used as a cover crop between rows of vegetable crops if mowed to maintain manageability. NOTE: Seed is coated with APEXtm Green Hydroloc, an OMRI-listed seed coating that contains a mix of minerals, nutrients, and rhizobia bacteria for enhanced...

Best sown outdoors as soon as the ground can be worked in spring. In Italian it is known as "Barba di Frate" or "monk's beard" because the Capuchin monks were fond of it. Steamed or sauteed, and dressed with lemon and oil, it is commonly served with fish.

When dried the fruits can be powdered and used as a seasoning, and can substitute for European sumac ( ) in spice mixtures such as zaatar. A refreshing lemonade drink can be made from the fruits by soaking them in water for 10-30 minutes.

It is easy to grow and prefers full sun and moderate to dry soils. The ornamental and distinctive seed spikes hang from only one side of the stalk, and these make good fresh or dried cuttings.

This and other species of Gossypium are the sources of the eminently useful cotton fibre. Can be grown for interest as a potplant in a bright window or greenhouse. Contains gossypol, which research has revealed has important anti-parasitic and antiviral...

Good tolerance to phytophthora, tobacco mosaic virus, and bacterial wilt. The small and thin fruits, about 5cm/2" long, can be picked green or red. A very hot and prolific, early maturing bird pepper developed in Vietnam for the commercial production...

This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. Leaves picked before the flowers appear are nutritious salad greens.

After winnowing, the grain is ready to cook for oatmeal or grind for oat flour. For grain production sow seeds in early spring for a late summer harvest. Or 100-150 lb./acre (2.5-3 bu.).

Does best in sandy or gravelly soil. (Sea fennel) Aromatic herb found growing along European seashores. Herbalists have long extolled the beneficial effects of pickled samphire on the digestive system.

The seeds are toxic and should not be used internally. (Bellyache bush; Babantsidze) Attractive small bush with glossy red leaves revered for its for spiritual properties. It is used to treat fevers caused by evil spirits and is used in purification rituals...

The infusion made from the flowering tops is high in rutin which combats arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries and veins). Well known as a grain, cover crop and beeplant; not so well known is its medicinal value.

Once threshed, remove as much green plant material as possible, as this can shorten the grain's life by overheating.This item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional shipping surcharge based on the shipping location selected.

Ornamental hybrids and cultivars are common throughout North America; however our seed is from authentic Chinese stocks used for the production of herbal medicines. Forsythiaside found in the fruits is effective against a wide spectrum of bacteria and...

Lovely variety with large purple wing-like bracts resting upon a sea of dark purple flowerheads. Ht. 35-40cm/14-16. Stunning in flower beds! Flowers the first season if started early (Jan-Feb).

Specific charges will be displayed during checkout.Cut the plants near the base when most of the green color has turned brown and the seeds are hardening (no longer milky).If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace...

Now primarily cultivated in southern Europe, northern Africa and India, it is used as a spice, tea, vegetable, forage crop, dye plant, and as a starter material in the production of steroid medications.

Source of the famous dye “Turkish Red”, a characteristic colour of Persian carpets. Seeds possess hallucinogenic alkaloids. In Egypt, the oil expressed from the seeds is said to be an aphrodisiac.

The peppery leaves add a spicy spin when boiled in stews or soups or tossed fresh in salads. (Winter cress; Land cress) Upland cress is a fast-growing alternative to watercress. Easy to grow indoors or out, upland cress thrives in most zones, in sun or...

Fascinating as a specimen plant or where grown for therapeutic use. Henbane has been used as an instrument of assassination and murder since antiquity, most famously in Shakespeare's play Hamlet: “Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole,/with juice of cursed...

Children may be tempted to wear the buttery little cups on their fingers, but beware: Yellow foxglove is poisonous in all its parts, containing powerful cardioactive glycosides that are toxic when ingested even in tiny amounts.

Coffee substitute costing pennies a pound. Roasting directions included with each order. Large roots, roasted and ground, can be adulterated with your favourite brand or enjoyed alone as a nourishing caffeine-free drink.