Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Elgin

The leaves have a mild fruity aroma but they are not used in cooking or for scent. In Lucania, in southern Italy, the young leaves are traditionally collected during the procession of the Black Madonna in May and September and are dried for future use...

They are said also to nourish muscles and enrich bone marrow. Used to treat irritability, insomnia and anxiety. Hardy bush or small tree. This species is the medicinal cousin of the tropical jujube fruit.

Ht. 50cm/20”. Despite the popularity of hybrid lavender among French growers, this original Provencal lavender, with its deep blue shades and its more refined fragrance, is still commonly grown.

Valuable for all chest complaints, including pleurisy. Roots act specifically on the lungs as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory. (Butterfly weed) Bright orange-red flowers are worthy of attention as an ornamental.

(Bishopsweed) Known to the ancient Egyptians as a treatment for skin diseases this humble wild plant of the Nile valley was recently catapulted to the forefront of modern cancer research.

But what the breeder has done to the variety's performance, leaf quality and disease resistance is far more inspired. Perfect for pot production. Excellent uniformity, aroma and flavour.

Very robust and tall, with rigid stems; Lespedeza blooms late in the growing season, forming dense clusters of white and pink clover-like flowers that attract bees. Amerindians once burned dried stems over skin to relieve neuralgia and rheumatism.

It is typically found in prairies, open woods, fields and disturbed sites. It tends to be short-lived but provides quick stabilization for erosion control seedings, and it makes a good, early successional component of prairie mixtures.

Produces white flower umbels July to October. Grows best in dry alkaline soil. (Lesser burnet) A tea made from the root and sweetened with honey was recommended for the bubonic plague! Used for stomach and intestinal inflammations, catarrh, cough and...

Strong pungent fragrance. Common in the dry plains and slopes of the American West. Requires well-drained soil but prefers low fertility. Very tolerant of drought and a good plant for xeriscaping.

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

Most popular everlasting; long cherished for wide colour range: crimson, salmon, rose, brown, yellow, and white.

Their addictive strong garlic-like odour and onion flavour are driving a wave of popularity among top chefs. In some areas such as Quebec they have been over-harvested to the point where the government had to step in to limit wild foraging.

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

Cooked like regular spinach. In fact, the more they are picked, the more they produce. Unlike ordinary spinach, its spreading branches produce succulent leaves and stemtips of very fine flavour throughout the season, long after all other varieties finish.

Broadcast at 25 lbs. It is two to four times as large as common white clover. It is not deep rooted, and will not tolerate much drought. Ladino is the most popular white clover in the USA! Ladino clover has a high nutritive value and palatability make...

Used in shampoos; believed to arrest hair loss and induce new growth. Used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, and as a top-quality industrial lubricant that may replace sperm whale oil.

Contains anthraquinone glycosides, principally barbaloin, which are responsible for the purgative action. Attractive succulent from South Africa. Also, an ingredient of the ‘Swedish Bitters' popularized by European herbalist Maria Treben.

They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and rheumatism, All parts of the plant are poisonous if used improperly, especially if ingested.

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, . It is more yin-like, and burning moxa made with this mugwort helps to soothe the nerves and induces...

Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. Prefers sandy soil. May be eaten raw or dried, first discarding thick skins and seeds. Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario.

Root tincture made with brandy strengthens the human system, particularly in cases of weak digestion and lack of appetite. Requires a cold period (4-5 weeks at 5°C/40°F) or 24 hours in 40-70 ppm gibberellic acid for success.

Lovely in rock gardens. Petite woolly rosettes of leaves resemble a cat's foot. Improves the appetite by stimulating bile flow, gastric juices and pancreatic secretions.

Delicious cooked or served raw. A unique addition to cole slaw. Best sown out at mid-summer as heads bolt during hot weather. Tall cylindrical heads are pure white inside. Tender, crisp leaves are sweet and spicy.

Blooms heavily in early summer, repeating till fall. A sun-lover, this perennial flower has 20″ inch spikes of bright pink on bushy stems.

This variety has medium pink flowers and grows to five feet tall. Suitable for cutting, beds and borders, and the pollinator garden.

Piper Sudan grass is a great catch crop for excess nitrogen. Great for livestock forage, but should be grazed only when mature and never after a frost as it turns toxic. It grows quickly at heights up to 7 feet.