Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Illinois

Sow in early spring or late summer. Mesclun is commonly defined as a mixture of salad greens. Sowing successively every ten days will produce a regular supply of tasty salad greens.

Highly productive oil-yielding variety. Coarse, broad leaved variety. Yields camphor-like oil used primarily in soaps.

Controversially, the bark contains cephalanthin, a compound that is both a poison and a source of its healing powers. (Honeyball; Honey bells) A handsome native shrub found growing in wet areas of eastern North America.

Note that much of what is sold as sacred or holy basil is actually spice basil, listed separately. (Sri tulsi; Rama tulsi) The true sacred basil grown in houses, gardens and near temples all over India.

Ht. 60cm/24”. Produces masses of rosy pink flowers on mounds of aromatic grey green foliage.

Excellent as cutflowers in floral arrangements and bouquets. Airy masses of small white flowers (50% doubles) in summer.

Hardy to zone 8. Source of the richly delicious pine nuts used in pestos and other Mediterranean dishes. Attractive potplant; grows well in pots, but will not produce pine nuts unless grown where it can reach mature size.

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.

Hardy along southern B.C. coast. (Bead tree) Beautiful tree, native of China and India; much cultivated in southern U.S. Bark used as an emetic and to expel worms. Hard nuts are used for making rosaries.

Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic. (Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations.

Bush type with small leaves and a highly uniform dwarf compact habit. Excellent for pots and borders.

Sow at 15-20 lb./acre. Mow before plants set seed and incorporate into the soil immediately to have the best effect on these soil pests. Blue label/Certified seed. With proper management, this crop may be used as an organic replacement for methyl bromide.

Fine garden choice for borders in hot and dry locations. Excellent for dried arrangements and potpourris. Ht. 40-50cm (16-20in). It is heat and drought tolerant and very hardy. Beautiful deep sky-blue flower spikes are nicely set against silvery green...

The leaves, roots and fruits are astringent and can be used for colds, stomachache, diarrhea, dysentery, and as a gargle for sore throat. (Fragrant sumac; Lemon sumac) Native North American shrub with citrus-scented foliage.

Tends to stay off the ground and cluster making for easy picking. Cowpeas are great for drying and canning. Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation. Bush type cowpea producing heavy yields of purple pods.

They keep up to six months! Start seeds in March. (Horned melon) Quite unlike other cucumbers, this one has small orange spiny fruits, 8-13cm/3-5” long, possessing a subtle banana-lime flavour.

Melons keep for 1-2 months. Egg-shaped squash with flesh that really does look like spaghetti. Delicious served hot with spaghetti sauce, cheese or butter, or chilled in salads.

Disease resistant. 120cm/4ft x 90cm/3ft. Excellent for group or hedge plantings. (Japanese rose; Saltspray rose) Hips are tomato-red and are large, up to an inch across. Easy to grow, tolerates part shade, and is very hardy.

Excellent for pot culture. Neat compact bush habit, only 10-15cm (4-6") high, with medium sized dark green leaves.

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

Double and semi-double flowers in a wide colour range. (Tou gu) Familiar garden annual. A medicinal herb in China where it is used to clear obstructions in the throat. Flowers mixed with alum are used to paint fingernails.

Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation. Black Crowder cowpea is a high yielding variety of long pods. The peas themselves have a deep purple color when first shelled which then turn black when dried.

Hardy in southwestern Ontario and coastal B.C. Source of yellow, gold and khaki dyes. Boiled root decoction was once used to bathe irritated eyes. Good hedge plant; has vigorous habit and withstands heavy clipping.

Canola (Brassica napus): Cool season, broadleaf, upright and spreading growth habit Uses: Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant, Forage A cabbage related plant that is a perfect grazer! Dwarf Essex Rape is a perfect grazer plant that will persist well after...

Love it or not, the gold and white presence of the ox-eye daisy brings its careless beauty to many abandoned and out of the way places. It can be sown directly in an area that will receive full sun, to bloom from June to August.