Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Iowa

(Chinese spinach; Hinn choy) Young leaves are eaten either cooked or raw like spinach, but contain more calcium and iron. Stems can be cooked like asparagus. Very tender with distinctive bittersweet flavour.

Medium-hot at 5,000 Scoville units. Looks like a cayenne pepper with long glossy scarlet pods 15-17cm/6-7" but the flavour is sweet and tart with undertones of strawberry and apples and no bitterness.

It is a tonic sweetener that is considered anti-inflammatory and expectorant while able to soothe irritated mucus membranes in the respiratory and GI tract. Ht 36in (90cm). Not only does it help with soil nitrogen, it also helps to control erosion and...

Tolerates partial shade well. (Cancerweed) Medicinal herb with impressive horticultural potential! Its rich bronze-purple foliage can be used for season-long contrast in virtually any garden setting.

Excellent choice for fresh cilantro. (Chinese parsley) High yielding commercial variety with attractive glossy green leaves, uniform growth habit, and consistent quality. This variety is also used for sprouting.

Powdered leaves and flowers used in Switzerland to flavour and colour Schabzieger or Sapsago cheese. Near relative of fenugreek. Also to flavour bread, soups, potato dishes and to make an aromatic tea.

To those expats living in other lands, the diminutive edelweiss is a talisman to be depicted on walls, in books, if not planted in the garden. Traditionally, it was used as a tea to treat diarrhea and dysentery, and cooked in milk with honey and butter.

Aromatic native of southern and eastern Africa where it is widely used for fevers and the treatment of malaria. Colds, dyspepsia, stomachache, gout and constipation, and is used externally to clear up skin infections.

(Da huang; Chinese rhubarb; Turkey rhubarb)

Excellent uniformity, aroma and flavour. The breeder's choice of variety name 'Gecofure' is an unimaginative contraction of 'GEnovese COmpatto FUsarium REsistant'. Ht. 30-35cm/12-14”.

(Meadow sage) Large, very showy, bright blue flowers. Sometimes used like clary sage.

Used for anxiety, insomnia, palpitations, poor memory, and depression, especially in cases of excessive brooding and pent-up emotions. In Chinese medicine, it calms the spirit and opens the flow of in the heart, which in western terms may be related to...

Poppy, in general, is used either, in the form of whole seeds, ground or as thick or thin paste in recipes. In India and Pakistan, gently fried seeds are ground to a make a thin paste, which is then added as a thickening in dips, curries, and sweet dishes.

Not well known to gardeners because traditional varieties fail to produce before the frosts arrive in autumn; but our variety is a much earlier (day-length neutral) and starts to produce in 75 days.

Highly useful during convalescence. Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances.

Aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, and like parsley they can be used as a garnish. Outstanding curled leaf variety from Holland that is both ornamental and delicious to use in the kitchen like parsley.

In ancient times aconite was used as a poison to coat arrowheads in battle and hunt. Height 24-48in (60-120cm); spread 12-18in (30-45cm) Tolerates deer and rabbits, but not drought.

Situate in full sun, and divide roots every 3 years. Blossoms appear June through September, attracting butterflies and other pollinators. Sow into moist, moderately rich, well-draining soil after last frost.

They can be dried like peppercorns or used fresh in salsa. Ripens to a brilliant red colour and packs serious concentrated heat. Evidence indicates it has been consumed by humans as far back as 7,500 BC.

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

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

Superb variety, excellent for Vietnamese and Thai cooking. Strongest scent and flavour of all the Thai basils.

The light-colored, finely-pleated blooms float above the foliage, reminding us of Degas' paintings of ballerinas. Beautiful cosmos resemble fluted cupcake wrappers. Cupcakes Mix is as showy as Double Click with lighter-weight blooms held upright on stems.

Coarser foliage; almost completely lacks the odour and flavour characteristic of the true French variety. Not recommended. Tall, vigorous habit.

Thick flesh; clean biting heat. Use when green or ripened to scarlet. Heat: 10,000-23,000 Scoville units. Small: 2cm/1” long, 1cm/0.5” across. Salsas, pickled, or roasted for sauces.

The small round fruit, 7cm/3" in diameter, are eaten when green, and when they turn orange they are good for stuffing. Stunning red-orange heirloom variety from Turkey. Heavy yields and insect resistant.