Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Long Beach

Forage turnips will grow best in cool weather. Deer and livestock can feed all winter on the roots. Turnips are a high energy and protein feed that can survive and provide feed even when buried in snow.

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

Flowers and stems are used to produce greenish-yellow and olive dyes. Restores normal rhythm to feeble, irregular heartbeat but large doses cause respiratory paralysis. Infusion of the dried tops is recommended for dropsy as well as bladder and kidney...

Umbel stems continue to be sold as natural toothpicks in the Middlle East and Asia. Height up to 3ft (90cm) Sow into well-draining, moist soil. They are known to act against kidney stones, angina pectoris, muscle spasms, gastrointestinal cramps, colic,...

Both leaves and its slender, parsnip-like root are used. Roots 20-25cm/8-10 long; flat leaves. Roots are excellent for flavouring soups, stews, or steamed to serve with butter or sauce.

Fragrant golden yellow flowers are delightful in potpourris and as cutflowers. Old English favourite for cottage gardens.

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

Our favourite because it is slow to bolt in summer. Butterhead type with loosely folded, succulent, dark green leaves.

It will outcompete weeds in fields with high weed seed densities. Cut the plants when 80-90% of the seeds have matured (turned brown). Must be mowed/harrowed or otherwise incorporated before seed is mature; otherwise it may become a weed.

No blanching required. Curly, aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, or as a refreshing garnish. Something different from Europe.

High in protein, digestible, and free of prussic acid. Pearl Millet is a very tall grass that can reach 15 feet. Multiple cut forage grass and green manure. Well adapted to low soil moisture, low fertility, and high temperatures.

Can be grown indoors in a cool window. At least 3 billion people are regular drinkers. Its use goes back as far as 2700 B.C., but it was not until the 3rd century A.D. that China's tea-drinking culture began to develop and it was around 800 A.D. that...

Employed by Indians along with mayapple ( ) to treat venereal disease. Showy U.S. native with large blue or white flower spikes.

The flap-like appearance gives the leaves the look of an ear, which is why this form is known as "ear shiso." It is a shiso like the better known green and purple forms except the leaves have both green on top and purple underneath.

Also used to make Chartreuse, the famous liqueur made by the Carthusian monks in the mountains of France, Low mat-forming plant with grey felt-like leaves; excellent for rock gardens.

(Eryngo) Grown for its roots which are both edible and medicinal. Was prescribed for chronic nervousness and kidney and bladder disease. Fleshy roots, dug in autumn and boiled and roasted, taste like chestnuts.

Now commonly used in place of black mustard ( ) because it is easier to harvest. Seeds are darker and hotter than white mustard ( ). Condiment mustard most used in commerce for commercial prepared mustards and mustard powder.

Luscious green leaves have special subtle flavour. Curled leaves make a handsome garnish. Traditionally used in all spring soups and salads. Can improve every dish in which parsley is used.

(Tree mallow) Purple flowers yield an excellent natural colouring for drinks and herbal teas. Also great in salads. Medicinally similar to marshmallow.

Frequently seen along roadsides in eastern Canada and U.S. Used for tea and for flavouring meat. Lavender flowers; strong fragrance.

Long-lived shrubby perennial with blue-grey leaves with a silver cast. Ht. 30-90cm/1-3ft. Common in the dry plains and slopes of the American West. Strong pungent fragrance. Requires well-drained soil but prefers low fertility.

Interesting Mexican vegetable green. D8410 Info sheet and recipe: free on request with order. Flower clusters can be steamed like broccoli or fried in egg batter with mozzarella cheese.

Garden performance is superior to other varieties, with well-branched plants, 16 to 18″ tall. It's is excellent for high density growing and takes 13 weeks to be ready from seed.

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

The infusion made from the pink flowers or leaves is used externally to moisturize and tone the skin and internally to soothe mucous membranes irritated and inflamed by coughs, stomach upsets and other intestinal problems.

(Termite plant; Babantsi; Bio-diesel plant) Impressive-looking small tree cultivated as an ornamental throughout Africa. In India a renewable bio-fuel is made from the seeds. Seeds and leaves have a strong purgative action and poisonous if used internally.

Large lavender flowers dry to a beautiful, silvery-white.