Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Manitoba

It is a shiso like the better known green and purple forms except the leaves have both green on top and purple underneath. (Ear Shiso) The Japanese grow this aromatic herb for its flower tips and buds, and for its leaves.

It is a cool season crop that does best in the early spring or in autumn, and can be sown successively for multiple crops. Quick and easy crop. We now know that the leaves are very rich in vitamin C.

Like spinach, the leaves can be eaten fresh or cooked. But the novel thing about this plant is that late in the season red, juicy strawberry or raspberry-like "berries" appear along the stems.

Use half this rate when mixed with grain/grass. Inoculate withThis item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional shipping surcharge based on the shipping location selected.

Delicious in preserves, sauces and tea. (Wild rose) A wild rose found growing in eastern and western North America. Fruits or rosehips are 20 times richer in vitamin C than oranges.

Also used in commercial preparations for bacterial and fungal infections in fish. Seeds need light to germinate. The oil is antiseptic, decongestant, analgesic, promotes circulation, reduces fevers and relieves cramps.

It is an annual growing to 1.5 meters (5 ft.) tall, flowering from July to September. It is grown for smoking in some parts of Asia. More potent than cultivated tobaccos, with more nicotine, it is a source of nicotine sulfate, an insecticide for the control...

Great for livestock forage, but should be grazed only when mature and never after a frost as it turns toxic. Uses: Erosion Control, Green Manure, Nitrogen Scavenger, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed Suppression

An improved, more aromatic selection similar to ‘Citronella'.

(Rose milkweed)

The taste of the red flesh is compared to that of an avocado, and the red flesh covering the seeds are used to make a stunning brilliant red rice dish said to bring good luck. Soaking the seeds overnight in water helps speed germination.

Also used to expel worms and for fevers. Effective laxative much in use by American herbalists. Usually taken in combination with with coriander to prevent cramps. Ht. 1-1.8 m/3-6 ft.

Shrub of Mediterranean climatic zones; naturalized in California. Said to be 5-6 times more potent medicinally than Scotch broom. Fragrant flowers yield a yellow dye.

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

This flat-leaved form of chervil has been used in Europe for centuries. The flavour hints of anise but is never overbearing and it can liven up many dishes including salads. Use it wherever parsley is used -- you can't go wrong with it.

Turnips have a high leaf to stem ratio and and provide very high concentrations of protein, sugar content and leaf yields. Barkant turnips are an improved, early maturing, diploid turnip with a large purple tankard shaped bulb.

They can even be candied. Feast for the eyes -- pleasing to the palate. Herbs with edible flowers to add to salads, omelettes, desserts, and drinks. Borage, Calendula, Heartsease, Nasturtium, Citrus Marigold.

California Indians so cherished the tea for general use that it was always available. (Mormon tea; Desert tea; Joint-fir) Reported to contain some ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, both potent central nervous system stimulants.

Usually grown as an annual. Showy Australian native with flowers of pure white like the beaches of Australia's Gold Coast.

The plant also has potent herbicidal properties, and new herbicides now on the market were inspired by compounds found in it. The leaves are wonderfully lemony and can be brewed into a delicious refreshing tea.

Great for hanging baskets! A trailer with masked blooms of deep black with yellow eyes.

A blue sediment will form which is the dye. Needs long growing season. Leaves contain indican which must be oxidized by fermentation to produce the dye. Fresh herbage (strongest when in flower) is steeped in water for 12-48 hours with frequent stirring.

A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea as it both stimulates the heart and calms the nerves. We urge everyone to try it. Good oil content at about 0.2%.

Red Defender lends itself well to stake cultivation and has consistently produced smooth fruit with excellent size. Intermediate TSWV resistance, great disease package and large fruit! The Red Defender tomato is a midseason variety that produces heavy...

Anthocyanin-free, so it is greener than most dills. For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Has strong flavour and high oil content. Finely cut foliage.

Specially noted for correcting eye problems caused by deficient liver and kidneys (such as dry eyes or cataracts) or excess heat in the liver channel (such as red, painful, swollen eyes).