Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Newport News

Darkest of the purple basils. Height 50cm/20”. Leaves somewhat smaller than Rubin basil and less prone to lean.

Ht 36in (90cm). 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. (Gan-cao) One of the most commonly prescribed Chinese medicinal herbs.

Suited for bulk herb field production. We urge everyone to try it. Fresh leaves burst of lemon when squeezed. Good oil content at about 0.2%. Fresh chopped leaves are also interesting in salads, soups and stews.

Does best in sandy or gravelly soil. Height 30-60cm/1-2ft. Herbalists have long extolled the beneficial effects of pickled samphire on the digestive system. (Sea fennel) Aromatic herb found growing along European seashores.

(Rubra) Red-stemmed variety. Edible and highly ornamental.

Sow as early as possible in spring (delay reduces yield), about 4 lb./1,000 sq.ft. Hulless with very good test weight and protein. Harvest August–September. Glenn hard red spring wheat has excellent all-around disease resistance, with the best tolerance...

The plant also has potent herbicidal properties, and new herbicides now on the market were inspired by compounds found in it. With antibiotic resistance on a sharp rise worldwide finding new antibiotics that work in new ways is an urgent priority.

This strain of the lowly dandelion boasts tender fleshy leaves, topping all other fruits and vegetables for iron content. Treat as a biennial -- sow one year, pick the next. Enjoy in a spring salad, or cooked like spinach.

Hardy to zone 6. Seeds require stratification. Recent German studies indicate that seed extracts regulate menstrual bleeding or too frequent menstruation, and may do this by stimulating progesterone and regulating estrogen.

The clove-scented flowers are edible, and can be added to salad, fish dishes, tea, marmalade and sorbet. They prefer full sun and ordinary neutral to alkaline soil. In historic English ballads “Sweet William” is a nickname meaning a young man in love,...

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

Tropical shrub or small tree with pale yellow fragrant flowers. Suited for indoor pot culture. Used in lozenges for sore throat and cough, and for diarrhea and dysentery. Source of important resin.

Good for stir-fries, stuffings, pickles, and raw in salads. The fruits go from green to yellow, to orange and red as the fruits ripen, but they are best used when bright yellow. Often called banana pepper, this is a milder version of the 'Hungarian Hot...

A good choice for underseeding with a legume. Early maturing and good standing with very high yields. Oats are a quick-growing green manure. For winter cover, sow by early Sept. Sow at 3-4 lb./1,000 sq.ft., or about 150 lb./acre.

Excellent for prairie and conservation mixtures. The beautiful, plume-like seed heads are very ornamental. Provides cover and food for wildlife. Indiangrass is a warm-season bunchgrass that is native to central and eastern North America.

Excellent for dillweed production and potted plants. Finely cut foliage. Unique dwarf plants (45cm/18in); dark green leaves. For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles.

(Hoja de colico)

(Balmony; Bitter herb) Used for poor appetite, indigestion, general debility, constipation, piles, worms. White-pink flowers resemble turtle heads. Good tonic during convalescence.

To the Swiss, Austrians and Bavarians, the white-woolly flowers of the edelweiss are instantly emblematic of a simple, wholesome mountain lifestyle. Has exciting commercial potential.

Long stems, suitable for cutflowers. Dense double white pompon type. Contains 0.3% parthenolide.

The low grey-green shrub is found from California to New Mexico north to Montana. The black sagebrush is one of the most common shrubs of the United States. The Shoshoni Indians of Nevada used the leaves for coughs and colds.

One of the best ground covering flowers around. It is very easy to establish from Verbena seeds, and it provides nectar for honeybees and butterflies. Moss Verbena blooms all summer long with violet or purple flowers on spreading plants, and the foliage...

(Da qing; Qiug dai) Contains indican and isatin B, both of which can be converted to indigo. Leaves and roots are effective against flu, encephalitis, measles, hepatitis, and mumps.

Also used as a diuretic and to reduce excessive sweating. Animal studies suggest it strengthens endurance. Purple flowers; grows up to 60cm/2 ft high. Chinese medicinal herb noted for strengthening the spleen and building energy.

Indigeneous folk remedy for colds and headache, and for urinary and venereal diseases. (Mormon tea; Desert tea; Joint-fir) Reported to contain some ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, both potent central nervous system stimulants.

Hairy Vetch has rapid growth that makes it a good weed suppressant. Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant, Erosion Control, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Weed Suppression

In South India, poppy seed milk is used to prepare delicious recipe famous as couscous payasam with added milk, coconut milk, cardamom, raisins, and sugar. Poppy applied to toasts, bread, seafood before they are deep-fried.