Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Ottawa

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Purified ephedrine is very potent, and a common North American practice of adding it to diet formulas is potentially dangerous because ephedrine can raise blood pressure if used over a long period, and can even cause cardiac arrythmias.

Young foliage is strongly lemon-scented and excellent in tea. Leaves used by Hopi Indians to flavour wild game. Attractive native of the American southwest with pink-purple flowers.

Brilliant red tubular flowers. Prefers sandy or gravelly soil on a slope. Considered a ‘life medicine' by the Navajo people who have used it for menstrual pain, stomach ache, wounds, swellings and coughs.

It can be used as a xeriscape lawn grass for water conservation, and it is a common component in range mixtures. Buffalo Grass is a warm-season grass and predominant component of the shortgrass prairies of the Great Plains.

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

Excellent for potplant production, reaching only 30-35cm (12-14”) high. ‘Medinette' is slow to bolt, especially in hot conditions, and because of this trait it is often preferred over Genovese varieties where the summers are hot or in hot greenhouses.

Also used as a healing wash for burns, rashes, blisters and poison ivy. Tolerant of poor soil and dry conditions, it prefers full sun and is appropriate for meadow gardens. Gumplant was a traditional Native American remedy, efficacious for colds, coughs,...

Thin out seedlings as they appear and pinch young plants back to encourage fullness. Dusty miller is planted for its elegant lacy silver foliage, often used to create contrast and pattern in formal knot gardens and container plantings.

Dried roots are very popular as a coffee substitute. Promotes bile secretion. Universally despised as a pesky weed, the lowly dandelion is actually one of the more useful herbs around.

In the 16th and 17th centuries the candied roots, called “kissing comforts,” were considered aphrodisiac, and were given, with all due discretion, to older people suffering from “loss of vital force” and shortness of breath.

Thus, the sprouts may be a natural remedy for managing diabetes. Some plant steroids found in the sprouts have anti-irritant characteristics which help to lessen arterial lipidosis.

Sweet-scented, deep violet flowers are candied as decoration for puddings, cakes and ice cream. Important source of perfume. Old garden favourite.

Used by Amerindians as a purgative, emetic, and anti-inflammatory. Under study as a potential booster of the immune system. Showy American native with blue-violet flower spikes and majestic, upright growth habit.

Inoculate withThis item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional shipping surcharge based on the shipping location selected. Do not use for frost seeding as it won't handle the cold nearly as well as red clover.

A very regal looking plant! Has dense deep purple inflorescences contrasting with the dark green leaves. Spicy anise-licorice aroma and flavour; excellent served fresh in such dishes as Thai green curries and Vietnamese noodle soups.

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

Reputation for treating depression, melancholy, and allied mental disorders. Scarlet, white or blue flowers close when bad weather is imminent, hence the name Weatherglass.

There is hint of a bitter, grassy flavor but that is really secondary to the sensation. This European variety has bright gold button flowers with red "eyes" that look like they might be from a raging bull!

Young tender plants are a pleasant spinach substitute when boiled and served with butter. Rich source of vitamins A and C. Common weed, popular as a pot-herb.

(Cape gooseberry; Husk cherry; Goldenberry)

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

Flavour and odour is pungent, not sweet like the true root-propagated strains. Useful for tea, for medicinal purposes. Variety commonly sold as peppermint or spearmint.

Modern cases of poisoning are rare, and henbane's reformed reputation has made it a respectable garden dweller at last, albeit with an unsavory past. Henbane's uses are more benign today, giving us useful drugs for ophthalmology and the prevention of...

Or 10-20 lb./acre in the fall. When turned under just before flowering, its decomposition helps to control soil-borne pests, especially cyst and sting nematodes. Sow at 1 lb./1,000 sq.ft.

Ht 6-12in (15-30cm). Pair over bulbs or use as a groundcover. Plants should be spaced 7-12 inches apart as they will spread to about 9-12 inches. In milder climates, it can easily thrive into December and January.

Used the same ways: for tea, salads, soups, etc. A much-loved lemon-scented herb gets a makeover with beautiful gold-infused leaves! The gold is most pronounced in spring and fades to green in summer.