Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Philadelphia

Glenn hard red spring wheat has excellent all-around disease resistance, with the best tolerance to scab (fusarium blight) we have found. Hulless with very good test weight and protein.

Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost date for an early start. Resembles green tomatoes and ground cherries, but neither is a substitute for the tomatillo. Tomatillos will keep well through the winter if stored loose in a cool place.

(Da huang; Chinese rhubarb; Turkey rhubarb)

Flowers and foliage stop hemorrhages; tea is useful against chills as it acts on the kidneys and induces sweating. Unlike its nasty distant cousin, the stinging nettle, this nettle does not sting which explains the name.

A very hot and prolific, early maturing bird pepper developed in Vietnam for the commercial production of fresh and dried chillis. The small and thin fruits, about 5cm/2" long, can be picked green or red.

Tropical fruit and timber tree used widely in the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Tart fruits are commonly used in Indian curries, sauces, chutneys and beverages, and in Indian medicine for their carminative and laxative properties.

Cheery garden plants. Important dyeplant: flowerheads yield bright yellow-orange shades for fabrics.

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.

(Couve tronchuda; Portuguese kale)

Source of important resin. In the food industry it is used as a stabilizer, emulsifier and flavour fixative, and it is common in chewing gum and candy. Tropical shrub or small tree with pale yellow fragrant flowers.

Ht. 50cm/20”. Despite the popularity of hybrid lavender among French growers, this original Provencal lavender, with its deep blue shades and its more refined fragrance, is still commonly grown.

Unlike its distant cousin cilantro it does not bolt in hot weather, so it produces gorgeous fresh foliage all summer long. Has overtones of pine, citrus, mint and anise, all wrapped up in a complex nexus of aromas and flavours.

Ht. 40cm/15”. The result is a beautiful new ornamental herb for sunny borders or mass plantings. (Baikal scullcap; Huang qin) One of Chinese medicine's most important herbs is now all dressed up for the flower garden! English breeders managed to coax...

Attractive honey plant with masses of white flower spikes, rich in nectar. Added to a bath, it can help ease sunburns, and yeast or fungal conditions. Height 40in (101cm); Spread 18in (45cm)

Seeds need light to germinate. The oil is antiseptic, decongestant, analgesic, promotes circulation, reduces fevers and relieves cramps. It is used in the liniment Tiger Balm and in the decongestant Olbas Oil.

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.

The Inca consumed it prior to going into war to increase their strength. The ground-hugging plant develops fleshy roots that are eaten as a vegetable or are dried and ground to a powder for medicinal use.

High nitrogen fixation and great bee forage. Sow early to midspring or in late summer (best time for weed competition), 1/2 lb./1,000 sq.ft. Provide adequate moisture to improve germination.

An excellent cover crop, livestock feed, or smother crop. Organically grown. (150 lb./acre). For a cover crop, drill or broadcast at 4 lb./1,000 sq.ft. Frost sensitive - plant in late spring when soil is warmer.

This variety is also used for sprouting. Tolerates summer heat well and is bolt-resistant. Excellent choice for fresh cilantro. Ready for harvest in 28 to 80 days depending on the season.

(Monkshood; Wolfsbane) Majestic perennial for tall borders and as a background for other garden flowers. It contains aconitine, an analgesic, sedative and a neurotoxin at higher concentrations.

For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. All America Winner for 1992. Excellent for dillweed production and potted plants. Finely cut foliage. Unique dwarf plants (45cm/18in); dark green leaves.

Sweet ambrosial scent is legendary and more than makes up for the unimpressive yellowish flowers. As the story goes, Napoleon brought seeds back from Egypt for his wife Josephine and she so loved the plant that she called it "mignonette" or "little darling."...

ERFURTER is rich in medicinal mucilage, up to 10%. Noted for soothing irritations and inflammations of the skin, throat, eyes, lungs and urinary organs.

Hull-less seeds yield a medicinally-active oil used in Central Europe for inflammations, hypertrophy of the prostate, and for arteriosclerosis. Has high vitamin E content, and like evening primrose stimulates the synthesis of prostaglandins.

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