Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Providence

Beautiful prairie wildflower used by American Indians. The Navajo and Oglala tribes made a pleasant beverage tea from the leaves and the Comanche, Lokota and Ponca chewed the sweet tasting roots like candy.

Clinical studies show that it significantly reduces the risk of migraine attack, and relieves asthma and chronic bronchitis. New research shows that it relieves the symptoms of hay fever and other seasonal allergies without the drowsiness that antihistamine...

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.

Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red. Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods. Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit.

Nitrogen per acre. Organic systems should plant 1/3 to 1/2 heavier to allow for some weed pressures.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price.

(Chiltepin; Bird pepper) Small pea-sized red pepper thought to be the ancestor of the cultivated peppers. Evidence indicates it has been consumed by humans as far back as 7,500 BC.

Delicious stuffed like bell peppers with meat and rice and baked. (Vegetable gourd) Small 8cm/3in melons taste like a sweet winter squash.

Similar to the narrowleaf species in both appearance and medicinal action. The taller (1m/40”) and the paler of the two, and may, in fact, be the more important commercially because much of what is sold as may actually be this species.

Grows in coastal areas from northern California to southern B.C. Excellent for moxa, and as such it is decidedly less harsh than the common mugwort, . It is more yin-like, and burning moxa made with this mugwort helps to soothe the nerves and induces...

Leaves are cooked like spinach or in soup, or raw in salads. Very easy to grow. (Garland chrysanthemum; Chopsuey green) Popular Oriental green with an unusual strong flavour. Fast grower; successive sowings every two weeks will ensure continuous supply.

Seeds should be soaked for 24 hours before sowing. (Cape jasmine; Zhi zi) Wonderfully scented white flowers used by the floral industry in arrangements and corsages. Flowers used to flavour Chinese tea and a source of important essential oil used in perfumery.

In Egypt, the oil expressed from the seeds is said to be an aphrodisiac. Source of the famous dye “Turkish Red”, a characteristic colour of Persian carpets. Seeds possess hallucinogenic alkaloids.

Rich source of cardiac glycosides used for heart disease. Attractive shrub or small tree of the Caribbean with showy bell-shaped yellow flowers. Do not use without medical supervision.

Seeds used in curries and bread, although its close cousin black cumin is better. Seeds stored with clothing repel insects. (Love-in-a-mist) Finely divided leaves create a mist effect surrounding the lovely blue flowers.

(Cape gooseberry; Husk cherry; Goldenberry)

Both the fruits and leaves are high in papain, an enzyme that aids digestion and is used in meat tenderizer. The famous dessert melon of the tropics. Dwarf variety 75cm/30”.

(Crimson bottlebrush) Showy shrub or small tree from Australia with very potent antibacterial properties. Compounds extracted from the leaves are at least as effective as the antibiotics ampicillin, gentamycin and tetracycline.

Ideal for walls, trellises or tall fences. Lovely fast growing vine with dark sky-blue flowers. Used by the Aztecs as a hallucinogen in religious ceremonies.

It was developed by crossing Canadian and American varieties to improve quality and disease resistance and to lower nicotine. Its slightly heavier, thicker leaves cure nicely with a high percentage of mahogany and orange leaves.

Flavour resembles caraway but is hotter. Used in soups, cake, bread, cheese, and is a standard ingredient of commercial curry powders. Seeds are important in many international cuisines, including those of India and Mexico.

Winter hardy nearly anywhere, and won't go to seed until its second year of growth. Cool wheat grain is quick to germinate and cold tolerant! Adaptable to a wide range of soils, Winter Wheat is sown in late summer for erosion control and tilled under...

(Egyptian privet) The world's most popular dye plant for thousands of years. In the Middle East henna is a traditional part of wedding celebrations, decorating the hands and feet of participants, especially the bride, in beautiful and elaborate golden...

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.

Excellent purple basil. Dark purple with little or no green colouration, much like the Dark Opal variety was before it deteriorated to greenish-purple. Medium sized leaves. Strong flavour and scent.

Here's to good health, naturally! Cayenne, Comfrey, Valerian and Calendula.

Shrub or small tree. Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes. A sunny window suits this plant well.

Medium-hot at 5,000 Scoville units. Excellent in soups, chilli, and stews. Looks like a cayenne pepper with long glossy scarlet pods 15-17cm/6-7" but the flavour is sweet and tart with undertones of strawberry and apples and no bitterness.