Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In San Jose

A unique addition to cole slaw. Best sown out at mid-summer as heads bolt during hot weather. Tall cylindrical heads are pure white inside. Tender, crisp leaves are sweet and spicy.

(Butterfly weed) Bright orange-red flowers are worthy of attention as an ornamental. Valuable for all chest complaints, including pleurisy. Roots act specifically on the lungs as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory.

Dropwort can be sown directly into the garden after the danger of frost has passed. It is sometimes bothered by powdery mildew, but in general is a healthy plant. Charmingly informal white flowers decorate the dropwort from late spring to mid-summer.

Roots of this common wildplant are said to have “blood-purifying” properties. One of four herbs in the Essiac anti-cancer formula. Useful for skin diseases, including eczema. Recent medical evidence supports folkloric use for tumours.

(Bead tree) Beautiful tree, native of China and India; much cultivated in southern U.S. Bark used as an emetic and to expel worms. Hardy along southern B.C. coast. Hard nuts are used for making rosaries.

(Paracress; Electric daisy) Trendy chefs and bartenders love to play with this fun new ingredient! The striking button-like flowers can be added to salads and cocktails for a surprising but delightful "electric" tingling effect.

Rake a half-inch of soil over the sown seed, and keep moist. And in what production of the Earth are there greater marvels to us than in this?” From the Middle Ages onward almost every home in Europe created their own linen from flax, and early American...

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

Fragrant golden yellow flowers are delightful in potpourris and as cutflowers. Old English favourite for cottage gardens.

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

In the North, slightly later farther south; the heavy stubble will prevent erosion and oats will not regrow in the spring like winter rye. 14,660 seeds/lb.This item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional shipping surcharge based on the shipping...

Fenugreek has some anti-diabetic and hypocholesterolaemic properties, and is a source of diosgenin, used in the manufacture of synthetic sex hormones. It requires a growing season of 4-5 months, with flowering triggered by the shortening days.

Purplish foliage. (Licorice basil) Originally from Persia, this gem has an endearing sweet anise fragrance and flavour.

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

Wild Geranium that grows wild in woodland floors. Wild Geranium, also called Spotted Geranium. An easy plant to grow from seed and transplant outside. Does well in sun or mostly shady locations.

The active principle, coniine, has provided to be an effective insecticide against aphids and blowflies. Socrates is the most notable to die in this manner. In the fresh state all parts are very poisonous.

Disease resistant. Easy to grow, tolerates part shade, and is very hardy. Excellent for group or hedge plantings. (Japanese rose; Saltspray rose) Hips are tomato-red and are large, up to an inch across.

It attracts hummingbirds and butterflies, blooming from early to mid-summer, and if faded blooms are cut down, it will rebloom. It prefers a loamy, well-drained soil, and sun or part shade.

Excellent for dillweed production. Finely cut foliage. For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Dark green leaves, bushy habit, and slow to bolt.

The following spring, the seedlings appear, and in 3 to 6 years they mature. Seeds are planted in hardwood forests or in specially prepared beds anytime from Sept. Detailed growing instructions included.

A decoction is used to treat constipation. Can be invasive. Fresh leaves used as a poultice for inflammations, ulcers, abscesses. Fresh leaves are eaten as a delicacy in salads or cooked like spinach.

Broccoli-like vegetable from China. Start indoors in April or sow direct after last frost. Flowering stalks, young leaves and buds are delicious steamed, boiled or fried with other vegetables, meat or on its own.

Condiment mustard most used in commerce for commercial prepared mustards and mustard powder. Now commonly used in place of black mustard ( ) because it is easier to harvest. Seeds are darker and hotter than white mustard ( ).

Does not germinate well in cool soils; plant only once soil has warmed. 66,500 seeds/lb.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/farm-seed/grasses-millets-and-sorghums/millet/hybrid-pearl-millet-cover-crop-seed-187.32.htmlThis item's size, weight, or shape may require...

It is not deep rooted, and will not tolerate much drought. Contains 210,000 seeds/lb. Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Chicken Forage, Compaction Control, Deer Attractant, Erosion Control, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Weed Suppression

For use as a soil biofumigant, mow mustard crop at flowering stage, but before mature seed set, and incorporate into the soil immediately. 66,200 seeds/lb.This item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional shipping surcharge based on the shipping...