Seeding rate: 2.5-3 lb./1,000 sq.ft. 16,450 seeds/lb.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/farm-seed/grains/oats/hulless-oats-streaker-organic-cover-crop-seed-967G.32.htmlThis item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional shipping surcharge based on the...
It is easy to grow and prefers full sun and moderate to dry soils. The ornamental and distinctive seed spikes hang from only one side of the stalk, and these make good fresh or dried cuttings.
Eyewash is reputed to strengthen weak eyes. Striking brilliant blue blossoms, infused in water, have both curative and calming action for nervous disorders.
Wonderful for bath and shower as it invigorates the skin without harsh abrasion. (Loofah) Known as the ‘dishcloth gourd' because the dried over-ripe fruits can be used to scrub dishes.
Impressive annual variety with intense rose-purple flowers arranged in spikes. The leaves have a pleasant mild lemon scent and flavour. Mildew resistant. The flowers start earlier than other bergamots and last through August.
Will flower the first season if started early. The branching habit is very tight, close to the base and produces a rich flush of attractive flower spikes. Compact and uniform variety with deep purple-blue flowers.
Try it in low borders or flower beds next to green or grey plants. (Cancerweed) Medicinal herb with impressive horticultural potential! Its rich bronze-purple foliage can be used for season-long contrast in virtually any garden setting.
Detailed growing instructions included. We offer high quality stratified seeds. Seeds are planted in hardwood forests or in specially prepared beds anytime from Sept. It has become extinct in many areas and is now cultivated to a large extent in British...
Botanical Name: Panax quinquefolius
Ease of Germination: Difficult/Special Treatment Required
Sow at 5 lb./1,000 sq.ft., or about 120-200 lb./acre. Peas provide nitrogen and organic matter; oats act as a nurse crop and trellis for the peas. Both will winter kill in northern areas if oats are not allowed to re-seed.
Dried roots are very popular as a coffee substitute. Universally despised as a pesky weed, the lowly dandelion is actually one of the more useful herbs around. Promotes bile secretion.
(Lian Qiao) Important Chinese antibacterial herb used to treat flu and cold. Hardy shrub with yellow flowers that appear before the leaves in spring. Ornamental hybrids and cultivars are common throughout North America; however our seed is from authentic...
And The flavour is so very good. It is a big meaty beefsteak type, almost seedless, with smooth skin and a distinctive shape like a heart. (Oxheart tomato) For the true dirt cognoscenti this is the only tomato worth growing.
Botanical Name: Solanum lycopersicum 'Cuore di Bue'
Can improve every dish in which parsley is used. Traditionally used in all spring soups and salads. Luscious green leaves have special subtle flavour. Curled leaves make a handsome garnish.
Inoculate for best performance. Organically grown. All legumes should be planted 1/4 to 1/2" deep.Planting rates are listed within each product description. This rapid spring growth also makes it a good weed suppressant.
(Chinese ephedra) In Chinese medicine this species is considered equivalent to and is used for the same purposes. Native of dry, rocky regions of Central Asia, Tibet, China and Mongolia.
California Indians so cherished the tea for general use that it was always available. 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,...
Also suitable for sprouts and ‘microherb' production. Flavour resembles onions, with rich aromatic overtones. But at the seedling stage the fresh young leaves and shoots are edible, highly nutritious, and a popular aromatic vegetable in China.
Uses: Culinary/Medicinal
When to Sow: Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall/Anytime
Traditional Maori remedy for kidney and bladder complaints, and to combat the miseries of the common cold. Attractive New Zealand shrub called the Tea Plant by Captain Cook because of the agreeably bitter tea his men made from the leaves.
It is resistant to powdery mildew and barley yellow dwarf virus. Great straw strength and a high test weight. Widely adapted variety of barley! High yielding, good standing six-rowed barley.
Oats will kill off winter weeds and hold soil with a mat of vegetation! A high yielding oat that can produce over 100 bushels per acre. Great for underseeding with a legume. Quick growing green manure.
Moonflower (Ipomea) is a fragrant standard for any fence or trellis. An enormous flower that blooms at night. The moon flower is a vigorous, easy to grow flower that grows up a vine upwards of 15 feet if given support.
Its slightly heavier, thicker leaves cure nicely with a high percentage of mahogany and orange leaves. It was developed by crossing Canadian and American varieties to improve quality and disease resistance and to lower nicotine.
It is also used for mastitis and for distension of the breast. The roots are anti-inflammatory and are used as a galactagogue -- an agent that increases milk flow in nursing mothers.
A perennial clover to control erosion and protect soil! A living mulch of permanent cover. Benefits bees and insects. Fixes nitrogen. Spreads by stolons. Grow low so takes close mowing and grazing.
