Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Connecticut

Male pollinator variety required to get good fruit set among the elite female varieties. Home gardeners need 1-3 males for every 5 female plants. Commercial growers need to plant about 10% of the orchard with male plants.

Discovered in 1972 when the standard commercial strain was nearly destroyed by disease. Violet flowers, strong scent. Ht. 75cm/30”. Commercially important strain from the Vaucluse district of France.

It is an English Canterbury Golding type crossed with OB21m and an American native variety. Good versatile all-purpose hop with high oils. Popular with eastern USA craft brewers for full-bodied ales.

(Green Ischia fig) This green fig is a favourite among fig lovers. Steven Biggs, author of , rates it "very delicious." It a mid-season "main crop" variety, as most of its fruits develop on the current year's shoots, not on the previous year's growth.

Very showy pink flowers. Pungent, resinous, nutty odour, possibly reminiscent of almonds.

Fire up the barbeque for summer entertaining magic with these grilling herbs! Make rosemary skewers for kebab. Tip: slit meats and stuff with oregano, mint and thyme before grilling.

Research at Guelph University in Ontario Canada showed that different varieties of Lemon Thymes worked quite well against mosquitoes. Plant them as a border along pathways or in between stepping stones, or in an open patch where you like to sit and enjoy...

Germination is difficult; usually slow and sporatic. Do not use without medical supervision. Externa applications lessen local inflammation and pain. Stratification at 5°C/40°F for 4-12 weeks or gibberrelic acid pre-treatment is reported to speed germination.

Bound to become a new culinary favourite among gourmands suffering from a tired palate, for it invites experimentation in unexpected ways and places. Its fresh leaves are essential in several sweet and sour Vietnamese dishes, including a delightful soup...

The fruits are small to medium in size and the flesh is a luscious red colour and very sweet. Outstanding prolific, heavy bearing variety that often will produce two crops a season.

(Friar's hat; Joker's hat) Originally from Barbados where they are known as "peri peri". Unique three or four-sided shape resembles a hat or a crown -- or maybe a flying spaceship.

The scent is a swirl of different notes but marshmallow always seems to rise to the top. But whatever your nose makes of this mint, you will likely find yourself reminiscing of the past, of happy summers, and of roasting marshmallows around the campfire!

Fine houseplant with attractive, almost circular, wavy-edged, fleshy leaves. Plant with strong menthol scent.

It is one of the tallest trees in the world, growing up to 90 m (300ft). But despite its large size outdoors, it is easy to maintain at a manageable size indoors with occasional pruning.

Today dried root preparations are used to quiet coughing, stimulate digestion, and soothe the stomach. Topped with dark yellow flowers throughout summer, the whole plant seems to follow the sun like a modern-day sun worshiper.

Neat, compact growth habit. Variegated, deeply cut leaves with a strong rose-mint scent.

In bloom from late spring until frost, it is a perpetual magnet for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Foliage is pleasantly aromatic but it is the lavender flowers that possess the remarkable grape scent.

Pungent, woolly, grayish leaves. Large scarlet flowers.

Well suited for gardens and borders, and for cutting and drying. Developed at Folgate Nursery in England before 1924. Ht. 60cm/24”. Neat compact variety with dark mauve, mildly scented flowers on long spikes.

Lovely deep rose flowers; dark glossy leaves. Strong scent, possibly of apricots.

Soft downy woolly-grey leaves are soon overwhelmed by a shroud of white flowers -- so much so that you almost cannot see the leaves. Has the same insect-repelling properties as other tansies.

It was first discovered in Olympia, in Washington State. It produces its first abundant crop at an early age. Purple fruits are large, the size of tangerines, and the flesh is dark and very sweet.

It is a reliable producer, yielding a good crop almost every year, even after a hard freeze. Fruits ripen over an extended period from June to August. The flavour is sweet and mild.

Prefers full sun and sandy, well-drained soil. Silver is more prominent in summer and changes to a pinkish tinge in winter. The silver-edged leaves beautifully frame the large pink flowers that appear in summer.

Cascade was the first widely grown American-bred aroma hop with a relatively low bittering value. It is one of the most popular hops for craft brewing and is great for dry hopping.