Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Akron

Best to look and not touch when admiring this lovely garden dweller! It dislikes the wet and may develop crown rot if planted in an area with poor drainage. Children may be tempted to wear the buttery little cups on their fingers, but beware: Yellow foxglove...

Good tonic during convalescence. (Balmony; Bitter herb) Used for poor appetite, indigestion, general debility, constipation, piles, worms. White-pink flowers resemble turtle heads.

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.

Attractive white lacy flowers are excellent for fresh floral arrangements. (Bishopsweed) Known to the ancient Egyptians as a treatment for skin diseases this humble wild plant of the Nile valley was recently catapulted to the forefront of modern cancer...

Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin. A sunny window suits this plant well. Rich source of vitamins A, B and C. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes.

Flavour and odour is pungent, not sweet like the true root-propagated strains. Variety commonly sold as peppermint or spearmint. Useful for tea, for medicinal purposes.

The shape, size, glossy skin and color are similar without the heat. Good for stir-fries, stuffings, pickles, and raw in salads. The fruits go from green to yellow, to orange and red as the fruits ripen, but they are best used when bright yellow.

Brilliant red tubular flowers. 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.

Sowing successively every ten days will produce a regular supply of tasty salad greens. Mesclun is commonly defined as a mixture of salad greens. -- Richters special mesclun contains Kagraner lettuce, red leaf lettuce, roquette, radicchio, cornsalad,...

A refreshing lemonade drink can be made from the fruits by soaking them in water for 10-30 minutes. (Fragrant sumac; Lemon sumac) Native North American shrub with citrus-scented foliage.

Seeds are very short-lived -- lasting only 30 days; we offer fresh seed shipped immediately after harvest. Extracts are widely employed in medicinal lotions, shampoos, soaps, creams, hair tonics, gargles, and toothpaste.

Mildly intoxicating clove-scented leaves are used in salads and other cold dishes. (Sri tulsi; Rama tulsi) The true sacred basil grown in houses, gardens and near temples all over India.

But there is renewed interest in this, North Americas largest native fruit. Two or more plants are needed for pollination. They are a challenge to grow from seeds, and take a few years to get established, but they are well worth the effort.

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.

Germination benefits from gibberellic acid treatment. Silk-like down of seeds is used to stuff pillows. Used for asthma, painful cough and scrofula. Root and rhizome are anodyne (pain killing).

Was once a potent symbol of romance for courting couples. (Johnny jump up) Old English favourite with charming small purple, lavender and yellow flowers. Used for dropsy, respiratory catarrh and skin eruptions.

As ancient as civilization itself, pretty blue or white flax flowers have waved over fields tended by every population of the globe from Swiss settlements ten thousand years ago, to the ancient Egyptians and prehistoric Native Americans.

Can be eaten without fear of indigestion, stomach pains or heartburn. Long, slender fruit with an edible peel. Start early indoors, plant out with support.

Leaves from the mature plant are harvested in the summer, dried, crushed and ground to a powder which can be mixed with hot water or lemon juice to make a paste that is applied to hair, nails or skin.

It has a slightly mucilaginous texture that may take some getting used to but millions will tell you it is well worth it. Keep plants pinched back for a continuous harvest of young shoots and leaves.

Petite woolly rosettes of leaves resemble a cat's foot. Improves the appetite by stimulating bile flow, gastric juices and pancreatic secretions. Lovely in rock gardens.

Culinary Herb Seeds Collection Our Culinary Herb Seeds Collection is comprised of 10 packets of our best-selling herb seeds: Sweet Basil Seeds, Italian Parsley Seeds, Curled Parsley Seeds, Cilantro/Coriander Seeds, Arugula Seeds, Dill Bouquet Seeds, Chives...

Love it or not, the gold and white presence of the ox-eye daisy brings its careless beauty to many abandoned and out of the way places. The ox-eye daisy is perfectly suited to meadow gardening, requiring very little care and thriving in poor soil.

Aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, and like parsley they can be used as a garnish. Outstanding curled leaf variety from Holland that is both ornamental and delicious to use in the kitchen like parsley.

Cinnamon-scented leaves are popular in Japan for flavouring raw fish, bean curd, pickles and tempura. Purplish red leaves; preferred variety for pickling. Before sowing, chill sees at 5°C (40°F) for 3 days in moist sand.