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Strawberry Spinach
Prices start at : 2.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Best sown directly in the garden in spring. Like spinach, the leaves can be eaten fresh or cooked. (Strawberry sticks; Leafy goosefoot) Not a true spinach but a distant cousin. Ht. 40-50cm/16-20".
  • Botanical Name: Chenopodium foliosum
Iowa
Des Moines
French Dandelion
Prices start at : 2.50 USD / Seeds / pkt

Treat as a biennial -- sow one year, pick the next. Enjoy in a spring salad, or cooked like spinach. This strain of the lowly dandelion boasts tender fleshy leaves, topping all other fruits and vegetables for iron content.
  • Botanical Name: Taraxacum officinale sativum 'Thick'
Iowa
Des Moines
Seaholly
Prices start at : 3.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

In the 16th and 17th centuries the candied roots, called “kissing comforts,” were considered aphrodisiac, and were given, with all due discretion, to older people suffering from “loss of vital force” and shortness of breath.
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • Botanical Name: Eryngium campestre
  • Uses: Culinary/Medicinal
Iowa
Des Moines
Asparagus Bean
Prices start at : 3.25 USD / Seeds / pkt

Best started early indoors. Beans will grow from 60cm/2ft-90cm/3ft long but pick them when they're tender (40cm/16in long). Needs plant support. Excellent stir fried. (Yard long bean; Dow gauk) Stringless bean with a mildly sweet flavour.
  • Botanical Name: Vigna unquiculata
Iowa
Des Moines
Sesame
Prices start at : 2.50 USD / Seeds / pkt

Needs long growing season; sow early in peat pots. Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter. Do not disturb roots when transplanting. Cultivated in India and China since remote times for the oil used in cooking, medicine and...
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • Duration: Annual
  • Uses: Culinary/Medicinal/Industrial
Iowa
Des Moines
Blessed Thistle
Prices start at : 2.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Said to improve circulation and blood, thereby strengthening the brain and memory. Main value is a tonic, particularly for the digestive system.
  • Uses: Medicinal/Beverage
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • When to Sow: Spring
Iowa
Des Moines
Curled Cress
Prices start at : 2.50 USD / Seeds / pkt

Delightful companion to mustard cress #4150. Ready to use when seedlings have 3 or 4 leaves. Sow every 14 days indoors or out for a continuous supply of fresh leaves.
  • Uses: Culinary/Medicinal
  • Botanical Name: Lepidium sativum 'Crispum'
  • Duration: Annual
Iowa
Des Moines
Scotch Broom
Prices start at : 3.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Flowers and stems are used to produce greenish-yellow and olive dyes. Restores normal rhythm to feeble, irregular heartbeat but large doses cause respiratory paralysis. Infusion of the dried tops is recommended for dropsy as well as bladder and kidney...
  • Uses: Medicinal/Industrial/Poisonous!
  • Botanical Name: Cytisus scoparius
  • When to Sow: Spring
Iowa
Des Moines
Painted Sage
Prices start at : 3.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Leaves and seeds increase inebriating quality of liquors when added during fermentation. Infusion used for sore gums. Fine border plant. Floral bracts are intensely coloured purple or pink.
  • Uses: Culinary/Medicinal/Industrial
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • When to Sow: Spring
Iowa
Des Moines
Centaury
Prices start at : 4.25 USD / Seeds / pkt

Highly useful during convalescence. Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances.
  • Uses: Medicinal
  • When to Sow: Spring
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
Iowa
Des Moines
Salvia hispanica
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 Ounce Package

An excellent source of protein and Omega 3s (and simply delightful when grown as a pet) there's not many who can't appreciate some aspect of this versatile seed! Chia Seeds A popular component of the health food game, Chia seeds are consumed raw, made...
  • Hardiness Zones: 3 - 9
  • Uses: Culinary
  • Height: Up to 40"
  • Sowing Method: Direct Sow
  • Seeds per Pound: NA
  • Light Requirement: Full Sun
Iowa
Des Moines
Rubin Basil
Prices start at : 3.25 USD / Seeds / pkt

Fine flavour and aroma. Leaves nearly pure purple-bronze; very little green. Significant improvement over the Dark Opal variety.
  • Duration: Annual
  • Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum 'Rubin'
  • When to Sow: Spring/Anytime
Iowa
Des Moines
Capparis spinosa
Prices start at : 4.50 USD / Packet

Caper Seeds Commonly used for its buds and berries, which can be pickled and used as seasoning in a variety of dishes, tea made from the root of the Caper bush is known to be beneficial against rheumatism.
  •  Uses: Culinary, Medicinal, Tea.
  •  USDA Zones 9-11.
  •  Annual; Grows up to 40 Inches Tall.
  • Sowing Method: Direct Sow
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Name: Caper
Iowa
Des Moines
Lyreleaf Sage
Prices start at : 5.25 USD / Seeds / pkt

An American folk remedy for cancer, hence its alias "cancerweed." Indians used the roots for sores, and the tea has been used for colds, coughs, nervous conditions. (Cancerweed) Attractive purple-blue flowers and cleft, dandelion-like leaves.
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • Uses: Medicinal
  • Botanical Name: Salvia lyrata
Iowa
Des Moines
Mucuna
Prices start at : 4.25 USD / Seeds / pkt

Twining annual found throughout India. Seeds are a natural storehouse of L-dopa, a precursor of the neural transmitter, dopamine. In a recent clinical trial Parkinson's sufferers treated with crushed seeds regained some mobility with fewer side effects...
  • Ease of Germination: Moderate
  • Uses: Culinary/Medicinal
  • Botanical Name: Mucuna pruriens
Iowa
Des Moines
White Pompon Feverfew
Prices start at : 3.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Contains 0.3% parthenolide. Dense double white pompon type. Long stems, suitable for cutflowers.
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • When to Sow: Spring
Iowa
Des Moines
Waterpepper
Prices start at : 3.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Served on sashimi (sliced raw fish), tempura, and sushi. This herb has lots of potential for experimentation! (Azabu-tade; Cultivated smartweed) Popular Japanese herb used for sushi.
  • When to Sow: Spring
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • Botanical Name: Polygonum hydropiper 'Fastigiatum'
Iowa
Des Moines
Agretti
Prices start at : 3.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

The plant looks like chives but its long succulent leaves are crunchy with a mild salty flavour that is a bit bitter and a bit sour. Young leaves can also be added fresh to salads.
  • Botanical Name: Salsola soda
Iowa
Des Moines
Chinese Senna
Prices start at : 2.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Also used for high blood pressure, headaches, and dizziness. Ht. 30-90 cm/1-3 ft.X5385 (Jue-ming-zi) Excellent laxative: safe and effective for chronic constipation. Promotes clear vision, and relieves swelling, soreness and redness of the eyes caused...
  • Botanical Name: Cassia tora
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • Duration: Annual
Iowa
Des Moines
Mitsuba
Prices start at : 2.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Of easiest culture; prefers moist, partly shady locations. (Japanese parsley) Unique flavour of leaves and leafstalks, either fresh or blanched, is pleasing in soups, salads, and fried foods.
  • When to Sow: Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • Botanical Name: Cryptotaenia japonica
Iowa
Des Moines
Menthol Mint
Prices start at : 2.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Useful for tea, for medicinal purposes. Flavour and odour is pungent, not sweet like the true root-propagated strains. Variety commonly sold as peppermint or spearmint.
  • When to Sow: Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Botanical Name: Mentha spicata
Iowa
Des Moines
Rosemary Santolina
Prices start at : 7.25 USD / Seeds / pkt

Chamaecyparissus, it is particularly effective in knot gardens when clipped as low hedges. Likes to be pruned; perfect plant to shape into your own masterpiece! Aromatic sprigs are placed among clothing to repel moths.
  • Botanical Name: Santolina rosmarinifolia
  • When to Sow: Anytime
  • Ease of Germination: Moderate
Iowa
Des Moines
Bodegold Chamomile
Prices start at : 3.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Flowers are large and dry yields can be as high as 800 kg/ha (700 lbs/acre). Erect, sturdy growth habit and larger flowers containing up 0.7% essential oil high in bisabolol and other medicinal compounds.
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • Duration: Annual
  • Botanical Name: Matricaria recutita 'Bodegold'
Iowa
Des Moines
Ontario Light Tobacco
Prices start at : 3.75 USD / Seeds / pkt

Its slightly thinner and lighter leaves cure well, producing a high quality tobacco with a light flavour. Improvements include lower nicotine content and better resistance to disease.
  • When to Sow: Spring
  • Botanical Name: Nicotiana tabacum 'CT157'
  • Uses: Medicinal/Industrial
Iowa
Des Moines
Gac Melon
Prices start at : 7.25 USD / Seeds 4 seeds / pkt

It is believed to promote longevity, health and vitality, and recent research is providing clues why. Gac melons are also very rich in carotene, up to 10 times as much as carrots and sweet potatoes.
  • Uses: Culinary/Medicinal
  • Ease of Germination: Moderate
  • When to Sow: Spring
Iowa
Des Moines
Desert Blush Cilantro
Prices start at : 3.25 USD / Seeds / pkt

  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • When to Sow: Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall
  • Botanical Name: Coriandrum sativum 'Desert Blush'
Iowa
Des Moines
Confetti Cilantro
Prices start at : 3.25 USD / Seeds / pkt

  • When to Sow: Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall
  • Ease of Germination: Easy
  • Uses: Culinary/Medicinal/Industrial
Iowa
Des Moines