Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Simi Valley

For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Finely cut foliage. Anthocyanin-free, so it is greener than most dills. Has strong flavour and high oil content.

Ripens to a brilliant red colour and packs serious concentrated heat. It is still a popular tradition in Mexico to gather them in the sierras. (Chiltepin; Bird pepper) Small pea-sized red pepper thought to be the ancestor of the cultivated peppers.

Outstanding curled leaf variety from Holland that is both ornamental and delicious to use in the kitchen like parsley. No blanching required. Aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, and like parsley they can be used as a garnish.

Strongest scent and flavour of all the Thai basils. Superb variety, excellent for Vietnamese and Thai cooking.

(Emperor´s candle; Ringworm tree; Candletree; Kagayima) A beautiful South American shrub or small tree that thrives in the southern U.S. where it is cultivated as an ornamental. Its large yellow flower spikes look like candle sticks and make an impressive...

Also used as a healing wash for burns, rashes, blisters and poison ivy. Gumplant was a traditional Native American remedy, efficacious for colds, coughs, nasal congestion and bronchial irritations.

Fruits are used in Chinese medicine for fever, high blood pressure, insomnia, hepatitis and for sprains, swellings and bruises. Succeeds as a house plant if kept moist and warm (above 18°C/65°F).

These red (rosso) peppers are huge, up to 20cm/8" in length. It is absolutely delicious cooked on the grill, fried, stuffed, or pickled. (Red Bulls Horn) One of the most loved sweet peppers of Italy.

Indonesian favourite with a strong, pungent scent and flavour. Bright yellow flowers. Height 75cm/30” Young shoots are eaten raw, mixed with coconut, or cooked with other greens.

It can be cut into 5-8cm/2-3" lengths and eaten raw or steamed, or it can be blanched briefly in salt water. (Saltwort; Land seaweed) One of the oldest vegetables of Japan, traditionally used in sushi and salads, and it is served as a bed for fish and...

Young leaves can also be added fresh to salads. Steamed or sauteed, and dressed with lemon and oil, it is commonly served with fish. It grows wild along the coast but the monks were known for growing it in their gardens.

Medieval gardeners would only harvest the root on March 25, and only under certain conditions, but for modern usage the root can be harvested anytime in the spring and used fresh or dried.

Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario. Difficult to germinate; may take two years. Prefers sandy soil.

Flowers are large and dry yields can be as high as 800 kg/ha (700 lbs/acre). Improved tetraploid strain of German chamomile for commercial production. Erect, sturdy growth habit and larger flowers containing up 0.7% essential oil high in bisabolol and...

(Lablab) Most of this legume vine from India is edible: the pods, leaves, flowers, dried seeds, sprouted seeds and roots are all commonly eaten in India. In traditional Chinese medicine it is used as a tonic and for the treatment of dysentery, bloody...

Rhizomes are used to treat diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite and vomiting related to deficiencies of spleen or stomach. Chinese medicinal herb noted for strengthening the spleen and building energy.

(Vegetable gourd) Small 8cm/3in melons taste like a sweet winter squash. Delicious stuffed like bell peppers with meat and rice and baked.

(Eryngo) Grown for its roots which are both edible and medicinal. 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...

Remove leaves at time of harvest. Bulbs will stay fresh for several weeks. Cut the bulb into fresh sticks and add to your vegetable tray for snacking. Ready to harvest in 55-days. Harvest plant when bulb is 2 in.

A soothing herb for irritations of the skin and mouth. The plant is very easygoing in the garden, requiring only full sun and well-drained soil. The back of the border will come to life when these tall spires of luscious colour erupt in mid-summer.

(Love-in-a-mist) Finely divided leaves create a mist effect surrounding the lovely blue flowers. Seeds stored with clothing repel insects. Valued in perfumery trade. Seeds used in curries and bread, although its close cousin black cumin is better.

Small seeds (thyme, savory, marjoram, oregano) can be gently pressed onto surface of the soil—don't cover or bury seed. Small seedlings such as thyme, savory and sweet marjoram may be successfully transplanted in small clumps.

Ready to harvest in 55-days. This mild-flavored mix does not have the spicy, cabbage like flavor that other varieties have. Sweetie Hybrid Kohlrabi mix is the sweetest available. Excellent for eating raw, roasted, in soups and other recipes.

The plant is the source of flax fibre, which is used to make linen, and flax seeds, called linseeds. When pressed, linseeds release thirty-five per cent of their weight in oil; the leftover “cake” is a useful animal feed.