Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Westminster

Anti-flatulent. Produces seeds the second year. Traditionally used in ryebread, buns and cakes, as well as in soups and stews. Has highest oil content. COMMON biennial strain. Best sown in late summer to yield fresh seed the next season.

Do not disturb roots when transplanting. Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter. Cultivated in India and China since remote times for the oil used in cooking, medicine and as fuel for lamps.

Extracts are widely employed in medicinal lotions, shampoos, soaps, creams, hair tonics, gargles, and toothpaste. Native to India, this common tree is a ready source of green twigs used as tooth brushes that release gum-protecting anti-bacterial compounds.

Maintain at 10-15°C/50-60°F until germination is complete. Root tincture made with brandy strengthens the human system, particularly in cases of weak digestion and lack of appetite.

Salve or poultice is useful for swellings, boils, arthritis and rheumatism. (Yellow sweet clover) Important forage crop. Medicinally, it prevents blood clotting.

Tolerates drought well and often self-seeds in optimum conditions. The Navajo and Oglala tribes made a pleasant beverage tea from the leaves and the Comanche, Lokota and Ponca chewed the sweet tasting roots like candy.

Employed by Indians along with mayapple ( ) to treat venereal disease. Showy U.S. native with large blue or white flower spikes.

Leaves are dark green, medium fine curled. Medium late maturity. Suited also for potplant production. Very uniform mosscurled type suited for fresh-cut and processing use.

Quick and easy crop. We now know that the leaves are very rich in vitamin C. The succulent heart-shaped leaves have a fresh water chestnut-like taste and can be eaten raw in salads or cooked like spinach.

Now commonly used in place of black mustard ( ) because it is easier to harvest. Condiment mustard most used in commerce for commercial prepared mustards and mustard powder. Seeds are darker and hotter than white mustard ( ).

Heat: 100,000-350,000 Scoville units. Wrinkled lantern-shaped pods are used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades. Matures into a deep orange-chocolate colour. Thrives in hot sunny spots, a little on the dry side.

Edible and highly ornamental. (Rubra) Red-stemmed variety.

Fruits or rosehips are 20 times richer in vitamin C than oranges. Delicious in preserves, sauces and tea. Pink flowers have delicate fragrance; June. (Wild rose) A wild rose found growing in eastern and western North America.

Pleasant alternative to lettuce or endive, possessing its own special piquant flavour. Ready to use when 3-4 leaves have developed. Repeat sowings till mid-August for continuous supply.

Coarser foliage; almost completely lacks the odour and flavour characteristic of the true French variety. Tall, vigorous habit. Not recommended.

Roots are excellent for flavouring soups, stews, or steamed to serve with butter or sauce. Standard variety. Roots 20-25cm/8-10 long; flat leaves. Both leaves and its slender, parsnip-like root are used.

Serve with a little butter or oil for a wonderful treat. (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 meat.

Contains up to 2.5% essential oil; yields up to 3 tonnes/ha (1.2 ton/acre). Also in homemade sausage, omelettes, cheese and bean dishes. Sage tea gargle is valuable for sore throat.

Peppery flavour is hot, but does not linger. 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.

Dried milky juice, called lactucarium or lettuce opium, was once used to induce sleep and to treat nervous disorders.

Native to India and cultivated extensively in southeast Asia as well, the seeds are similar to caraway. Leaves of the plant are used as a substitute for celery or parsley. Thought to have a carminative and anti-spasmodic effect, ajmud is traditionally...

Fragrance similar to that of ripe apples.

Until the ground freezes. Native of cool hardwood forests throughout eastern and central North America. The following spring, the seedlings appear, and in 3 to 6 years they mature.

They are easy to grow. These seeds need a period of cold stratification for successful germination. Larger seeds need to be covered with soil at least as thick as the seed itself. Harvest at peak maturity, hang small bunches from ceiling in a dry, warm...

It dislikes the wet and may develop crown rot if planted in an area with poor drainage. This pretty plant is a shorter variety of the purple foxglove, with soft creamy yellow blooms netted with brown.