Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Allentown

Native tree of southern Europe where it grows up to 20 m. Hardy to zone 8. Attractive potplant; grows well in pots, but will not produce pine nuts unless grown where it can reach mature size.

Used to treat irritability, insomnia and anxiety. This species is the medicinal cousin of the tropical jujube fruit. (Suan zao ren; Sour date kernel) Hailed the anti-stress herb, seeds are used in Chinese medicine to calm the mind and preserve chi energy.

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.

Fruits are abundant, and mature to the size of large marbles. They are self-fertilizing, producing small purple-red fruits after they flower. They grow to about 3 m (10 ft). They are drought tolerant and somewhat hardy, tolerating limited cold temperatures...

Juice of plant can be added to soaps to make an effective poison ivy-fighting soap. Often grows in the same area as poison ivy, but it's handy to grow a patch of jewelweed just to be sure! Prefers moist, shady locations with rich soil.

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 than conventional drugs.

Good hedge plant; has vigorous habit and withstands heavy clipping. Hardy in southwestern Ontario and coastal B.C. Boiled root decoction was once used to bathe irritated eyes. Source of yellow, gold and khaki dyes.

Large lavender flowers dry to a beautiful, silvery-white.

Two or more plants are needed for pollination. Once common from Florida to the Great Lakes, wild pawpaw became almost extinct. The yellow fruits form in hanging clusters somewhat like bananas and have a sweet custard-like flesh with an exotic mango-banana...

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

A common ingredient in curry powder, it is used in oriental sauces, soups, stews, the production of imitation flavourings like maple and vanilla, as well as for seasoning and preserving butter.

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

Cayenne type, 5-7cm/2-3” long, 5-7mm across. Heat: 15,000-30,000 Scoville units. Use powdered for sauces, soups, stews.

Much improved over its wild relative. Leaves are a light golden colour. Good summer green performing best in hot weather. Succulent leaves are popular in France for salads, cooked greens or in soups.

Even the older less tender leaves can be blanched a few seconds and added to salads. Though the greens are usually collected from the wild they are easy to grow. The leaves are slightly bitter and salty at the same time.

A dietary staple for indigenous peoples in the Andes since pre-Incan times, it was commonly traded for other commodities. Maca has a reputation similar to ginseng (though not related botanically) for increasing memory, energy and stamina, and is popularly...

Like parsley, the fresh leaves are chopped and added at the last minute to traditional spring soups. Use it wherever parsley is used -- you can't go wrong with it. The flavour hints of anise but is never overbearing and it can liven up many dishes including...

Bloomsdale Longstanding prefers light, rich, well-drained soil. The crumpled leaves are dark green, savory, and exceptionally nutritious with proven anti-cancer benefits. And it stands 2 weeks longer than most at the rosette stage.

Large yellow flowers. Fern-like leaves; height up to 1.5m/5ft.

Very tolerant of drought and a good plant for xeriscaping. Likely because of its antiseptic properties, it was used by Native Americans like other sagebrushes to treat colds, diarrhea and sore eyes.

So too was edelweiss very much part of Richters, and for years we offered it as an alpine ornamental. But edelweiss has important medicinal and cosmetic uses, and is now grown as a cultivated crop in Europe for those purposes.

Our red heirloom tomatoes were specially selected for their high output of great-tasting cherry tomatoes, on a plant that grows naturally short and bushy to fit in even the smallest AeroGardens.

A hands-down favorite for fresh eating and for making Caprese salad. Approximately 10 seeds per packet. Chocolate Sprinkles Tomato is a striped grape tomato that's as wonderful as its name.

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

Young leaves are mild spinach substitute: beneficial for those who must avoid the calcium-sequestering oxalic acid in spinach. D8410 Info sheet and recipe: free on request with order.

For years we have carried ‘Lemon Catnip' and while it had a perceptable hint of lemon, it never quite lived up to its name. What a wonderful way to sip tea before bedtime to help you sleep!