Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Berkeley

(Horned melon) Quite unlike other cucumbers, this one has small orange spiny fruits, 8-13cm/3-5” long, possessing a subtle banana-lime flavour. They keep up to six months! Start seeds in March.

The flap-like appearance gives the leaves the look of an ear, which is why this form is known as "ear shiso." (Ear Shiso) The Japanese grow this aromatic herb for its flower tips and buds, and for its leaves.

A tea made from the herb is recommended as part of the fresh vegetable juice diet devised to combat cancer by Rudolf Breuss. Attractive lacy foliage topped by clusters of small purple flowers.

(Cancerweed) Attractive purple-blue flowers and cleft, dandelion-like leaves. 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.

Not invasive like other thistles; a protected wildflower in Germany. (Carline thistle) Root is used as a liver, gall bladder and kidney tonic, and an ingredient in Swedish Bitters.

A study has shown that the vapours given off by the foliage can protect stored grain from insect damage. Most abundant of the big sagebrushes, growing in mountain meadows and rocky slopes from British Columbia to California.

The fresh leaves are edible and are eaten like cress. (Spilanthes; Australian cress) Leaves have a mild numbing effect and are useful for toothaches. Also used as an antibiotic against candida.

There is evidence that at least several species of Rudbeckia have immunostimulatory activity similar to echinacea. Native to eastern United States, these are one of the most adored wildflowers.

(Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations. Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic.

Up to 40cm/16in with showy white flowers appearing in late spring or early summer. (Wild garlic; Bear garlic; Baerlauch) The fresh flowering herb is used to treat high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries.

Drugs derived from the tree are ringing up sales in excess of $1 billion. The bark, stem and leaves contain camptothecin, an alkaloid effective against leukemia, colon cancer and other tumours, and it blocks the replication of the HIV virus that causes...

The taller (1m/40”) and the paler of the two, and may, in fact, be the more important commercially because much of what is sold as may actually be this species. Like , germination rates are often less than 40% and may benefit from pretreatments suggested...

Spicy anise-licorice aroma and flavour; excellent served fresh in such dishes as Thai green curries and Vietnamese noodle soups. All-American winner for 1997. A very regal looking plant! Has dense deep purple inflorescences contrasting with the dark green...

Best started early indoors. (Yard long bean; Dow gauk) Stringless bean with a mildly sweet flavour. Needs plant support. Excellent stir fried. Beans will grow from 60cm/2ft-90cm/3ft long but pick them when they're tender (40cm/16in long).

Here's to good health, naturally! Cayenne, Comfrey, Valerian and Calendula.

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

Improved strain for commercial production. The main culinary varieties popular with onions for poultry stuffing and for flavouring rich meats like pork or duck. Contains up to 2.5% essential oil; yields up to 3 tonnes/ha (1.2 ton/acre).

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

Promotes bile secretion. Universally despised as a pesky weed, the lowly dandelion is actually one of the more useful herbs around. Dried roots are very popular as a coffee substitute.

For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Finely cut foliage. Unique dwarf plants (45cm/18in); dark green leaves. Excellent for dillweed production and potted plants.

Growth is stronger, more upright than Rubin. Excellent purple basil. Strong flavour and scent. Medium sized leaves. Dark purple with little or no green colouration, much like the Dark Opal variety was before it deteriorated to greenish-purple.

Good oil content at about 0.2%. A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea as it both stimulates the heart and calms the nerves. Fresh chopped leaves are also interesting in salads, soups and stews.

Fast grower; successive sowings every two weeks will ensure continuous supply. (Garland chrysanthemum; Chopsuey green) Popular Oriental green with an unusual strong flavour. Very easy to grow.

The aromatic leaves develop into a spicy, mild, peppery flavor with a trace of mint and clove. Plants that bear large, 3 to 5 in. Delicious in green salads, tomato and cheese dishes, soups and omelets.

L and has approximately 360 seeds. Buttercrunch Lettuce is a compact butterhead-type that's productive, heat tolerant and slow to bolt. Ready to harvest in 65 days. The seed tape is 15 ft.

(Da huang; Chinese rhubarb; Turkey rhubarb)

Approximately 750 seeds per packet. Green Ice Leaf Lettuce is a refreshing and vitamin-rich gourmet lettuce to add to your summer and fall menus. Ready to harvest in 45 days. Tall and have a sweet and flavorful taste that makes them perfect in salads.