Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Frisco

Leaves are minced and cooked with coriander and garlic and served as a puree on rice with chicken, rabbit, lamb or fish. Keep plants pinched back for a continuous harvest of young shoots and leaves.

Not only does it help with soil nitrogen, it also helps to control erosion and provide habitat for helpful garden dwellers. It is said to neutralize toxins and help regulate blood sugar levels.

Splendid golden-yellow fl. Tufts with large, bronze bracts.

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

(Cape gooseberry; Husk cherry; Goldenberry)

In milder climates, it can easily thrive into December and January. Plants should be spaced 7-12 inches apart as they will spread to about 9-12 inches. Ht 6-12in (15-30cm). Pair over bulbs or use as a groundcover.

Used by Amerindians as a purgative, emetic, and anti-inflammatory. Showy American native with blue-violet flower spikes and majestic, upright growth habit. Under study as a potential booster of the immune system.

A traditional source of molasses and sugar. Sow in open ground in May; pull roots in October. Cool weather crop; roots attain maximum sugar content in the fall. Although the process is lengthy it is possible to extract molasses, and even sugar, at home...

Sweet ambrosial scent is legendary and more than makes up for the unimpressive yellowish flowers. Used for perfume, sachets and potpourris. Best sown outdoors in spring. As the story goes, Napoleon brought seeds back from Egypt for his wife Josephine...

Especially useful for convalescents and children. Infusion of leaves and rootstock is effective for diarrhea, dysentery and problems of the urinary tract. Cultivated varieties are much less potent medicinally.

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

(Wood leek; Wild onion; Ramps) Wild leeks -- also known as ramps or wild onions -- are a prized woodland delicacy in eastern North America. In some areas such as Quebec they have been over-harvested to the point where the government had to step in to...

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

Use it wherever parsley is used -- you can't go wrong with it. Like parsley, the fresh leaves are chopped and added at the last minute to traditional spring soups. This flat-leaved form of chervil has been used in Europe for centuries.

More potent than cultivated tobaccos, with more nicotine, it is a source of nicotine sulfate, an insecticide for the control of aphids, thrips, whiteflies and mites. Requires full sun and light, sandy soil, but it will grow successfully in heavier soils...

Excellent for salads, as a garnish, and even cooked like Asian radishes. (Roseheart radish; Red meat radish) It is totally the opposite of a typical radish: the outside is white and the inside is red! The outside colour starts out green but turns a bright...

Ht. 30-100 cm/1-3 ft. Potent antifungal against pathogenic fungi. An important commercial spice crop in India where the pungent, aromatic seeds are in great demand in curries, pickles, confectionery and beverages.

(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.

Tall cylindrical heads are pure white inside. Best sown out at mid-summer as heads bolt during hot weather. A unique addition to cole slaw. Delicious cooked or served raw. Tender, crisp leaves are sweet and spicy.

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.

Graceful sprays of small papery flowers; white, yellow, blue, lavender and rose.

Sow into moist, moderately rich, well-draining soil after last frost. There is evidence that at least several species of Rudbeckia have immunostimulatory activity similar to echinacea.

Sweet-scented, deep violet flowers are candied as decoration for puddings, cakes and ice cream. Old garden favourite. Important source of perfume.

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 diseases.

(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.

It is also looked at for its anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial qualities. Added to a bath, it can help ease sunburns, and yeast or fungal conditions. Attractive honey plant with masses of white flower spikes, rich in nectar.