Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Modesto

Used for dropsy, respiratory catarrh and skin eruptions. Was once a potent symbol of romance for courting couples. Flowers are edible. (Johnny jump up) Old English favourite with charming small purple, lavender and yellow flowers.

The fruits go from green to yellow, to orange and red as the fruits ripen, but they are best used when bright yellow. The shape, size, glossy skin and color are similar without the heat.

Peppery leaves and fragrant flowers are delicious added fresh to salads. Or for fun freeze the flowers in ice cubes for drinks. Flowers all summer in full sun or partial shade. Dwarf non-climbing growth habit is ideal for borders, window boxes and hanging...

Good container plant and for edging. Lovely in fresh or dry bouquets and arrangements. Low parthenolide. Masses of double white flowers on neat, compact plants 18cm/7” high.

Long, slender fruit with an edible peel. Start early indoors, plant out with support. Can be eaten without fear of indigestion, stomach pains or heartburn.

Easy to grow from seeds in the garden or in containers. The leaves and flowers have a hot watercress flavour and are great in salads; and the young seed pods are hotter and can be pickled and used like capers.

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

An improved, more aromatic selection similar to ‘Citronella'.

Deep taproot discourages relocation. The yellow pigment is found primarily in the seeds, although can also be extracted from the leaves. Sow in a sunny spot, where it will get lots of moisture.

Well known flavouring for beer. Important medicinally for its calming effect. Tall growing vine, ideal for covering antenna towers. Only seeds may be imported into the U.S. (plants not permitted).

Yellow, droopy daisy-like flowers in summer. Also used as a treatment for poison ivy. Height 30-100cm/12-40”. Native wildflower used by the Navajo and Cheyenne Indians as an analgesic for chest pains, wounds and fevers.

Also used to expel worms and for fevers. Usually taken in combination with with coriander to prevent cramps. Ht. 1-1.8 m/3-6 ft. Effective laxative much in use by American herbalists.

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

Will flower the first season if started early. The branching habit is very tight, close to the base and produces a rich flush of attractive flower spikes. Ht. 25cm (10in). Compact and uniform variety with deep purple-blue flowers.

The following spring, the seedlings appear, and in 3 to 6 years they mature. Native of cool hardwood forests throughout eastern and central North America. Seeds are planted in hardwood forests or in specially prepared beds anytime from Sept.

The plant is tenacious, an aggressive creeper that tolerates almost any conditions, making the dark green, scalloped leaves an effective and useful groundcover even in adverse conditions.

Terrific for containers and garden plantings. Compact, lush green foliage is beautifully decorated with numerous purple button-sized flowers. Has great potential in salads, pestos, as garnish, or anywhere regular basil is used.

But at the seedling stage the fresh young leaves and shoots are edible, highly nutritious, and a popular aromatic vegetable in China. Also suitable for sprouts and ‘microherb' production.

Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes. Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin. Rich source of vitamins A, B and C.

Shows tolerance to downey and powdery mildew and is highly tolerant to cercospora leaf spot. Beet seeds germinate best when they are soaked in lukewarm water for about 24 hours before sowing.

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

Even the tuberous roots can be eaten like potatoes. Rich source of protein, vitamin A, C, calcium and iron. Young shoots and leaves can be eaten raw or cooked like spinach. From Papua and New Guinea but widely cultivated throughout the tropics.

(Red endive) Grows like Belgian endive. The red colour, crisp, crunchy texture, and slightly bitter taste add distinction to any green salad. Rootstocks produce compact rounded heads of purplish red foliage when being forced after fall harvest of roots.

This Italian classic is unsurpassed in salads such as , and it is great for sauces, salsas and canning. (Oxheart tomato) For the true dirt cognoscenti this is the only tomato worth growing.

Recommended for excessive menstruation. Infusion is excellent for stopping internal and external hemorrhages.

(Mousemelon; Sandita; Mexican sour gherkin)