Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Montgomery

The resin can be chewed like gum. Gumplant produces a resin that protects the flower heads while they are in bud. Also used as a healing wash for burns, rashes, blisters and poison ivy.

Brilliant orange flowers. Mildly narcotic colourless juice was used by Californian Indians to treat toothache. Best sown direct very early in spring as it prefers cool weather.

Double and semi-double flowers in a wide colour range. A medicinal herb in China where it is used to clear obstructions in the throat. Flowers mixed with alum are used to paint fingernails.

(Mousemelon; Sandita; Mexican sour gherkin)

Tea made from the plants has been used in the past to relieve chronic cough, asthma and nervousness. It quickly naturalized and has become the traditional symbol of carefree summer, nodding in the breeze in sunlit fields or garden beds from Newfoundland...

The tubers can be eaten like Jerusalem artichoke but are smaller, and the seeds can be eaten as a snack or sprinkled on salads. It is currently under investigation as a possible perennial oilseed crop.

Striking head of star-like pistils, suspended by delicate cup-like calyces.

Prefers sandy soil. May be eaten raw or dried, first discarding thick skins and seeds. Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario.

Sow outdoors anytime from spring to autumn. The name means "land seaweed" and indeed it has a salty flavour and crispy texture that suggests seaweed but is easily cultivated on land.

Infusion used for sore gums. Floral bracts are intensely coloured purple or pink. Leaves and seeds increase inebriating quality of liquors when added during fermentation. Fine border plant.

Easy to grow in well-drained soils in full sun. Considered an important medicinal herb for wounds, heart problems, diarrhea and pneumonia. The Navajo and Oglala tribes made a pleasant beverage tea from the leaves and the Comanche, Lokota and Ponca chewed...

Needs long growing season; sow early in peat pots. Cultivated in India and China since remote times for the oil used in cooking, medicine and as fuel for lamps. Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter.

Main value is a tonic, particularly for the digestive system. Said to improve circulation and blood, thereby strengthening the brain and memory.

Cinnamon-scented leaves are popular in Japan for flavouring raw fish, bean curd, pickles and tempura. Before sowing, chill sees at 5°C (40°F) for 3 days in moist sand. (Aoshiso) Decorative green foliage reminiscent of coleus.

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

The compound responsible for the sweetness is glycyrrhizin, a substance 50 times as sweet as sugar. The roots are edible and taste like sweet potatoes when roasted slowly. The roots were used for many conditions including diarrhea, stomach ache, toothache,...

Simmer leaves in cream for licorice flavour in ice cream recipes. Attractive honey plant with masses of white flower spikes, rich in nectar. Both leaves and flowers are edible. Brewed, it is known to help with digestion and congestion.

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

We urge everyone to try it. Fresh chopped leaves are also interesting in salads, soups and stews. QUEDLINGBURGER is a taller variety, up to 50-60cm high. Proven effective against herpes.

Juice of plant can be added to soaps to make an effective poison ivy-fighting soap. Juice or freshly crushed leaves are effective for the treatment of poison ivy. Often grows in the same area as poison ivy, but it's handy to grow a patch of jewelweed...

Purple, pink and white, clover-like flowers. Neat bush habit.

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

Casperita holds its color both on and off the vine. White pumpkins with strong green handles. Disease-resistant variety has deliciously sweet, orange flesh. Excellent for display as fall decorations or for bringing to fall markets.

Very easy to grow. Like the green variety, the leaves are best used when young when they are sweet and slightly tangy. Sow direct in the garden in spring. The brilliant red leaves are cooked like spinach to make Jamaican and Guyanese-style callaloo, a...