Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Saskatchewan

Sowing successively every ten days will produce a regular supply of tasty salad greens. Sweet basil, borage, roquette, bronze fennel, sugar beet, red leaf lettuce. Mesclun is commonly defined as a mixture of salad greens.

(Japanese rose; Saltspray rose) Hips are tomato-red and are large, up to an inch across. 120cm/4ft x 90cm/3ft. Disease resistant. Easy to grow, tolerates part shade, and is very hardy.

(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. Hardy bush or small tree. Studies show that the seeds have a tranquilizing and hypnotic effect, and are analgesic...

Easy to use: chopped roots are soaked in water and stirred to a lather. Spectacular towering spikes of creamy white flowers. Roots contain 2% saponin, a soapy substance valuable in shampoos; leaves a fine sheen to hair.

Seeds can be ground and used with near abandon like black pepper. Its legendary healing powers are summed up in the Arab proverb, “In the black seed is the medicine for every disease except death.”

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

Curly, aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, or as a refreshing garnish. No blanching required. Something different from Europe.

Amerindian herb, used as a general tonic, emetic, diuretic, and for coughs, asthma and gonorrhea.

Also useful for diarrhea and in obstetics to reposition the fetus before birth. Seeds are used to promote urination and to clear heat. (Che qian) Very similar to greater plantain (P.

Common weed in lawns and in pathways. Squeezing fresh leaves on insect bites and stings relieves pain and itching almost immediately. Familiar broad leaves have astringent, diuretic and expectorant properties.

(Rose milkweed)

Highly useful during convalescence. Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances.

It is a shiso like the better known green and purple forms except the leaves have both green on top and purple underneath. The flap-like appearance gives the leaves the look of an ear, which is why this form is known as "ear shiso."

(Bugloss) A biennial, bringing beautiful clear purple-blue flowers to the garden in June and July. Hardy through a wide range of zones and generously self-seeding, an individual plant can produce 900 seeds.

(Bishopsweed) Developed for the commercial cutflower market. Ht. 100-125cm (40-50in). Stems are strong, straight and uniform for easier harvest. Excellent garden annual for tall borders.

(Red Bulls Horn) One of the most loved sweet peppers of Italy. The long curved pepper looks like, as the name suggests in Italian, the "horn of the bull". These red (rosso) peppers are huge, up to 20cm/8" in length.

Rich shades of chamois, pink, rose and cream. (Paper daisy) Handsome daisies with papery petals.

Used for tea and for flavouring meat. Frequently seen along roadsides in eastern Canada and U.S. Lavender flowers; strong fragrance.

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

Used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, and as a top-quality industrial lubricant that may replace sperm whale oil. Used in shampoos; believed to arrest hair loss and induce new growth.

The result is a beautiful new ornamental herb for sunny borders or mass plantings. Ht. 40cm/15”. (Baikal scullcap; Huang qin) One of Chinese medicine's most important herbs is now all dressed up for the flower garden! English breeders managed to coax...

When dried its silver dollar-like seed pods make attractive winter decorations. Edible leaves can be added to salads. (Money plant) Curiously, it symbolizes both honesty and money.

Fragrant golden yellow flowers are delightful in potpourris and as cutflowers. Old English favourite for cottage gardens.

Attractive white lacy flowers are excellent for fresh floral arrangements. (Bishopsweed) Known to the ancient Egyptians as a treatment for skin diseases this humble wild plant of the Nile valley was recently catapulted to the forefront of modern cancer...

An infusion of the flowering tops is used, often in conjunction with echinacea for urinary problems, and for upper respiratory infections, mucus congestion and postnasal drip. Grow in good soil in full sun.

Flower clusters can be steamed like broccoli or fried in egg batter with mozzarella cheese. Young leaves are mild spinach substitute: beneficial for those who must avoid the calcium-sequestering oxalic acid in spinach.