Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In South Carolina

Popular seasoning herb preferred over winter savory for its delicate flavour. Soothes and aids in digestion. Can be used wherever sage is used when a more subtle flavour is desired.

Common weed, popular as a pot-herb. Rich source of vitamins A and C. Young tender plants are a pleasant spinach substitute when boiled and served with butter.

(Huacatay) ‘Weedkiller' plant. Recent research suggests it has powerful anti-viral properties. In South America, dried leaves are used to flavour soups, meats and vegetables. AIso effective mosquito control.

According to Greek legends, this flower sprang from the blood of Adonis. Brilliant crimson and black flowers in June-July. Formerly used as a cardiac stimulant like digitalis but is much stronger.

(Yuan zhi; Siberian milkwort) Like the North American senega, roots are excellent for coughs, particularly when there is excess phlegm, and for bronchitis and asthma. Needs full or partial sun in a well-drained location.

Unlike some other fresh greens, the curled leaves don't easily fall flat in tossed salads. Very quick and easy to grow. Sow every 10-25 days from early spring to early fall. Excellent salad green, with ruffled leaves and a nice sweet spicy flavour.

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.

(Da qing; Qiug dai) Contains indican and isatin B, both of which can be converted to indigo. Leaves and roots are effective against flu, encephalitis, measles, hepatitis, and mumps.

Excellent for pots and for borders. Superb dwarf basil with large leaves. More uniform than other varieties.

Fresh chopped leaves are also interesting in salads, soups and stews. Fresh leaves burst of lemon when squeezed. Has double the oil content of other varieties, up to 0.4%. A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea...

(Sweet vernal grass) An ornamental grass similar to sweetgrass but more compact. Loves full sun. Blooms July & August. It can be found growing in meadows, hay fields, wetlands and disturbed soils.

They can be brewed into beer or roasted to make a delicious coffee-like beverage. (Hato-mugi; Yi yi; Japanese barley) A staple cereal crop in Japan and China, and an important medicinal herb.

Black Magic Zucchini Summer Squash has semi-spineless vines that grow 1 ft. Fruits have a small seed cavity. Approximately 25 seeds per packet. Wide, bearing huge crops of dark green zucchini.

(Mousemelon; Sandita; Mexican sour gherkin)

(Peruvian ginseng) Traditional food of the Peruvian Andes related to radish and turnip. A dietary staple for indigenous peoples in the Andes since pre-Incan times, it was commonly traded for other commodities.

Worldwide demand for the antiseptic oil distilled from the leaves has exploded over the past decade. The English explorer Captain Cook brewed a spicy and refreshing tea from the leaves.

Up to 90cm/3ft with pink flowers. Excellent lemon scent with larger leaves and more robust growth habit than the standard lemon basil variety.

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

Wrinkled lantern-shaped pods are used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades. Matures into a deep orange-chocolate colour. Heat: 100,000-350,000 Scoville units. Fiery chile from Trinidad.

This strain of the lowly dandelion boasts tender fleshy leaves, topping all other fruits and vegetables for iron content. Treat as a biennial -- sow one year, pick the next. Enjoy in a spring salad, or cooked like spinach.

Coffee substitute costing pennies a pound. Roasting directions included with each order. Large roots, roasted and ground, can be adulterated with your favourite brand or enjoyed alone as a nourishing caffeine-free drink.

(Xi Shu, Happy Tree, Tree of Life) Chinese tree with proven anti-cancer properties. Due to overharvesting in China it is endangered in the wild, but it is now in cultivation in India and Japan.

Deadheading will prolong flowering, and the plant is usually treated as a biennial. The name Bellis is Greek for “pretty,” and these charming flowers live up to their name. English Daisy has a long history as a calmative for inflamed skin and for...

Usually grown as an annual. Showy Australian native with flowers of pure white like the beaches of Australia's Gold Coast.

Neat compact bush habit, only 10-15cm (4-6") high, with medium sized dark green leaves. Excellent for pot culture.

Standard variety. Both leaves and its slender, parsnip-like root are used. Roots 20-25cm/8-10 long; flat leaves. Roots are excellent for flavouring soups, stews, or steamed to serve with butter or sauce.