Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Tempe

Interesting Mexican vegetable green. Young leaves are mild spinach substitute: beneficial for those who must avoid the calcium-sequestering oxalic acid in spinach. D8410 Info sheet and recipe: free on request with order.

Gentians are an essential ingredient in medicinal "bitters," which are taken to regulate digestion. It is a real novelty for the mixed border or cottage garden, and it is attractive to bees and butterflies.

Ht 18-36in (46-90cm). Needs very little maintained. Sow from seed, or split roots in spring. Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Beautiful ornamental plant with small ornate fiery yellow, orange, and crimson flowers.

Used to alleviate stomach ache, diarrhea and for colds and cough. It has antioxidant, antimicrobial, antimalarial, antifungal, insecticidal and wound healing properties. Ht. 1-1.5m/3-5ft.

Most popular everlasting; long cherished for wide colour range: crimson, salmon, rose, brown, yellow, and white.

Mesclun is commonly defined as a mixture of salad greens. -- Richters special mesclun contains Kagraner lettuce, red leaf lettuce, roquette, radicchio, cornsalad, borage, mizuna, mustard spinach, chervil and curled cress.

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

Soft, lacy, deeply-cut blue-green foliage. Blue-violet flowers appear all winter.

Best sown directly in the garden in spring. (Strawberry sticks; Leafy goosefoot) Not a true spinach but a distant cousin. But the novel thing about this plant is that late in the season red, juicy strawberry or raspberry-like "berries" appear along the...

Fragrance similar to that of ripe apples.

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

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

It is taller and woodier than . (Chinese ephedra) In Chinese medicine this species is considered equivalent to and is used for the same purposes. Requires full sun and well drained, sandy loam.

Its slightly thinner and lighter leaves cure well, producing a high quality tobacco with a light flavour. (Flue-cured Tobacco; Bright Tobacco) Commercial variety grown in Ontario, developed by crossing Delgold, the longtime industry standard, with an...

Salve or poultice is useful for swellings, boils, arthritis and rheumatism. (Yellow sweet clover) Important forage crop. Medicinally, it prevents blood clotting.

It is grown for smoking in some parts of Asia. It is an annual growing to 1.5 meters (5 ft.) tall, flowering from July to September. Click for instructions for growing tobacco in home gardens.

Also used to make Chartreuse, the famous liqueur made by the Carthusian monks in the mountains of France, Low mat-forming plant with grey felt-like leaves; excellent for rock gardens.

(Vegetable gourd) Small 8cm/3in melons taste like a sweet winter squash. Delicious stuffed like bell peppers with meat and rice and baked.

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

(Tou gu) Familiar garden annual. Flowers mixed with alum are used to paint fingernails. 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.

The shelf life is long after harvest. Fruit averages 7 in. Approximately 25 seeds per packet. Athena Hybrid Cantaloupe is a favorite across the U.S. It is a early maturing Eastern melon that has consistently delivered great color, flavor, aroma and firmness.

Tender biennial or triennial. This and other species of Gossypium are the sources of the eminently useful cotton fibre. Contains gossypol, which research has revealed has important anti-parasitic and antiviral effects, and has shown promise as a male...

A decoction is used to treat constipation. Fresh leaves are eaten as a delicacy in salads or cooked like spinach. Can be invasive. Fresh leaves used as a poultice for inflammations, ulcers, abscesses.

Turnip greens are a delight to many, their dark green leaves are full of vitamins and flavor. Topper Hybrid Turnip Greens have vigorous re-growth habit. Approximately 500 seeds per packet.

Valuable for respiratory and gastrointestinal problems such as asthma, bronchitis, and diarrhea. Common weed in lawns and in pathways. Squeezing fresh leaves on insect bites and stings relieves pain and itching almost immediately.

The leaves have a mild fruity aroma but they are not used in cooking or for scent. Beautiful sage from southern Europe with giant silver-gray woolly leaves. Prefers dry, sunny areas with excellent drainage.

Fennel tea is given to infants for its calming and anti-flatulent effects. Chopped leaves are excellent with oily fish, such as mackerel, eel and salmon, for they improve digestibility.