Herbs Seeds For Sale In Iowa

Transplant tender herbs after last frost when weather has stabilized. Harvest when blooms are just beginning to appear; at this point the leaves contain the highest level of essential oils Overall Rating:.

Ancient Aztec food grain. Can be milled into flour. Protein content is higher than that of wheat, rice, and corn.High in the essential amino acid, lysine, which is generally low in other grains.

Blooming in the difficult-to-fill midsummer, the plants prefer moisture but tolerate poor soil. Gayfeather is easily grown from seed, blooming in the second year. The strong spikes of rosy-purple flowers are the most prominent feature of the plant, rising...

Ht. 40-45cm/16-18”. The effect is striking, as if masses of butterflies have gathered in the garden. Impressive French stoechas lavender with elongated wing-like magenta petals extending from dark bracts on slender stalks.

Borage, Calendula, Heartsease, Nasturtium, Citrus Marigold. They can even be candied. Feast for the eyes -- pleasing to the palate. Herbs with edible flowers to add to salads, omelettes, desserts, and drinks.

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

Sweet tiny tomatoes. Not commercially cultivated. Heirloom native from Brazil.

Mature seeds are produced about 3 months after planting and are harvested when dry on the plant.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price.

Ht. 50-60cm/20-24. Blooms all summer. Lovely ornamental lavender grown as an annual in flowerbeds, planters, and baskets. Set against its soft aromatic fern-like green leaves are masses of bright blue lavender flowers.

Large ribbed leaves, strong flavour. Standard lettuce-leaf type grown in Italy.

We've selected a collection of our favorite herb varieties and put them into handy, easy to plant, biodegradable disks. Water and watch your herbs grow. Each 10 cm disk is sized just right to conveniently plant in a 4 inch pot.

Plant cumin seeds in a sunny spot with good drainage. Though the spice is widely available in the west, the seeds are not, and we're pleased to be one of the few North American purveyors of cumin seeds.

Harvest only as needed. Germination code: (2) Hardy herbs can be transplanted after the last frost. We also found this to be much slower bolting than other cilantro. Apply 1 cup of TSC's Complete fertilizer per 5 row feet, and 1 inch of compost.

Very high yielding. Giant of Italy has strong stems that makes it one of the best parsleys for fresh market sales. An attractive and large growing parsley! Giant, dark green leaves with great flavor.

Also helps reduce flatulence from beans and relieves indigestion. Medicinal: A strong tea rubbed on the skin repels insects and reduces irritation from insect bites. USDA Certified Organic.

Seeds go dormant at temperatures above 90°F. Popular for seasoning. Italian Dark Green Parsley resembles celery leaf. (Petroselium crispum) Biennial. 16,500 seeds/oz.

In fact, it is a close sister plant to chamomile (M. As with chamomile, pineapple weed is very good as a tea. * Please Note: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Its leaves are pinnate.

This European variety has bright gold button flowers with red "eyes" that look like they might be from a raging bull! There is hint of a bitter, grassy flavor but that is really secondary to the sensation.

Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit. Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red. Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods.

One of four herbs in the Essiac anti-cancer formula. Recent medical evidence supports folkloric use for tumours. Roots of this common wildplant are said to have “blood-purifying” properties.

Flowers are large and dry yields can be as high as 800 kg/ha (700 lbs/acre). Erect, sturdy growth habit and larger flowers containing up 0.7% essential oil high in bisabolol and other medicinal compounds.

It is a perennial herb of the mint family that will grow from 3-5 feet tall. It is now known that the aroma of catnip is an aphrodisiac to our feline friends. Bloom: White to pale white Soil: 6.1 to 7.8, very tolerant of many different kinds of soil conditions...

Used for flavoring chili and dishes spiced with hot peppers. (Cuminum cyminum) Long warm growing season required.

It is used to treat swollen limbs and swollen areas on the head. The fresh leaves are pounded to a paste and applied as a compress to the affected part. (Ghost eggplant; Norligbuitsa) The Ewe herbalists of West Africa say that if you want to use this...

Keep plants pinched back for a continuous harvest of young shoots and leaves. Its use dates to ancient Egypt where it was called "food of the kings." The plant has anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties, and is highly nutritious, even more so than...

120cm/4ft x 90cm/3ft. Repeat bloomer with purple-red single flowers. (Japanese rose; Saltspray rose) Hips are tomato-red and are large, up to an inch across. Excellent for group or hedge plantings.

Small seeds (thyme, savory, marjoram, oregano) can be gently pressed onto surface of the soil—don't cover or bury seed. Larger seeds need to be covered with soil at least as thick as the seed itself.