Herbs Seeds For Sale In Manitoba

Larger seeds need to be covered with soil at least as thick as the seed itself. Small seedlings such as thyme, savory and sweet marjoram may be successfully transplanted in small clumps.

Traditionally used in all spring soups and salads. Luscious green leaves have special subtle flavour. Curled leaves make a handsome garnish. Can improve every dish in which parsley is used.

Rich source of protein, vitamin A, C, calcium and iron. Needs a warm, sunny location, moist soil, and a trellis to climb on. Young shoots and leaves can be eaten raw or cooked like spinach.

Yellow flowers bear bladder-like pods which when squeezed go off with a bang. Like true senna ( spp.), its leaves have purgative properties, but the effect is much less drastic. Attractive hardy Mediterranean shrub.

Like its grey cousin, S. Rare species with green foliage reminiscent of rosemary in appearance. Likes to be pruned; perfect plant to shape into your own masterpiece! Aromatic sprigs are placed among clothing to repel moths.

Chia Seeds A popular component of the health food game, Chia seeds are consumed raw, made into flour, soaked in juices and teas, and added to smoothies. An excellent source of protein and Omega 3s (and simply delightful when grown as a pet) there's not...

It has smaller leaves, and stronger flavour and aroma than garden sage (S. It is also a popular antidiabetic used throughout Spain. (Lavender sage) In Spain this is the only sage used in cooking.

In fact, the more they are picked, the more they produce. Cooked like regular spinach. Unlike ordinary spinach, its spreading branches produce succulent leaves and stemtips of very fine flavour throughout the season, long after all other varieties finish.

Added to a bath, it can help ease sunburns, and yeast or fungal conditions. They are a delightful tea and culinary seasoning. Simmer leaves in cream for licorice flavour in ice cream recipes.

Excellent for pots and borders. Bush type with small leaves and a highly uniform dwarf compact habit.

Check the code at the end of the description for specific germination requirements. Small seeds (thyme, savory, marjoram, oregano) can be gently pressed onto surface of the soil—don't cover or bury seed.

We urge everyone to try it. Good oil content at about 0.2%. Fresh leaves burst of lemon when squeezed. A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea as it both stimulates the heart and calms the nerves.

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

(Yam bean) Tropical vines produce turnip-shaped tubers with a sweet white flesh. Produces largest tubers in tropical areas, but will produce equally tasty, smaller tubers in more temperate areas with a 4-5 month growing season.

Old timers still call it "squaw corn" and remember making a porridge out of it during the cold winter months. Also excellent as an autumn decoration and sells well at farmers markets.

Grows in coastal areas from northern California to southern B.C. Excellent for moxa, and as such it is decidedly less harsh than the common mugwort, . (Coastal wormwood; San Juan mugwort) Beautiful silvery-green mugwort with a pleasant sage scent.

The growth is uniform, dark green in colour, and the leaves are bigger than the original. A new improved form of Gigante d'Italia, the old favourite of Italy. It also has shown to have some resistance to downy mildew.

(Jewels of Opar; Fameflower; Tu ren shen)

Extracts used to treat herpes and skin rashes. (Carline thistle) Root is used as a liver, gall bladder and kidney tonic, and an ingredient in Swedish Bitters. Not invasive like other thistles; a protected wildflower in Germany.

The roots are anti-inflammatory and are used as a galactagogue -- an agent that increases milk flow in nursing mothers. Native of Tibet with showy masses of violet-blue globe-like flowers from July to August.

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

Leaves somewhat smaller than Rubin basil and less prone to lean. Height 50cm/20”. Darkest of the purple basils.

Check the code at the end of the description for specific germination requirements. Small seeds (thyme, savory, marjoram, oregano) can be gently pressed onto surface of the soil—don't cover or bury seed.

Apply 1 cup of TSC's Complete fertilizer per 5 row feet, and 1 inch of compost. Best results are obtained when the seeds are kept warm and moist for 2 weeks followed by temperatures of 33-35°F for 4-6 weeks or until germination starts.

(Chinese parsley) First true cilantro developed for potted plant production. Sow direct in pots.

Leaves possess huge oil glands which give papalo its potent flavour and scent. Papalo is not cooked, only used fresh or added at the last moment. (Papaloquelite) Fabulous herb from Mexico.

Good tonic during convalescence. White-pink flowers resemble turtle heads. (Balmony; Bitter herb) Used for poor appetite, indigestion, general debility, constipation, piles, worms.