Organic Seeds Herbs For Sale In British Columbia

(Pot marigold) Commercial strain used for medicinal flower production in Europe. Said to possess superior medicinal action.

Ht. 90-120cm/36-48in. A beautiful stringless snap bean with dusty red-rose colour. It is a cross between a purple snap bean and a pinto bean, developed by American bean breeder Robert Lobitz.

An early "super crop," it transformed agriculture by providing an abundant and nutritious feed for livestock. Preferring light, well-drained to dry soil and full sun, it can be directly sown into the field or garden, or sown into a container using a low-fertilizer,...

Sown in early spring for harvest before hot weather or in mid-to-late summer for fall harvest. Popular Italian appetizer served with garlic and olive oil. Flowering stems and leaves have pleasant bitter flavour when cooked, steamed or sauteed.

A stunning basil with large burgundy flower bracts. It tolerates heavy cutting well so multiple cuttings are possible. For flavour and for colour. With its colour, strong fragrance, and long deep purple stems, this also makes an excellent cutflower.

Adds colour to salads, good for slicing and pickling. Very prolific, delicate flavour with slight lemony fragrance in late stages of development. Heirloom variety producing 3”/8cm oval fruits on vigorous vines.

Pea, Oregon Sugar Pod II a sweet, crisp snow pea with vigorous, 28 in. Sow in average soil in full sun in early spring for first crop, in late summer for fall crop. Produces high yields of crisp Snow Peas.

Heirloom variety of rose-coloured with white radish with crisp, tender mildly pungent flavour that is wonderful in salads, sliced thin on buttered bread, as a garnish or appetizer.

Long time popular variety.

(Chinese parsley) The piquant flavour of fresh coriander leaves, so essential in authentic Chinese and Latin American cuisines, has become very popular in recent years. Slowest to bolt, even in hot weather, very uniform, with good flavour and dark green...

(She chuang) Chinese stimulant and aphrodisiac used to treat impotency. Also used as a vaginal wash against trichomoniasis, and to treat scabies and fungal diseases.

Use plant tops to dye wool in shades of yellow, orange, brown and grey. Adds special flavour to sausages and meatloaf. A must in German potato soup. Rubbing with fresh leaves before roasting improves all strong meats.

The seeds too are edible; when green and immature they have a nice nutty taste and can be cooked or eaten raw though they are a bit of a chore to harvest. Compared to lettuce, a plant like this with abundant leaves for the taking makes a lot more sense...

Mosaic resistant. Excellent canned, frozen, or eaten fresh. Seeds are white. Vines reach a vigorous 5-6ft. Pole bean with terrific flavour and high yields.

High yields and slow to bolt. Large, dark green glossy leaves on thick sturdy stems. This is a nice compact Genovese basil well suited for pot production and for fresh cut use in the field.

This dependable, cold-hardy hybrid produces stocky towers of tender round Brussels sprouts sweetened by frosts in the fall. Can also be grown overwinter in mild winter climates. Plant in early August to harvest for your Thanksgiving feast.

A fine all-purpose table beet high in vitamins A, B2, B6 and C. Extra benefits are its round, red, slightly flattened roots mature early and can be harvested for eating. This variety is definitely the best beet to grow for producing tender, red-veined,...

Russian heirloom first brought to the West in 1999. Excellent for fresh use in salads, for salsa, and for canning. We do not know what the connection to Japan is, but the beautiful dark plump pear-shaped fruits do vaguely resemble chocolate truffles.

Vigorous tall growing herb; one of the first to return in spring. Can replace meat and bone stock in soups. Also gives the character to vegetable, meat and fish dishes. Flavour is reminiscent of celery, and of the famous yeast extract, Maggi.

These upright heads of romaine lettuce are dark grey-green and dense with nice crunch and full bodied flavor. Can tolerate moderate summer heat. This variety does well in all parts of the country in spring and fall.

75 days to maturity. Grows a greenish-white but may blush if it stays on the plant long enough. Excellent for eating fresh sliced on a sandwich, and not too wet to add to a salad. Low acid, fairly sweet.

Delicious sliced and sauteed with zucchini, onion, garlic and herbs in olive oil and and butter. Club-shaped fruits are best eaten when 10-15cm/4-6" long. Prolific yellow squash with excellent firm, fine-grained flesh.

Also as gargle for mouth and throat inflammations. Handsome purple or pink flowers attract honeybees. Used for upset stomach, headache, cough, and diarrhea. (Wild oregano) Medicinal variety of oregano lacking true oregano's familar aroma and flavour.

The stalks are thinner than modern celery and the flavour is more robust. The stalks are beautifully tinged with red, and the colour persists even after cooking. An old English cultivar from the 1700s that was once found only in the gardens of the wealthy.

Like all peppers, they need to be started early indoors, 6-8 weeks before outdoor planting time. The fruits mature from cream-white to orange to red, becoming mildly spicy. As many don't know, they are quite delicious as a fresh pepper for stuffing and...

Red currant-sized fruits grow in clusters, and have intense sweet flavour, perfect for relish trays, salads and snacking. Indeterminate, vigorous vines with heavy foliage, Some staking required.