Organic Seeds Organic Vegetable Herb Seeds For Sale In Pittsburgh

Thyme is also know for attracting bees which are good pollinators to your flower and vegetable gardens. Thyme leaves are used fresh or dried for seasoning clam chowder, other fish soups, soups, stews, sauces and meat dishes.

Requires a long hot growing season. Refreshing hot or iced. Tea made with the fleshy calyces has a lemony flavour and beautiful ruby colour. (Hibiscus) Lovely flowers known throughout the tropics for their flavouring qualities.

Heirloom Italian variety producing small, deep blue-green central heads with numerous side shoots throughout the season. Very tender and mild tasting, good raw in salads and with dips, or lightly steamed, drizzled with herb butter.

Highly productive bush bean producing deep green, stringless, fleshy tender pods of excellent quality, terrific for eating raw with dips or lightly steamed and served whole.

Height 60cm/24-30”. Light green, smooth edible pods 10cm/4” long by 2cm/3/4”diameter with a mild flavour good for eating raw, in stir fries or steamed. Freezes well, retaining the full, sweet flavour and colour.

Broad dark green leaves. (German thyme; Winter thyme) Most popular variety. Robust growth habit.

The big, bushy plants are medium green, with good flavor and aroma and yield well even under disease pressure from Fusarium Wilt. The large, sweet, succulent leaves of this Italian large leaf basil are perfect for pesto and pizza.

The rhizomes are noted for their antidiabetic and antibacterial properties, and are used for pneumonia, bronchitis, high fever, irritability and insomnia. Used in China for 2000 years.

For full sun locations. Varieties include Burpee's Stringless Green Pod Garden Bean, Garden Sweet Burpless cucumber, Burpee Bibb Lettuce and Burpee's Fordhook Zucchini Summer Squash.

Avoid overwatering. In Sanskrit, means "horse" and "sweat" or "smell of perspiration", implying that the ashwagandha herb builds stallion-like strength. The dried and powdered root strengthens and stimulates the immune system, and is a powerful antioxidant.

Bred for the market grower but ideal in the home garden. New open-pollinated zucchini co-developed with California grower Bill Reynold. Open plants with smooth, spineless stalks and long harvest period reflecting its exceptional vigor.

This pepper has been grown by the African-American community around Philadelphia and Baltimore for years, where its heat and full-bodied flavour are treasured for fish and shellfish.

The vigorous, heat and drought tolerant vines need a long summer to mature and should be staked. These gorgeous, large, pleated yellow fruits have red striping from the blossom end and are deliciously sweet and juicy with few seeds.

The flowers are ruffled and lofty with traditional marigold fragrance. Big, brightly colored orange, yellow and tangerine blooms are spectacular on this large plant. Often planted as a natural pest deterrent.

(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.

The heads are an ivory color, with excellent flavor. This early variety has robust, self wrapping, erect leaves that offer good protection. Suitable for both spring or fall plantings.

SANTO is the best variety for fresh herb production. (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.

Now researched for its analgesic, antipyretic, and antibacterial qualities. Ht 12-30in (30-80cm). Treatments are thought to harmonize spleen and liver meridians, treat “wind-moist” conditions as well as combat migraines and rheumatism.

Indeterminate vines. Beefsteak heirloom variety with massive ribbed yellow, orange and red fruits. The juicy sweet yellow flesh has streaks of pink and red radiating throughout, making each slice a unique canvas.

As a strong aromatic herb, it can attract a multitude of honeybees. Essential to every herb garden, this small, upright shrub (is the classic culinary variety. Assertions have been made supporting its efficacy in combating asthma and hypertension.

It is good on the cob too when young, and can be fried or roasted. A dent corn, it is mainly dried and ground into cornmeal for making cornbread and the southern specialty, cornpone, a type of cornbread made in a skillet.

Purple has orange flesh, red has high lycopenes, yellow, white and orange have flesh of the same colours. A beautiful blend of purple, red, orange, yellow and white -- five different varieties in one blend.

Suitable for home gardens and commercial production. Excellent for flavouring and garnishes. Dense dark green doubly curled leaves.

Tolerates hot weather well. The long beans are like young string beans without the annoying string. The deep magenta colour persists with cooking. Grow like pole beans or on a trellis and sow in June when the ground is warm.

Indeterminate, vigorous vines with heavy foliage. Yellow currant-sized fruits grow in clusters, and have intense sweet flavour, and are less acidic than the red variety. Perfect for relish trays, salads and snacking.

‘Longstanding' is the strain commonly grown in North America for fresh leaves. (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.