Organic Seeds Plants For Sale In Gainesville

Purple pods turn green when cooked. A reliable, heavy producing bush bean with excellent flavour and keeping qualities. Performs better in areas of cooler daytime temperature.

This basil is unique and will inspire creativity in the kitchen! Try it in salads, sandwiches, with fish, cheese or just bread. Ht. 30-38cm/12-15". Called in Persian, the fresh mixture is eaten on flat bread with tomato, green onions and cheese.

Romaine lettuce that forms long, deep green, upright leaves with that delicious juicy crunch, creamy white midriffs that are sweet and crisp. Great for use in sandwiches, salads, garnish or wraps.

Heritage variety from the 1800s with compact growth of medium size pure white heads, mild flavour, excellent keeper and suitable cooked, raw or frozen. Plant seeds in early spring for fall harvest.

Clover sprouts contain the most significant dietary sources of isoflavons of any sprout variety. Approximately 2.25 TBS. Loaded with protein! Great for a snack, on sandwiches, or in salad, clover sprouts are loaded with calcium, potassium, protein, iron,...

Violet flowers appear in the second year, reaching 80-160cm/30-60in in height. Studies show that the root extract greatly increases the work capacity of muscles and normalizes blood sugar levels quickly after exertion, and improves memory and learning.

(Pot marigold) Flower petals give delicate flavour and strong colour to salads, omelettes and cheese, and is used as a saffron substitute for rice. Invaluable in first-aid skin lotions and ointments.

Root used in Chinese medicine to treat toothache and headache and externally for mastitis and infected wounds. Has antipyretic, analgesic and antibacterial action.

Certified Organic Seed. Abundant dark blue-green foliage is produced on late bolting plants. Use leaves in various dishes for flavoring. Use seeds for pickling.

The green-yellow flesh, with occasional pink streaks, is very meaty and even buttery in texture. Slow Food USA has nominated it for the Ark of Taste program to help ensure its survival in a time of inexorable food industrialization.

Some staking required. Yellow currant-sized fruits grow in clusters, and have intense sweet flavour, and are less acidic than the red variety. Indeterminate, vigorous vines with heavy foliage.

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

Young leaves and sprouts are added to sandwiches and salads. Alfalfa is believed to have originated from Asia, migrating to Greece from China in 5 BC. An early "super crop," it transformed agriculture by providing an abundant and nutritious feed for livestock.

If allowed to grow for seven days, wheat reaches the "grass" stage when it can be juiced for a nutritious drink. Approximately 2 TBS. Great for sprouts or juiced! Wheat sprouts are amazingly sweet and easy to sprout.

Heat: 2,500-8,000 Scoville units. Best known hot chile, 5-7cm/2-3” long, 2-3cm/1-1.5” in diameter. Used fresh either green or ripe red in salsa, stews, breads, sauces, dips, or just about anything that needs spicing up.

Productive plants resist lodging. An heirloom favourite with a truly delicious, buttery, rich flavour. Excellent for chicos. Large 20cm/8" ears with golden-yellow kernels and long-lasting sweetness.

(Sweet annie; Qing-guo)

Mild flavour and early maturing round bright red with pure white, crisp interior is a garden favourite. Somewhat heat tolerant.

Slow to bolt, a feature that enhances its large size. A very attractive round onion with yellow-brown skin and large uniform shape, up to 3-4"/8-11cm across. The flavour is mild and sweet, perfect for fresh use on burgers and in salads.

Thick, succulent light green edible pods with a distinct, sweet flavour. Excellent for stir frys, steaming, freezing and fresh in salads. Grows to 120-150cm/4-5ft, so some staking is required...

Bushy plants are heavy yielders, starting in 45-60 days. Prolific yellow squash with excellent firm, fine-grained flesh. Club-shaped fruits are best eaten when 10-15cm/4-6" long. Delicious sliced and sauteed with zucchini, onion, garlic and herbs in olive...

Easy to grow and blooms from July to September. Leaves provide a unique seasoning for meats and dressings. Bees love the vibrant coloured flowers! Leaf infusion makes an uplifting tea.

Moderately thick flesh is yellow-orange, fine-grained, sweet and well flavoured. Heirloom variety from the 1800s. This is the standard pie pumpkin, also used for soups, grilling and mini- jack o lanterns.

It survived weeks of 35C plus temperatures with no problems. Normally kale is planted in fall for winter growing but this variety does well in hot summer weather too. Exceptionally hardy, surviving harsh winters without protection.

Since the time of the Aztecs it has been used to treat intestinal parasites and flatulence, and an early innovation may have been to add it to foods as a preventative measure. Harvest leaves before the plant flowers and sets seed for best flavour.

Tomatoes can get up to a whopping 2 pounds. Beefsteak heirloom variety with massive ribbed yellow, orange and red fruits. Indeterminate vines. The juicy sweet yellow flesh has streaks of pink and red radiating throughout, making each slice a unique canvas.