Organic Seeds Plants For Sale In San Buenaventura Ventura

Rich flavour without the strong metallic overtone as some heat tolerant varieties have. Long standing variety with thick, textured, dark green leaves very rich in iron and perfect for salads, soup or lightly steamed.

Succulent leaves used in salads, stir frys, sauteed or in casseroles. Real show stoppers in the garden and for flower arrangements. Very tender, delicious flavour and crunch. Beautiful technicolour ornamental edible Swiss chard with big bright green leaves...

Baby leaves ready in 28 days and full size in 60 days. Good resistance to bolting and good heat tolerance. Large rosettes of tender, deep-lobed oak-like leaves. Does not get bitter in hot weather.

Although this variety was meant for commercial growers, it does equally well in home gardens. It is highly productive, producing upwards of 20 tons of fresh cilantro per hectare (8 tons/acre).

This is a fiery chile of the habanero type with elongated bright scarlet red fruits reminiscent of Chinese lanterns. If you have had little luck with habaneros in the past, try this one.

Harvest young fruits at 8cm/2-3” for making pickles. Bitter free cucumber at all slicing stages. Mature fruits are attractive, smooth skinned, medium green in colour 18cm/6-7” long, 5cm/2” diameter.

Ht. 60-90cm/2-3ft. It is one of the best tasting edamame beans, with a sweet, buttery flavour. It is not grown for the dry soybeans but rather for the tender green pods that are eaten like snap beans.

A beautiful heritage onion variety from Italy where it is often seen braided like garlic and hung in kitchens. Where winters are mild it can be planted in the fall for early harvest next summer.

A nice change from ordinary red radishes! A very nice white radish with strong vigour and good resistance to cracking.

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

A stunning basil with large burgundy flower bracts. The leaves can be used like any other sweet basil, but you can also pick the red flower bracts and sprinkle them over salads, egg dishes, soup, etc.

A beautiful stringless snap bean with dusty red-rose colour. Ht. 90-120cm/36-48in. Beans are firm, plump and delicious, about 10-12cm/4-5in long. It is a cross between a purple snap bean and a pinto bean, developed by American bean breeder Robert Lobitz.

Easy to grow; can be picked anytime ground is not frozen. Ideal for cooked vegetables, soups, stews, casseroles and quiches. (Onion green; Bunching onion) A bulbless perennial onion green like chives, but has larger leaves and a stronger, zesty flavour.

Vigorous 1m/4ft high plants produce straight spineless pods that are excellent in soups, stews and relishes. First introduced in 1939 this variety is now the most popular on the market.

Thistlelike flowerheads colour silk, wool, rouge and are used as a saffron substitute in rice dishes. (False saffron) Important source of good quality cooking oil, and yellow or red dyes.

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

Large-leaf type from the Genoa area of Italy, the pesto capital of the world.

Small round fruited heirloom tomato, yellow with a blush of pink, and a slight peach-like fuzz. Tomatoes are sweet and meaty when picked ripe off the vine. Perfect for slicing, salsa or in salads.

120 days to maturity. Indispensable in soups, casserole and salads, Bandit is an excellent selection for the garden. A reliable leek with attractive dark green-blue leaves and firm white shaft.

Stringless, tender yellow pods with a light and delicate buttery flavour, good fresh, canned or frozen.

They are gorgeous for fall decorations, and of course they are great for popping. (Strawberry popcorn) This little mahogany-red corn is so cute! Just 5-7cm/2-3" long, the ears actually look like strawberries.

Important herb of the Orient: cough remedy is prepared from the roots; wholesome young foliage added to salads. Interesting profuse blue flowers resemble balloons just before opening.