Organic Seeds Plants For Sale In St Paul

(Japanese mustard) Traditional Japanese green dating back to the Edo period. Lance-shaped leaves, produced in abundance, have a mild mustard flavour and are delicious in mixed salads and in stir fries and soups.

(Wild carrot) Infusion is used in the treatment of dropsy, chronic kidney disease and bladder afflictions. Leaves applied with honey soothe external sores and ulcers.

But the green ripe tomatoes are delicious, fleshy, and "very fine for slicing and frying and especially for making delicious conserves." Fruits are medium-large, 10-16 ounces. Indeterminate vines.

It is one of the best tasting edamame beans, with a sweet, buttery flavour. Ht. 60-90cm/2-3ft. (Edamame; Vegetable soybean) This is an heirloom soybean used to make the Japanese side dish, edamame.

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

One bite of this outstanding tomato will demolish the idea that tomatoes must be red when ripe! Indeterminate vines must be staked or caged. The flavour is rich, sweet, with a spicy edge.

Its seeds, which do not contain alkaloids, are widely used on breads, cakes, bagels and in Middle Eastern delicacies. A beautiful cool season annual with a mixture of single and double flowers in a riot of colours from pink to purple but most are blood...

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

Attractive, bright golden-orange roots, are best eaten when small, but retain their sweet flavour and do not become fibrous when larger. Tops are used as cooked greens. Excellent pickled, in salads, gourmet borscht or grilled.

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

Tolerates hot weather well. Yields can be huge if pods are picked often to encourage more to come. A red-podded variation on the yardlong or asparagus bean. The deep magenta colour persists with cooking.

72 days to maturity. A delicious addition to the summer salad bowl, green striped fruits with golden blush are full of tart, luscious flavour. Not an heirloom, but deserving a place with them, it produces 3-4 oz fruits over a long season.

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, loam-based potting mix; water regularly and leave in full sun.

Suited for both field production and yearround greenhouse production. Uniform, dark green variety for fresh market production. Very resistant to bolting.

Compact, narrow foliage; flowers lavender-blue.

Zaatar is one of the world's great seasonings. It is mixed with olive oil to make delicious pastes for the traditional flatbreads served with meals. Each region has its own version of zaatar: in some areas it is a blend of herbs and spices while in others...

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

Produces firm, round fruit weighing 1-2kg/3-4 lbs. With deep salmon coloured flesh that is thick, firm with a sweet, intense flavour Good for short season gardeners.

Good eaten fresh out of hand, or boiled, steamed or stir-fried. Fusarium resistant. Sugar snap peas are also known as “mangetout” peas, meaning that both the pod and the peas can be eaten.

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.

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.

All kinds of gardeners are trying their hand at growing their own potatoes, and for very good reasons. Rose Finn Apple Fingerling is a rare and beautiful rosy-colored fingerling potato with moderately dry yellow flesh.

Lovely oakleaf-shaped leaves in hues of burgundy, maroon and crimson. Stands heat well and does not become bitter.

The distinctive flat bulbs, about 8-10cm/3-4in across, have a bright red colour and semi-sweet flavour. Where winters are mild it can be planted in the fall for early harvest next summer.

The American company, Bionova, is developing a drug derived from this herb for the treatment of advanced breast cancer and pancreatic cancer and the company has already completed early clinical trials.

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