Organic Seeds Plants For Sale In Sunnyvale

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. High yields and slow to bolt.

The beautiful dark blue kernels are ground and made into a traditional paper-thin piki bread and a dense cake called qomi. Well adapted for the dryland farming of the American southwest, but also does surprisingly well in wetter eastern gardens.

It can be cooked and eaten like cauliflower or broccoli but is less bland than cauliflower and less bitter than broccoli. "Roman cauliflower" might be a more apt name for this traditional Italian vegetable because its distinctive light-green heads resemble...

The “deer tongue” idea refers to the pointed shape of the leaves and not, we hope, to some special fondness deer may have for this unusual variety of leaf lettuce. Still you'll need to guard it from marauders, deer or human, because the rich, nutty...

For fresh use as “dillweed”, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Finely cut foliage.

An heirloom seed that produces a pear-shaped golden-yellow fruit, resistant to splitting and cracking.

Leaves add strong, spicy flavour to soups, sauces, stuffings, stews. Use plant tops to dye wool in shades of yellow, orange, brown and grey. Rubbing with fresh leaves before roasting improves all strong meats.

The ornamental effect is so stunning it belies the fact that this is first and foremost a food plant. A tall Mexican heirloom vegetable with impressive large deep red flower spikes and bronze-green foliage.

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

A traditional variety that produces deep, wine-stained fruit, sweeter than other varieties. Considered by many to be the best flavoured tomatillo. Fruits are large, up to 5cm/2" across.

Remedy for colds and fevers. Tea is a popular nightcap, as it induces a good night's sleep. Favourite of cat lovers, for cats relish the intoxicating leaves.

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

Long, and can get up to over 10kg. A rare family heirloom from Georgia with white seeds and yellow flesh of excellent flavour. The fruits are 45-60cm/18-24 in. Some think this is the melon that used to be shipped years ago from Bermuda to some Southern...

It is similar to Genovese basil but the scent and taste are sweeter and milder. Popular variety with large medium dark green leaves from 2.5” to 4” long. Matures slightly later than standard Genovese basils and is slower to bolt.

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.

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. Refreshing hot or iced.

CopperCarrot rust flies and wireworms. If you prefer to store your seed in the refrigerator, be sure to place the seed in an air-tight container to protect it from fluctuations in humidity.348,480 pellets/acre at 16 pellets/foot, ¾" spacing in rows 24"...

Heavy producer. A sleek oblong medium-sized tomato with wavy orange-yellow streaks. It was an accidental cross between two heirlooms, Antique Roman and Banana Legs, discovered by American home gardener John Swenson in the 1990s.

But what's really striking about this corn are the unique red and white stalks and husks that make great displays in autumn. An attractive Indian heirloom corn with kernels that come in a medley of red, brown, gold and cream colours.

Best known for making paprika, the quintessential flavouring for Hungarian goulash and paprikash. Like all peppers, they need to be started early indoors, 6-8 weeks before outdoor planting time.

A zucchini squash with greenish-black skin and tender creamy-white flesh. Matures in 50 days and keeps producing for an extended time. Excellent for cooking and for freezing. Bushy plants take minimum space, perfect for crowded city gardens.

Smooth black oval fruits are 16cm/6.5" long, 13cm/5" across, and average 1kg/2lb. Introduced by Burpee over 100 years ago this large-fruited variety is still popular today. Holds well and retains good color.

(Huang-qin) Important Chinese medicinal herb: prescribed for fevers, colds, hypertension, insomnia, headaches, hepatitis, diphtheria, shingles, and other ailments. Must have good drainage, and does not transplant well; otherwise easy to grow and very...

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

The crunchy texture works well in stir fries and Asian noodle dishes. Will climb 2m/6ft up a trellis. Indian heirloom that is really, really delicious! The fruits start off white and turn golden-yellow and then to a russet brown.