Organic Seeds Plants For Sale In Texas

Essential fresh cut accompaniment to many Vietnamese dishes, including pho, a famous beef or chicken noodle soup. Similar to anise basil, but the flavour and fragrance is distinctively less licorice-like.

For expediency manufacturers of commercial Greek pepperoncini products treat peppers with harsh chemicals to produce a desired light colour. Pick continuously to encourage more fruits.

Matures slightly later than standard Genovese basils and is slower to bolt. Popular variety with large medium dark green leaves from 2.5” to 4” long. Ht. 60-75cm (24-32”). It is similar to Genovese basil but the scent and taste are sweeter and milder.

The aroma and flavour are maybe a bit too mild for purists, but for folks unafraid to try something different we think Corsican is worth a look. We cannot confirm any connection to the island of Corsica, but we like its look anyway.

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

Delicious raw or stewed, and in salsa verde. A traditional variety that produces deep, wine-stained fruit, sweeter than other varieties. Considered by many to be the best flavoured tomatillo.

Can replace meat and bone stock in soups. Leaves possess excellent flavouring qualities for soups, stews and casseroles. Vigorous tall growing herb; one of the first to return in spring.

High yields and slow to bolt. This is a nice compact Genovese basil well suited for pot production and for fresh cut use in the field. Has intermediate resistance to fusarium. Large, dark green glossy leaves on thick sturdy stems.

Excellent for Asian stir-fries or fresh-chopped in salads, omelettes or anywhere regular chives are used. Award-winning variety with bigger, broader leaves than regular garlic chives.

Thrives in hot sunny spots, a little on the dry side. Piping hot white habanero chile. Heat: 100,000-350,000 Scoville units. Wrinkled lantern-shaped pods are used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades.

(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. Slowest to bolt, even in hot weather, very uniform, with good flavour and dark green...

Wonderful lime-scented version of lemon basil from Thailand.

These store well for winter use and are delicious baked, steamed or grilled using your favourite herb blend. Unique, turban shaped fruit, deep dark green skin flecked and striped with grey.

For flavour and for colour. And it may be resistant to downy mildew according to one report. It tolerates heavy cutting well so multiple cuttings are possible. A stunning basil with large burgundy flower bracts.

Heirloom variety, good for heavier soils. Keeps well in storage, retaining its ‘real' carrot flavour, sweet and smooth! 65 days Broad tapered roots with red core, light orange flesh.

Medicinally, the plant contains mucilage and is used for its soothing, anti-inflammatory and laxative properties. The seeds too are edible; when green and immature they have a nice nutty taste and can be cooked or eaten raw though they are a bit of a...

The leaves are also speckled. An heirloom variety with large 40-pound dark-green oval fruits speckled with bright-yellow star and moon-shaped splashes. The bright red flesh is very sweet.

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

Repeat sowings for a continuous crop. Sharp-flavoured curly leaves are excellent in salads and sandwiches or cooked. Harvest when young and tender.

Extra finely cut, lacy leaves with mild, nutty-flavour, delicate crispy ribs and cream coloured hearts are fast growing and are a great addition to salads, adding flavour, body and crunchy texture.

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

Intensely fragrant of lemon. Compact bush habit. Ideal for tea and potpourri.

Seeds are used as sprouts, similar to alfalfa, for a nutritious addition to sandwiches or salads. Heirloom Italian variety producing small, deep blue-green central heads with numerous side shoots throughout the season.

It is one of the best tasting edamame beans, with a sweet, buttery flavour. (Edamame; Vegetable soybean) This is an heirloom soybean used to make the Japanese side dish, edamame. It is not grown for the dry soybeans but rather for the tender green pods...

We do not know what the connection to Japan is, but the beautiful dark plump pear-shaped fruits do vaguely resemble chocolate truffles. Indeterminate habit; needs supports. Excellent for fresh use in salads, for salsa, and for canning.

Chinese shrub closely related to Siberian ginseng. It can reach 2-3m (6-10ft) in height. A study on mice showed that it can protect the liver by suppressing inflammatory responses.

Vigorous productive vine produces straight, deep green fruit, 20cm/8” long, bright white flesh with bitter-free flavour. Excellent for slicing, in salads and also used for pickling when small.