Said to increase bodily resistance to infection by strengthening the immune system. (Coneflower) Highly regarded blood purifier used in the treatment of diseases caused by impurities.
The flavour is mild and sweet, perfect for fresh use on burgers and in salads. 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.
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.
The young shoots are tasty, milder and, many say, better than spinach. High in vitamins A and C and rich in calcium and iron. Native to India, cultivated in China, and introduced to America by heirloom guru Alan Kapuler.
Broccoli sprouts add color and a mild spicy flavor to your meals. In 1998 Johns Hopkins University declared broccoli sprouts and other crucifer sprouts to be particularly high in sulforaphane, a glucosinolate shown to have a variety of health benefits.
Great in soups, Crispy Salad Mix includes Green Pea, Green Lentils, and Red Lentils. Crunchy Sprouts contain amino acids and are high in Vitamins A, C, E, iron, calcium, phosphorous and potassium.
A tall annual or biennial, easy to grow from seeds. (Yi mu cao) One of the 50 fundamental herbs in Chinese medicine. It is also considered the number one herb in Chinese medicine for the treatment of infertility.
Great for slicing, in fruit salads and juicing...the rind is quite thick and lends itself to being its own tureen or punch bowl for soups and summer libation. Produces 10kg/25lb fruits with juicy flesh that is bright red with old fashioned sweet flavour...
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.
(Chinese mustard; Indian mustard) A splash in the salad bowl and in the garden! Brilliant maroon leaves with light green midribs are both delicious and strikingly ornamental. Sow in early spring.
If you have had little luck with habaneros in the past, try this one. Heat: 350,000 Scoville units. It also a heavier yielder than the traditional habaneros. Ht. 60-90cm/2-3ft. This is a fiery chile of the habanero type with elongated bright scarlet red...
Uses: Culinary/Medicinal
When to Sow: Spring
Botanical Name: Capsicum chinense 'Hot Paper Lantern'
Indian heirloom that is really, really delicious! The fruits start off white and turn golden-yellow and then to a russet brown. Will climb 2m/6ft up a trellis. The crunchy texture works well in stir fries and Asian noodle dishes.
An heirloom variety from the 1850s with yellow skin and golden-yellow flesh. The flavour is mild and nutty and the texture is incredible. The roots can reach 10cm/4" in diameter but for best flavour and sweetness dig them when they are 8cm/3".
The visual effect is like an abstract expressionist painting, mesmerizing if you let yourself get drawn into the detail. (Japanese mustard) The deeply frilled foliage has beautiful red streaks set against a green background.
Introduced prior to 1864. Very productive pole bean with meaty pods of distinctive flavour, rich in vitamins A and C, iron and calcium with very good keeping qualities.
The orange fruit is firm, sweet and aromatic. Tender annual 3-4 lb. These delicious muskmelons yield oval fruits that have a heavy net over a yellow-green rind and slip from the vine when ripe.
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✓ Fully-double 2-1/2" flowers in shades of golden-yellow, burnt orange and fiery-red
Easy to grow and are excellent and unusual as cut flowers. This frilly, durable plant produces downward curling purple flowers that bees cannot resist. Lacy Phacelia is a great cover crop and can be used as a winter cover for your garden.
Product Width (in.): 3.5 in
Mature Height: 3 feet
Landscape Supply Type: Seeds
Type: Annual
Independently tested for high germination rates and purity, meets or exceeds federal standards: Yes
Also in homemade sausage, omelettes, cheese and bean dishes. Grey-green pebbly leaves, pale blue flowers The most commonly grown culinary variety. (Dalmatian sage) The main culinary varieties popular with onions for poultry stuffing and for flavouring...
Fine tomato flavour that is excellent for paste, sauce, canning or freezing whole. Small, plum shaped bright red fruit that is thick walled with meaty interior and few seeds.
(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.
