Plant With Edible Parts Seeds For Sale In Pittsburgh

The bulb is dried and powdered and then used for sizing cloth, bookbinding etc. It is hardy to zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is by no means a disagreeable vegetable. * The root contains about 30% gum (an arabinic acid derivative) and this makes a...

It is native to the Mediterranean region. * The plant's greens are used in many Asian cuisines. An autumn sowing under cover will often supply leaves all winter. They appear in Cantonese dishes and Hong Kong cuisine in stews, casseroles, and hotpots.

* The root is boiled and eaten like salsify. The taste somewhat resembles salsify or parsnips. Fleshy, sweet and succulent. * Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America...

When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots of fairly rich soil and grow them on fast, planting them out after the last expected frosts and giving them some protection (such as a cloche) until they have settled down and are...

A sweet flavour. * This is the superb white-barked native birch that offers better resistance to the borer than other birches. A pleasant sweet drink, it can also be concentrated into a syrup or sugar by boiling off much of the water.

Disease resistant. Charleston Watermelons have a deep red flesh that is solid, extra sweet and super delicious. Oblong gray-green melons grow to 40 pounds. Everything you need to get your plants off to a great start!

* The stalks can be eaten like celery and the flavor is similar. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake .

Leaves are a tea substitute. * semi-evergreen to deciduous, large foliage shrub maturing at up to 12' tall by 15' wide, but often smaller upright oval to radiating rounded growth habit in youth, maturing to an arching vase growth habit with age (if left...

It is one of the most frost tolerant palms, surviving temperatures as low as -18°C (among North American palms, second only to the Needle Palm Rhapidophyllum hystrix ). * Sabal minor , commonly known as the Dwarf Palmetto , is one of about 14 species...

* Inner bark is often dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickener in soups etc or added to cereals when making bread. * The leaves are dark green, elliptic toothed and 2–4 cm long, with irregularly lobed margins, and turn to yellow and...

When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots of fairly rich soil and grow them on fast, planting them out after the last expected frosts and giving them some protection (such as a cloche) until they have settled down and are...

Dulce) is a plant variety in the family Apiaceae, commonly used as a vegetable. * Celery (Apium graveolens var. * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is a good companion for brassicas.

* Like spinach, it contains oxalates; its medium to low levels of oxalates need to be removed by blanching the leaves in hot water for one minute, then rinsing in cold water before cooking.

Certified Organic Seed. Upright, bushy plants with lavender-blue spikes. Interesting basil with large, glossy, dark purple-red leaves and mild, sweet taste.

* Like spinach, it contains oxalates; its medium to low levels of oxalates need to be removed by blanching the leaves in hot water for one minute, then rinsing in cold water before cooking.

* Foliar loppings of European silver fir in Czechoslovakia have yielded 1,380 tonnes/year of essential oils (Cermak and Penka 1979). * It is a common ingredient in many bath products, giving them their familiar pine scent.

The spiny bracts on the flower head were eaten in the past like globe artichoke, and the stems (after peeling) can be soaked overnight to remove bitterness and then stewed. The young shoots in spring can be cut down to the root and boiled and buttered.

* Bell-shaped flowers are pale lavender-blue and bloom for an unusually long time (4-5 weeks) in summer with a repeat bloom in fall. * A very tolerant plant, thriving even when growing in unkempt grassy areas.

Disease resistant. Everything you need to get your plants off to a great start! Planting guide: Plant after danger of frost in hills 6 to 8 feet apart. When plants are well established thin to 2 to each hill.

* They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates.

The IUCN considers it as one of the world's 100 worst invasive species outside its native habitat range. The Cahuilla ate the blossoms and pods, which were ground into meal for cake.

* The root can be eaten cooked. * Succeeds in most soils in sun or semi-shade. It can be boiled and made into a jelly or dried and ground into a powder then used with cereals when making bread etc.

* The leaves are large, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) in diameter, deeply palmatelylobed, with seven lobes. * The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) tall, with spirally arranged leaves...

* The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish. A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad bowl.

Young roots have a slightly bitter caramel flavour when roasted, roots over 2 years old are much more bitter. The blanched leaves are often used in winter salads (they are known as chicons) and are also cooked.

* The white mulberry ( Morus alba ) is a fast-growing, small to medium sized tree. * Originally imported as food for silkworms. * Berries, white. * Dense, round-domed tree with variable shiny dark green leaves.

It is native to the Mediterranean region. * The plant's greens are used in many Asian cuisines. An autumn sowing under cover will often supply leaves all winter. They appear in Cantonese dishes and Hong Kong cuisine in stews, casseroles, and hotpots.