Tea Plant Seeds For Sale In Canada

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.

Sown in early spring for harvest before hot weather or in mid-to-late summer for fall harvest. Flowering stems and leaves have pleasant bitter flavour when cooked, steamed or sauteed.

Sow direct in the garden in spring. Still you'll need to guard it from marauders, deer or human, because the rich, nutty taste of the red hued leaves is irresistible. The “deer tongue” idea refers to the pointed shape of the leaves and not, we hope,...

Sow direct in the garden in spring. The variety is described as rugged and a heavy producer perhaps befitting of its Amish heritage. The flavour is pleasantly sharp and nutty and the texture is quite good for fresh salad use.

The attractive red stems and branches, red-veined green leaves are ornamental as well as tasty! 60 days. Deep-red “baby” pods make very attractive menu additions and older pods remain tender even at 20cm/8” length, and retain their red colour when...

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.

Try bite-sized slices stir fried with tofu, meat and seasonings. Stalks are pure white, crisp and very tender. Grows 25cm/10” in 45 days. Leaves are thick and glossy with a hint of mustard flavour.

Highly resistant to common fungal diseases. Open headed romaine with gorgeous pomegranate-red leaves.

Excellent for seasoning, and for basil vinegar which turns a beautiful red colour. Dark purplish-bronze foliage. Former All-American award winner, famous for its pure dark purple foliage, but in recent years it has become about 25% green.

It also has an antibacterial action. (Jing jie) Chinese herb used to treat the common cold and its symptoms, chills, sore throat, and headaches. Chinese herbalists say this herb expels ‘wind' and promotes ‘eruption.'

Leaves are delicious when young in salads, and larger leaves can be steamed, stir fried, or sauted. Impressive in borders, cottage gardens, containers, and in vegetable gardens. With a prominent display of bright crimson stalks and dark green crinkly...

The deep magenta colour persists with cooking. Tolerates hot weather well. Excellent for stir fries. Grow like pole beans or on a trellis and sow in June when the ground is warm. The long beans are like young string beans without the annoying string.

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

Besides using the leaves, try the pretty purple flowers, separated into florets, in salads for colour and flavour. Regular onion chives.

Some disease and drought tolerance. Some think this is the melon that used to be shipped years ago from Bermuda to some Southern states around Christmas time. A rare family heirloom from Georgia with white seeds and yellow flesh of excellent flavour.

Height 60cm/24-30”. Sets double pods, very productive vines over a long period of time. Freezes well, retaining the full, sweet flavour and colour. Light green, smooth edible pods 10cm/4” long by 2cm/3/4”diameter with a mild flavour good for eating...

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

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

Ripens to a fiery golden-orange. Standard variety.

They can be steamed whole, or hollowed out, stuffed and baked, or they can be sliced and sauteed in butter until golden brown. They are most tender when just 5-8cm (2-3") across. They also make a most decorative container at the dinner table for other...

The stalks get only 120-150cm/4-5ft tall, so the plants blend in well with ornamental grasses or at the back of the garden. (Strawberry popcorn) This little mahogany-red corn is so cute! Just 5-7cm/2-3" long, the ears actually look like strawberries.

Leaves are medium large to large with dark green colour. Fast growing Genovese type suited for year round pot production. Uniform, erect habit.

With its colour, strong fragrance, and long deep purple stems, this also makes an excellent cutflower. For flavour and for colour. It tolerates heavy cutting well so multiple cuttings are possible.

It has 20% more protein than white or yellow corn and has a lower glycemic index. It makes delicious tortillas, sweet and nutty, as well as cornbread, corn chips and pancake mixes.

Bright green, deeply cut and finely divided leaves. Standard curled variety.