Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In International

Has intermediate resistance to fusarium. High yields and slow to bolt. 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.

Sown in early spring for harvest before hot weather or in mid-to-late summer for fall harvest. Popular Italian appetizer served with garlic and olive oil. Flowering stems and leaves have pleasant bitter flavour when cooked, steamed or sauteed.

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, to some special fondness deer may...

The flavour is pleasantly sharp and nutty and the texture is quite good for fresh salad use. Like the red deer tongue variety, this is a very nice leaf lettuce with tongue-shaped leaves.

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 cooked. The attractive red stems and branches, red-veined green leaves are ornamental as well as tasty!...

Essential fresh cut accompaniment to many Vietnamese dishes, including pho, a famous beef or chicken noodle soup. This is the true strain used in Vietnamese and Thai cooking. Similar to anise basil, but the flavour and fragrance is distinctively less...

Leaves are thick and glossy with a hint of mustard flavour. (Bok choy) Popular standard ingredient in many Chinese dishes like chow mein and wonton soup. Grows 25cm/10” in 45 days.

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

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

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

Impressive in borders, cottage gardens, containers, and in vegetable gardens. With a prominent display of bright crimson stalks and dark green crinkly leaves veined in red, this swiss chard is highly ornamental.

The deep magenta colour persists with cooking. The sweet and mild flavour is reminiscent of asparagus, mushrooms, and beans. Yields can be huge if pods are picked often to encourage more to come.

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.

Regular onion chives. Besides using the leaves, try the pretty purple flowers, separated into florets, in salads for colour and 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 states around Christmas time. A rare family heirloom from Georgia with white seeds and yellow flesh of excellent flavour.

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 raw, in stir fries or steamed.

Excellent pickled, in salads, gourmet borscht or grilled. 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.

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

Standard variety. Ripens to a fiery golden-orange.

They also make a most decorative container at the dinner table for other foods when scooped out. They can be steamed whole, or hollowed out, stuffed and baked, or they can be sliced and sauteed in butter until golden brown.

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. They are gorgeous for fall decorations, and of course they are great for popping.

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

And it may be resistant to downy mildew according to one report. It tolerates heavy cutting well so multiple cuttings are possible. With its colour, strong fragrance, and long deep purple stems, this also makes an excellent cutflower.

Well adapted for the dryland farming of the American southwest, but also does surprisingly well in wetter eastern gardens. It has 20% more protein than white or yellow corn and has a lower glycemic index.

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