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Exceptional for honey bees and creating green manure! Sweet clover can grow nearly anywhere under most conditions. Our favorite clover because it is more versatile than other clovers at nitrogen fixating, erosion control and attracting beneficial insects.

Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation. Heavy yielding Southern pea great for fresh shelling. The bush-type plants are prolific and thrive in hotter, Southern weather. A “cream pea” type variety, they are generally used at the fresh shelling stage.

(Mousemelon; Sandita; Mexican sour gherkin)

Native people have used the roots of this plant for fever, catarrh and pain. The Iroquois used it as a ‘love medicine' and as a ‘smudging' herb to revive the unconscious. This showy North American native displays its deep violet flowers in the fall.

The shape, size, glossy skin and color are similar without the heat. The fruits go from green to yellow, to orange and red as the fruits ripen, but they are best used when bright yellow.

Seeds are important in many international cuisines, including those of India and Mexico. Used in soups, cake, bread, cheese, and is a standard ingredient of commercial curry powders.

Improved plainleaf variety with dark green flat leaves and upright growth habit. Strong powdery mildew tolerance.

Ht. 20-25cm/8-10”. Try it in low borders or flower beds next to green or grey plants. Tolerates partial shade well. Used like lyreleaf sage for cancer and other conditions. (Cancerweed) Medicinal herb with impressive horticultural potential! Its rich...

Do not disturb roots when transplanting. Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter. Cultivated in India and China since remote times for the oil used in cooking, medicine and as fuel for lamps.

(French spinach) Ancient Greek and Roman spinach-like green, and still popular in France today. Adds gorgeous colour to tossed salads. Striking in the garden too, reaching 2-3ft/60cm.

The leaves are wonderfully lemony and can be brewed into a delicious refreshing tea. Compounds extracted from the leaves are at least as effective as the antibiotics ampicillin, gentamycin and tetracycline.

Traditionally used for fevers, inflammation, diarrhea, excessive menstruation and cancer. One of the four ingredients of the Essiac anti-cancer remedy. Although leaves are small and time-consuming to gather, they are delicious to eat.

Young shoots and leaves can be eaten raw or cooked like spinach. Distinctive pods have four wings along their lengths and can be eaten like string beans. From Papua and New Guinea but widely cultivated throughout the tropics.

Historically, however, its popularity hinged for centuries on its use by home brewers, hence the name "alehoof," or ale herb. Ground ivy was one of the most popular herbs for brewing prior to the 16th century, and for years a battle was waged in public...

Neat bush habit. Purple, pink and white, clover-like flowers.

Oil squeezed from the nuts has proved so valuable it is called the new “liquid gold” of the West, and jojoba “prospectors” are banking on its future. Used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, and as a top-quality industrial lubricant that...

(Mache; Feldsalat) Frequently found in summer salads in France and Germany. Ready to use when 3-4 leaves have developed. Repeat sowings till mid-August for continuous supply. Pleasant alternative to lettuce or endive, possessing its own special piquant...

Ht. 30-35cm/12-14”. But what the breeder has done to the variety's performance, leaf quality and disease resistance is far more inspired. Excellent uniformity, aroma and flavour.

These Salvia plants can reach up to 3 feet tall and are very drought tolerant. Beefy plants meant for landscaping.

Tall (up to 2 metres) erect habit; rarely flowers in temperate zones. (Huacatay) ‘Weedkiller' plant. AIso effective mosquito control. In South America, dried leaves are used to flavour soups, meats and vegetables.

The hard seeds need to be scarified in order to germinate. The roots were used for many conditions including diarrhea, stomach ache, toothache, coughs, sore throat, fever, and the flu.

(Oxheart tomato) For the true dirt cognoscenti this is the only tomato worth growing. It is a big meaty beefsteak type, almost seedless, with smooth skin and a distinctive shape like a heart.

Traditional Maori remedy for kidney and bladder complaints, and to combat the miseries of the common cold. Attractive New Zealand shrub called the Tea Plant by Captain Cook because of the agreeably bitter tea his men made from the leaves.

One triterpenoid glycoside has been shown to have an antifungal effect against candida. It is used to treat bladder and kidney stones and inflammation and to prevent the same. Easily taken for granted in North America when the countryside is awash with...

A relatively new forage pea that has a wide range of applications! Secada forage pea is highly palatable, self-climbing, with high dry matter yields. In more northern climes, an early spring plant will give high dry matter yields of excellent forage.