Uses Seed Chicken Forage Seed For Sale In Hayward

Lady cowpea is a popular and hard to find southern pea. The smallest and most tender Southern pea on the market. The short plants are great for small gardens, and yields are high. If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant.

Somewhat winter hardy, but grows more quickly than regular alfalfa. As an annual green manure, “Summer” alfalfa can produce up to 10 tons of organic matter per acre. High nitrogen fixation and great bee forage.

Spreads by stolons. A perennial clover to control erosion and protect soil! A living mulch of permanent cover. Benefits bees and insects. Fixes nitrogen. Grow low so takes close mowing and grazing.

Thrives in shady, damp places. A tea made from the herb is recommended as part of the fresh vegetable juice diet devised to combat cancer by Rudolf Breuss. Attractive lacy foliage topped by clusters of small purple flowers.

(Chinese ephedra) Properties and uses are similar to those of but contains the additional anti-inflammatory compound, ephedroxane. Saponin content is somewhat lower than . Prefers dry, well-drained sandy loam.

Not commercially cultivated. Sweet tiny tomatoes. Heirloom native from Brazil.

(Roseheart radish; Red meat radish) It is totally the opposite of a typical radish: the outside is white and the inside is red! The outside colour starts out green but turns a bright white as the radishes mature.

Sweet-scented, deep violet flowers are candied as decoration for puddings, cakes and ice cream. Important source of perfume. Old garden favourite.

All-American winner for 1997. A very regal looking plant! Has dense deep purple inflorescences contrasting with the dark green leaves. Major improvement on the standard variety. Spicy anise-licorice aroma and flavour; excellent served fresh in such dishes...

(Wild arugula) A beautiful wild arugula with deeply lobed leaves and purple-red veins. The fresh leaves add a delicious bitterness to salads, sandwiches, pizza, and pasta.

120cm/4ft x 90cm/3ft. Repeat bloomer with purple-red single flowers. Excellent for group or hedge plantings. Disease resistant. Easy to grow, tolerates part shade, and is very hardy.

(Cancerweed) Medicinal herb with impressive horticultural potential! Its rich bronze-purple foliage can be used for season-long contrast in virtually any garden setting. Try it in low borders or flower beds next to green or grey plants.

Mildly intoxicating clove-scented leaves are used in salads and other cold dishes. Note that much of what is sold as sacred or holy basil is actually spice basil, listed separately.

Compact and uniform variety with deep purple-blue flowers. Will flower the first season if started early. The branching habit is very tight, close to the base and produces a rich flush of attractive flower spikes.

Traditional European panacea for many complaints including lack of appetite, sluggish digestion and stomach disturbances. Highly useful during convalescence.

Succulent leaves are popular in France for salads, cooked greens or in soups. Much improved over its wild relative. Good summer green performing best in hot weather. Leaves are a light golden colour.

Shrub or small tree. Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin. Rich source of vitamins A, B and C. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes.

Navajo remedy for stomachache, abdominal pain, diarrhea and fever. The leaves were used for teas. Easy to grow in well-drained soils in full sun. The roots were regarded by the Navajo and Pawnee Indians as a ‘life medicine' and a panacea.

The proazulene add a distinctive blue colour to the essential oil. High yielding variety for medicinal use. Elite variety for commericial production, rich in proazulene, a powerful anti-inflammatory agent.

In the fresh state all parts are very poisonous. Juice was used in early times to execute criminals. Under proper directions it is a useful sedative for cases of nervous motor disturbances.

Keep plants pinched back for a continuous harvest of young shoots and leaves. Its use dates to ancient Egypt where it was called "food of the kings." The plant has anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties, and is highly nutritious, even more so than...

Found throughout India where its seeds are used to make a popular milkshake called . (Subja; Barbari tulsi) A very nice basil with showy purple inflorescences emanating out of a sea of meter-high shiny green foliage.

It is gaining a reputation among western herbalists as a fast and highly effective treatment for depression, anxiety, insomnia, poor memory and irritability. (Silktree; He huan pi) Known as the “happiness tree”, its flowers and bark are used in China...

Leaves are delightfully honey-scented. Important beeplant in Australia.

Seeds are darker and hotter than white mustard ( ). Now commonly used in place of black mustard ( ) because it is easier to harvest. Condiment mustard most used in commerce for commercial prepared mustards and mustard powder.

Shrub of Mediterranean climatic zones; naturalized in California. Fragrant flowers yield a yellow dye. Said to be 5-6 times more potent medicinally than Scotch broom.

Height 24-48in (60-120cm); spread 12-18in (30-45cm) Tolerates deer and rabbits, but not drought. It contains aconitine, an analgesic, sedative and a neurotoxin at higher concentrations.