Uses Seed Farm Seed For Sale In Chesapeake

Turnips are a high energy and protein feed that can survive and provide feed even when buried in snow. Deer and livestock can feed all winter on the roots. Specific charges will be displayed during checkout.Turnips are a high-energy livestock feed that...

The seeds are a typical blackeye type of Southern peas with cream-colored seed coats and black pigments around the eyes. If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant.

Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red. Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods. Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit.

(Orpine stonecrop) Fleshy leaves boiled in milk are used to stimulate the kidneys. A neat fleshy plant for dry areas and rock gardens; bluish-green leaves and showy crimson flowers.

Brilliant red tubular flowers. Considered a ‘life medicine' by the Navajo people who have used it for menstrual pain, stomach ache, wounds, swellings and coughs. Prefers sandy or gravelly soil on a slope.

Bitter fruits are used in Indian curries. (Yellow-berried nightshade) Spiny, diffuse herb found throughout India. Has high concentration of solasodine, a starting material for the manufacture of cortisone and sex hormones.

There are also popularly consumed in a variety of alcoholic drinks including cocktails. Although gentian blue is the colour most associated with these gentians, the flowers of Tibetan gentian are greenish white and tubular, appearing in late summer or...

Iron and Clay has long taproots that help withstand drought conditions. Broadcast up to 120 lb./acre, 1/2 to 1″ deep. Great cover crop for smothering weeds and adding Nitrogen to soil.

The young leaves are sweet and slightly tangy to the taste and are used like spinach in soups, salads and in meat and fish dishes. Sow direct in the garden in spring. (Chinese spinach) Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants...

Organic systems should plant 1/3 to 1/2 heavier to allow for some weed pressures.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price.

Will fix as much nitrogen as alfalfa and doesn't require an acid soil. Sweet clover can grow nearly anywhere, with as little as 16 inches of rainfall per year. Mostly yellow with some white flowers.

Brazilians pickle them in vinegar and love to toss them in salads, on pizzas, or any spicy dish in need of a kick. These teardrop-shaped peppers from Brazil are the cutest little things, less than an inch in size.

Rootstocks produce compact rounded heads of purplish red foliage when being forced after fall harvest of roots. (Red endive) Grows like Belgian endive. The red colour, crisp, crunchy texture, and slightly bitter taste add distinction to any green salad.

Tolerates deer and rabbits, but not drought. Height 24-48in (60-120cm); spread 12-18in (30-45cm) It is still used in medicine, but not without medical supervision. It contains aconitine, an analgesic, sedative and a neurotoxin at higher concentrations.

Two or more plants are needed for pollination. Once common from Florida to the Great Lakes, wild pawpaw became almost extinct. They are a challenge to grow from seeds, and take a few years to get established, but they are well worth the effort.

Likely because of its antiseptic properties, it was used by Native Americans like other sagebrushes to treat colds, diarrhea and sore eyes. Requires well-drained soil but prefers low fertility.

Luscious green leaves have special subtle flavour. Curled leaves make a handsome garnish. Traditionally used in all spring soups and salads. Can improve every dish in which parsley is used.

Best sown directly in the garden in spring. Ht. 40-50cm/16-20". Try throwing them in salads just for fun. These "berries" are quite edible, and the taste is a bit like mulberries. But the novel thing about this plant is that late in the season red, juicy...

But it is also a Chinese medicinal herb valued for its bitter aromatic tonic properties and is used to treat menstrual and liver disorders. Creamy white flowers set against a backdrop of green foliage makes this a very attractive ornamental herb for the...

Excellent cowpea for canning, freezing or drying. Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation. Dimpled Brown Crowder Cowpea is a prolific yielder with pods that contain 12-15 peas, closely bunched together.

Early maturing and good standing with very high yields. A good choice for underseeding with a legume. For grain production, sow seeds in early spring for a late summer harvest. 14,660 seeds/lb.This item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional...

Do not disturb roots when transplanting. Important in commercial baking as roasted seeds add nutty flavour to breads and buns. Needs long growing season; sow early in peat pots. Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter.

While leaves form ground-hugging mats. European native with neat rosettes of hairy leaves and lemon-yellow flowers. Flowers reach 30cm/12in. Used for all respiratory problems including asthma, bronchitis, excess mucus, and cough.

Here is a flower-herb-veggie that cuts across the genres, with its white-flecked leaves and showy edible deep orange flowers. The leaves and flowers have a hot watercress flavour and are great in salads; and the young seed pods are hotter and can be pickled...

Papery daisy-like blossoms, over 100 to a plant, in shades of pink, rose, red, purple and white.

Until the ground freezes. We offer high quality stratified seeds. Native of cool hardwood forests throughout eastern and central North America. Detailed growing instructions included.