Uses Seed Farm Seed For Sale In Durham

Traditionally used since the Middle Ages for whooping cough and as a mucus-reducing cough remedy. Purple-rose flowers in spring. Clinical studies show that it significantly reduces the risk of migraine attack, and relieves asthma and chronic bronchitis.

Although the process is lengthy it is possible to extract molasses, and even sugar, at home from sugar beets grown in your garden. Sow in open ground in May; pull roots in October.

Linen is the most famous product of flax, but other applications include linseed oil as a furniture varnish and ingredient in paint formulas, and things like waterproof oilcloth and linoleum, which were common household items until they were replaced...

Promotes clear vision, and relieves swelling, soreness and redness of the eyes caused by liver inflammation. Also used for high blood pressure, headaches, and dizziness. Ht. 30-90 cm/1-3 ft.X5385

According to Gerard, the powder snuffed up the nose was prescribed to ‘cleanse the head of tough slimy humours.' White or pinkish flower clusters inspire its other name, the Pearl.

Sowing successively every ten days will produce a regular supply of tasty salad greens. Sweet basil, borage, roquette, bronze fennel, sugar beet, red leaf lettuce. Heat tolerant; suited for mid-summer sowings.

A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea as it both stimulates the heart and calms the nerves. Fresh chopped leaves are also interesting in salads, soups and stews.

Fresh leaves used as a poultice for inflammations, ulcers, abscesses. Fresh leaves are eaten as a delicacy in salads or cooked like spinach. Can be invasive. A decoction is used to treat constipation.

Oil extracted from seeds is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea. Caution: although the oil is safe, raw seeds are poisonous. Large tropical-looking foliage.

Height 24-36in (60-90cm) Grows naturally in disturbed soils. (Sticky Oak Goosefoot) Ambrosia is distinguishable by its small oakleaf-shaped, sticky and oily, light green leaves that grow along hairy stems.

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

Requires full sun and light, sandy soil, but it will grow successfully in heavier soils if the drainage is good. More potent than cultivated tobaccos, with more nicotine, it is a source of nicotine sulfate, an insecticide for the control of aphids, thrips,...

(Bead tree) Beautiful tree, native of China and India; much cultivated in southern U.S. Bark used as an emetic and to expel worms. Hardy along southern B.C. coast. Hard nuts are used for making rosaries.

Keep plants pinched back for a continuous harvest of young shoots and leaves. Leaves are minced and cooked with coriander and garlic and served as a puree on rice with chicken, rabbit, lamb or fish.

Leaves picked before the flowers appear are nutritious salad greens. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening.

(Meadow sage) Large, very showy, bright blue flowers. Sometimes used like clary sage.

Sow every 14 days indoors or out for a continuous supply of fresh leaves. Delightful companion to mustard cress #4150. Ready to use when seedlings have 3 or 4 leaves.

Amerindian herb, used as a general tonic, emetic, diuretic, and for coughs, asthma and gonorrhea.

Children may be tempted to wear the buttery little cups on their fingers, but beware: Yellow foxglove is poisonous in all its parts, containing powerful cardioactive glycosides that are toxic when ingested even in tiny amounts.

The First Nations people of America used the bark for sore eyes, dysentery, toothache, headache, and as a tonic. The roots were used for "menstruation sickness" which the Seminoles believed was a weakness men suffered after having intercourse with a menstruating...

Thorn-covered berries harvested in autumn all over China. Can be toxic if improperly used. Pungent, bitter flavour. Chinese herb used traditionally to treat headache and to nasal congestion.

Important diuretic herb in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for urinary problems, kidney and lower back pains and as an aphrodisiac. Clinical research indicates it improves and prolongs male erection and increases sperm counts.

Leaves are cooked like spinach or in soup, or raw in salads. Very easy to grow. Fast grower; successive sowings every two weeks will ensure continuous supply. (Garland chrysanthemum; Chopsuey green) Popular Oriental green with an unusual strong flavour.

Universally despised as a pesky weed, the lowly dandelion is actually one of the more useful herbs around. Promotes bile secretion. Dried roots are very popular as a coffee substitute.

Makes a stimulating tea. Slow to germinate. Golden yellow flowers. (Mexican tarragon; Mexican marigold) Sweet-smelling leaves and flowers with a flavour similar to tarragon. In warm areas where French tarragon will not grow, this is an excellent substitute.