Uses Seed Farm Seed For Sale In Irvine

Broadcast up to 120 lb./acre, 1/2 to 1″ deep. Great cover crop for smothering weeds and adding Nitrogen to soil. They can produce as much as 300 lb./acre nitrogen. Iron and Clay cowpeas are grown just like soybeans.

Large lavender flowers dry to a beautiful, silvery-white.

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

Barkant turnips are an improved, early maturing, diploid turnip with a large purple tankard shaped bulb. Ideally suited for grazing and it is common to obtain 4-6 tons of dry matter per acre of this high-energy feed.

This tall perennial sunflower puts on a spectacular show in August and September with masses of large yellow-gold flowers. It is currently under investigation as a possible perennial oilseed crop.

Sow at 85 lb./acre or 2 lb./1,000 sq. For grain production, sow seeds in spring. 12,900 seeds/lb.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/farm-seed/grains/barley/barley-robust-organic-cover-crop-seed-2720G.32.htmlThis item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional...

Wagner of the University of Munich, the leading European research group working on echinacea, suggest that is the correct name for the plant commonly traded in Europe as . Like , germination rates are often less than 40% and may benefit from pretreatments...

And The flavour is so very good. This Italian classic is unsurpassed in salads such as , and it is great for sauces, salsas and canning. The pink-red flesh is succulent and aromatic.

Lovely fast growing vine with dark sky-blue flowers. Used by the Aztecs as a hallucinogen in religious ceremonies. Ideal for walls, trellises or tall fences.

(Chinese cedar; Xiangchun) A Chinese delicacy and culinary oddity. Excellent for stir fries, especially with egg, and for pickling and seasoning. But at the seedling stage the fresh young leaves and shoots are edible, highly nutritious, and a popular...

Requires full sun and well drained, sandy loam. It is taller and woodier than . Native of dry, rocky regions of Central Asia, Tibet, China and Mongolia. Has higher total saponins, including the various forms of ephedrine.

Excellent lemon scent with larger leaves and more robust growth habit than the standard lemon basil variety. Up to 90cm/3ft with pink flowers.

Bees love this plant. (Emperor´s candle; Ringworm tree; Candletree; Kagayima) A beautiful South American shrub or small tree that thrives in the southern U.S. where it is cultivated as an ornamental.

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

Use it wherever parsley is used -- you can't go wrong with it. Like parsley, the fresh leaves are chopped and added at the last minute to traditional spring soups. This flat-leaved form of chervil has been used in Europe for centuries.

(Chinese parsley) First true cilantro developed for potted plant production. Sow direct in pots.

The perennial foxglove. This vigorous, heavy-blooming plant delights with large blooms in deep pink. The Strawberry Digitalis is the longest lived foxglove on the market today.

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

It is used to treat fevers caused by evil spirits and is used in purification rituals performed on the 40th day after the death of a spouse. In traditional medicine it is used for inflammation of the tongue, headache, diarrhea, veneral disease, skin sores,...

It has hollow, slender and succulent stems, 2 to 4 feet long. Austrian Winter is a great cool season legume for cover crops, wildlife and winter grazing! Sometimes called “black pea” and “field pea” is a cool-season, annual legume with good, nitrogen-fixing...

(Blueweed) Bristly native of Europe with brilliant blue flowers from June til frost. Infusion of leaves is helpful for fevers, headaches and nervous complaints. Thrives in dry, poor soils.

Soothes and aids in digestion. Summer savory is annual, unlike the perennial winter variety, and hence is easier and quicker to raise from seed. One of the ingredients in . Can be used wherever sage is used when a more subtle flavour is desired.

(Blazing Star) Shooting bolt upright out of the garden bed, gayfeather is a bold statement in the mixed border. They are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, and are good cut flowers.

It is better than many of the other clovers for nutrient recycling and appears to have a greater capacity to extract potassium, phosphorus and other soil nutrients from insoluble minerals.

(Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations. Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic.

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