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Field peas' average nitrogen production is 100 lb/acre.This item's size, weight, or shape may require an additional shipping surcharge based on the shipping location selected. Can also be mixed with vetch and/or oats, winter rye, or ryegrass.

Quick growing green manure. The oats stay green into November and form a mulched bed for spring planting. Oats will kill off winter weeds and hold soil with a mat of vegetation! A high yielding oat that can produce over 100 bushels per acre.

The Inca consumed it prior to going into war to increase their strength. Maca has a reputation similar to ginseng (though not related botanically) for increasing memory, energy and stamina, and is popularly considered an aphrodisiac for both sexes.

Interesting Mexican vegetable green. Young leaves are mild spinach substitute: beneficial for those who must avoid the calcium-sequestering oxalic acid in spinach. Flower clusters can be steamed like broccoli or fried in egg batter with mozzarella cheese.

(Flue-cured Tobacco; Bright Tobacco) Commercial variety grown in Ontario, developed by crossing Delgold, the longtime industry standard, with an American variety. Its slightly thinner and lighter leaves cure well, producing a high quality tobacco with...

An unusual and potentially breathtaking component in a mixed border, herb garden, or rock garden, Dragonhead will do best in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil where there is no risk of over-watering.

Will withstand only a few degrees of freezing, but plantations are now established in several southern U.S. states. Extracts are widely employed in medicinal lotions, shampoos, soaps, creams, hair tonics, gargles, and toothpaste.

Captures the warm flavours and aromas of the sunny south of France where lavender hugs the hills and thyme is plentiful. A classic seasoning for chicken, vegetables or meat.

(Baikal scullcap; Huang qin) One of Chinese medicine's most important herbs is now all dressed up for the flower garden! English breeders managed to coax the hardy perennial to throw up bigger purple-blue flowers and more of them.

Here's to good health, naturally! Cayenne, Comfrey, Valerian and Calendula.

Prefers dry, well-drained sandy loam. Native of dry grasslands of Central Asia, Tibet, China and Mongolia. (Chinese ephedra) Properties and uses are similar to those of but contains the additional anti-inflammatory compound, ephedroxane.

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

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 shampoos; believed to arrest hair loss and induce new growth.

A decoction of leaves was used for pneumonia, and an infusion was widely used for coughs and colds, fever, sore throat, and runny nose. Native Americans traditionally burn dried leaves and stems in homes and sweatlodges to purify the air.

Soothing tisanes to collect the spirit. Anise-Hyssop, Lemon Balm, Chamomile, Menthol Mint and Bergamot.

The best time to plant is during spring for best results. Iron and Clay cowpeas are grown just like soybeans. They can produce as much as 300 lb./acre nitrogen. Great cover crop for smothering weeds and adding Nitrogen to soil.

Deadheading will prolong flowering, and the plant is usually treated as a biennial. Easy to grow, with a long flowering season, the numerous button flowers appear from early spring until late autumn.

Fragrance similar to that of ripe apples.

Fixes nitrogen. Grow low so takes close mowing and grazing. A perennial clover to control erosion and protect soil! A living mulch of permanent cover. Spreads by stolons. Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant, Erosion Control,...

(Creosote bush) Effective antibiotic against bacteria, viruses and other parasites. Has been included in remedies for cancer.

Thrives in hot sunny spots, a little on the dry side. Matures into a deep orange-chocolate colour. Heat: 100,000-350,000 Scoville units. Fiery chile from Trinidad. Wrinkled lantern-shaped pods are used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades.

Here is a flower-herb-veggie that cuts across the genres, with its white-flecked leaves and showy edible red-burgundy flowers. Easy from seeds; for gardens or in containers. The leaves and flowers have a hot watercress flavour and are great in salads;...

Source of yellow, gold and khaki dyes. Good hedge plant; has vigorous habit and withstands heavy clipping. Boiled root decoction was once used to bathe irritated eyes. Hardy in southwestern Ontario and coastal B.C.

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The flavour gets stronger the older the leaves get. Papalo is not cooked, only used fresh or added at the last moment. (Papaloquelite) Fabulous herb from Mexico. Leaves possess huge oil glands which give papalo its potent flavour and scent.

Non-invasive, unlike the European mugwort. But it is also a Chinese medicinal herb valued for its bitter aromatic tonic properties and is used to treat menstrual and liver disorders.