(Flue-cured Tobacco; Bright Tobacco) A leading commercial variety in Ontario. Its slightly heavier, thicker leaves cure nicely with a high percentage of mahogany and orange leaves.
Infusion of the leaves and flowers is used to relieve severe headaches. Sometimes used to make ointments for sores, skin ulcers and itchy skin. Can cause dermatitis or stomach upset in some sensitive people.
(Money plant) Curiously, it symbolizes both honesty and money. When dried its silver dollar-like seed pods make attractive winter decorations. Edible leaves can be added to salads.
(Chasteberry; Vitex) So named because the seeds reputedly subdue the sexual urge and have long been used by monks to produce this effect. In Germany, women who are stopping oral contraception, use chastetree to help reestablish normal menstruation and...
Sow direct in the garden in spring. (Chinese spinach) Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants depending on local custom. The young leaves are sweet and slightly tangy to the taste and are used like spinach in soups, salads...
Infusion of the dried tops is recommended for dropsy as well as bladder and kidney diseases. Restores normal rhythm to feeble, irregular heartbeat but large doses cause respiratory paralysis.
The infusion made from the flowering tops is high in rutin which combats arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries and veins). Well known as a grain, cover crop and beeplant; not so well known is its medicinal value.
Cool wheat grain is quick to germinate and cold tolerant! Adaptable to a wide range of soils, Winter Wheat is sown in late summer for erosion control and tilled under in early spring to add organic matter.
Attractive white lacy flowers are excellent for fresh floral arrangements. (Bishopsweed) Known to the ancient Egyptians as a treatment for skin diseases this humble wild plant of the Nile valley was recently catapulted to the forefront of modern cancer...
Saponin content is somewhat lower than . Native of dry grasslands of Central Asia, Tibet, China and Mongolia. Prefers dry, well-drained sandy loam. (Chinese ephedra) Properties and uses are similar to those of but contains the additional anti-inflammatory...
We offer high quality stratified seeds. Native of cool hardwood forests throughout eastern and central North America. Until the ground freezes. It has become extinct in many areas and is now cultivated to a large extent in British Columbia, Ontario and...
Hairy vetch prefers well-drained soils with a Ph of 6.0-7.0, and will do poorly in clay or wet fields. May have some allelopathic properties, so it is best to allow 2-3 weeks between incorporating and seeding of small-seeded crops.
(Wild rose) A wild rose found growing in eastern and western North America. Delicious in preserves, sauces and tea. Pink flowers have delicate fragrance; June. Fruits or rosehips are 20 times richer in vitamin C than oranges.
Ease of Germination: Difficult/Special Treatment Required
It will outcompete weeds in fields with high weed seed densities. Buckwheat is widely grown as a grain crop, bee pasture, soil improving cover crop and as wildlife cover. Buckwheat is often grown to attract beneficial insects and as pasture for honey...
Days To Maturity: 35-42 bloom, 70-84 grain production
It has been introduced successfully in many parts of the world including North America, East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Gaining a well-deserved reputation as a highly effective remedy for colds and flus.
A rare heirloom flint corn from Saskatchewan that goes back many generations. This corn can be roasted and then added to salads, and young ears can be roasted or boiled. The stalks are very short, only 75-90cm (2.5-3ft) high, and the small 10cm (4") multicoloured...
Ht. 70-80cm/28-32. Excellent cutflower. White petals with dark eye.Attracts butterflies. Good heat and drought tolerance. Impressive new series from Germany with abundant large flowers, 10-12cm/4-5 across.
It's a tree and the source of a valuable hardwood similar to mahagony. But at the seedling stage the fresh young leaves and shoots are edible, highly nutritious, and a popular aromatic vegetable in China.
Source of yellow, gold and khaki dyes. Good hedge plant; has vigorous habit and withstands heavy clipping. Hardy in southwestern Ontario and coastal B.C. Boiled root decoction was once used to bathe irritated eyes.
Improves the appetite by stimulating bile flow, gastric juices and pancreatic secretions. Petite woolly rosettes of leaves resemble a cat's foot. Lovely in rock gardens.
