Uses Seed Farm Seed For Sale In Pittsburgh

Berries are very sweet, with a faint pineapple tang, excellent for eating fresh out of hand, or for use in jams. A perfect border plant for the garden, it does best in part shade. This variety is heavy cropping, bearing white fruit all season long on...

Lovely in fresh or dry bouquets and arrangements. Low parthenolide. Masses of double white flowers on neat, compact plants 18cm/7” high. Good container plant and for edging.

Also used as a treatment for poison ivy. Height 30-100cm/12-40”. Native wildflower used by the Navajo and Cheyenne Indians as an analgesic for chest pains, wounds and fevers. Yellow, droopy daisy-like flowers in summer.

They keep up to six months! Start seeds in March. (Horned melon) Quite unlike other cucumbers, this one has small orange spiny fruits, 8-13cm/3-5” long, possessing a subtle banana-lime flavour.

But can be maintained at 1m/3ft with regular pruning. Attractive shrub or small tree of the Caribbean with showy bell-shaped yellow flowers. Often grown for hedging in the tropics or as pot plants in temperate areas.

Nice when paired with bergamots and coneflowers, its pastel blooms bring the colours of an Impressionist painting to the mixed border. A soothing herb for irritations of the skin and mouth.

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

Yellow flowers bear bladder-like pods which when squeezed go off with a bang. Attractive hardy Mediterranean shrub. Like true senna ( spp.), its leaves have purgative properties, but the effect is much less drastic.

This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening. When in flower, it is used as a gland stimulant and an aphrodisiac. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white.

Indigeneous folk remedy for colds and headache, and for urinary and venereal diseases. Pleasant thirst-quenching tea. (Mormon tea; Desert tea; Joint-fir) Reported to contain some ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, both potent central nervous system stimulants.

Purple-rose flowers in spring. Traditionally used since the Middle Ages for whooping cough and as a mucus-reducing cough remedy. New research shows that it relieves the symptoms of hay fever and other seasonal allergies without the drowsiness that antihistamine...

Compact plants are ideal for interplanting. Preferred variety of marigold for insect control. Has double orange and maroon blossoms.

Ht. 40-50cm/16-20". (Strawberry sticks; Leafy goosefoot) Not a true spinach but a distant cousin. Like spinach, the leaves can be eaten fresh or cooked. But the novel thing about this plant is that late in the season red, juicy strawberry or raspberry-like...

Outstanding currant tomato with loads of small berry-sized fruits about 1cm (0.5in) in diameter. Dark red and oh so sweet and delicious! You will want to pop them in your mouth right from the garden.

Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost date for an early start. A fixture in Mexican salsa verde, the mildly hot green sauce served with tacos and chile rellenos. Resembles green tomatoes and ground cherries, but neither is a substitute for the...

Carbohydrates – Poppy seeds may also be considered as good sources of carbs, and thus, these are helpful in enhancing the level of energy supplied to a human body for routine functions.

The best choice for fast, cool-season germination. Can reach up to 5 feet! Uses: Erosion Control, Green Manure, Nitrogen Scavenger, No Till, Organic Matter (Biomass), Weed suppression

Plants are stoloniferous and can invade flower beds if an edging or barrier is not used. Buffalo Grass is a warm-season grass and predominant component of the shortgrass prairies of the Great Plains.

Said to improve circulation and blood, thereby strengthening the brain and memory. Main value is a tonic, particularly for the digestive system.

Ht. 1-2m/3-6ft. This tall perennial sunflower puts on a spectacular show in August and September with masses of large yellow-gold flowers. Native of the Great Plains, and now naturalized throughout much of North America, it was used by the Sioux and the...

Eyewash is reputed to strengthen weak eyes. Striking brilliant blue blossoms, infused in water, have both curative and calming action for nervous disorders.

Medieval gardeners would only harvest the root on March 25, and only under certain conditions, but for modern usage the root can be harvested anytime in the spring and used fresh or dried.

Very hardy; prefers dry, well-drained location with full sun exposure. Purified ephedrine is very potent, and a common North American practice of adding it to diet formulas is potentially dangerous because ephedrine can raise blood pressure if used over...

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

Its vibrant burgundy colour is ideal for edible landscaping. Ancient Aztec food grain. Protein content is higher than that of wheat, rice, and corn.High in the essential amino acid, lysine, which is generally low in other grains.

Found throughout the American West, from Washington to California and Colorado, growing on rocky or thin soil, or in very dry sites. (Low sagebrush) A low gray-green sagebrush, no higher than 40cm/16".

The yellow button flowers with their dark red "eyes" at the tips are fun to add to salads for a nice "electric" tingling effect. (Spilanthes) Known as in India this herb is widely used as medicine and for food.