* Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates.
This a a great variety of oak leaf lettuce. It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties. It is ready to harvest in about 60 days from sowing and does well in cool weather in the spring and early summer.
Its dark green leaves can be used much like spinach, raw in salads or steamed. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall. * Valerianella locusta is a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae that is an edible leaf...
Common Name: Lewiston Cornsalad, Common Cornsalad, Lamb's Lettuce, Corn Salad, Rapunzel, Field Salad
It was used as a sweetener before the arrival in Europe of cane sugar. It has been used as a vegetable since antiquity and was cultivated by the Romans, although there is some confusion in the literature of the time between parsnips and carrots.
* The Borlotti bean, also known as the Roman bean or romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called "romano bean"), is a variety of cranberry bean bred in Italy to have a thicker skin.
* The Borlotti bean, also known as the Roman bean or romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called "romano bean"), is a variety of cranberry bean bred in Italy to have a thicker skin.
Eggplant grown in temperate climates fares better when transplanted into the garden after all danger of frost is passed. * This variety is over 100 years old. It is a good source of vitamin C and potassium.
* These scallions are perfect for adding mild flavor to salads of all kinds. * Many Welsh onions can multiply by forming perennial evergreen clumps. * Develope to maturity in only 60-65 days.
Extended harvests. A truss of these "two bite" size tomatoes is welcome next to any mixed greens salad. Better quality crops and increased fruit production. This should not harm the plants.
* Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is a good companion for brassicas. * Celery is used around the world as a vegetable for the crisp petiole...
Water the pots and place them in a partially sunny location. Increased overall plant vigor. The standard of the icebox melons, Sugar Baby has been a staple at picnics for years. This allows commercial growers — and now home gardeners — to plant earlier...
We do our best to ship strong, healthy plants right to your door on time. Available only within the contiguous US. Fruit grow to a uniform 6-8 inches, but can be picked at an earlier stage for delicious baby eggplant; the healthy, upright plants will...
(Mount Lemmon marigold) Mexican native with a spectacular lemon-mint scent and flavour. Effective when used in mass plantings because it blooms freely throughout the summer. A robust, fast grower, easily attaining a height of 90cm/30”.
Prices start at : 10.00 USD / Plants Apr-June Shipment / ea
Good resistance to diseases and pests. Developed at the Hop Research Center in Bavaria and grown in America since the 1980s. A well rounded dual purpose hop, popular with craft and microbrewers.
Prices start at : 7.75 USD / Plants Mar-May Shipment / ea
One of our most beautiful woodland wildflowers. Indians dyed their bodies and clothes with bloodroot. Conspicuous white flowers, 5cm/2” across, appear in early spring. Important dyeplant: roots yield red-orange colour for dyeing wool.
When to Sow: Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall
Ease of Germination: Difficult/Special Treatment Required
Tender skin and a spicy aroma with a hint of pine woods. Truly unique flavor. Can't get enough of hot peppers? 'Lemon' - An Ecuadorian heirloom. Peppers mature to a Scoville rating of 200.
Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other hills. * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn. * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange...
Strong orange-lemon scent is addictive. Ht. 45-60cm/18-24in. A fun plant for containers, window boxes, and as a border plant in the scented garden. Light pink and mauve bicolored flowers.
Classic evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean. Lovely house plant. Fragrant white flowers and leaves are used in potpourri. Essential oil is used for fragrance. Spicy leaves can be used in cooking like bay leaf.
Prices start at : 35.00 USD / Lemon Thyme Garden 12 plants / ea
Research at Guelph University in Ontario Canada showed that different varieties of Lemon Thymes worked quite well against mosquitoes. That research inspired us to put together this collection of our best low growing Lemon Thymes.