Vegetable Seeds Seeds For Sale In Hamilton

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

Grows like cumin or dill: start in peat or paper pots in April; do not disturb roots when transplanting. Used medicinally for sore throat, bronchitis and cough. An important commercial spice crop in India where the pungent, aromatic seeds are in great...

Striking head of star-like pistils, suspended by delicate cup-like calyces.

Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red. Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit. Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods.

Will succeed, however, in gardens or in pots, provided soil is kept moist. Best grown along streams where water is shallow and calm.

Suited for bulk herb field production. Fresh chopped leaves are also interesting in salads, soups and stews. A truly delightful tea made from the dried leaves is our favourite anytime tea as it both stimulates the heart and calms the nerves.

Also in soups, salads and stews. Fennel tea is given to infants for its calming and anti-flatulent effects. Chopped leaves are excellent with oily fish, such as mackerel, eel and salmon, for they improve digestibility.

Leaves somewhat smaller than Rubin basil and less prone to lean. Height 50cm/20”. Darkest of the purple basils.

Purplish foliage. (Licorice basil) Originally from Persia, this gem has an endearing sweet anise fragrance and flavour.

Sow Mar/Apr for harvest in Aug/Sept. High yielder, producing double the crop of the common biennial variety. Also seeds do not shatter when mature making them much easier to harvest.

Formerly recommended for gout and rheumatism. Since earliest times used to dye wool bright yellow.

Indians made a wash for skin problems including skin cancer and venereal sores. A good gargle for mouth and throat sores. (Red root) Used as a tea substitute during the American Revolution.

Sow in a sunny spot, where it will get lots of moisture. The yellow pigment is found primarily in the seeds, although can also be extracted from the leaves. Well known as a source for high quality yellow dye since ancient times; pigments used for oil...

Cougar squash offers the advantages of the precocious yellow gene along with added protection against ZYMV and Papaya Ringspot Virus. The fruit is quite similar to our popular Multipik and is produced on large bush type plants.

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

Dark green leaves, bushy habit, and slow to bolt. For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Finely cut foliage. Excellent for dillweed production.

Its disease package includes resistance to bean common mosaic virus, Anthracnose and intermediate resistance to Curly Top Virus and Bacterial Brown Spot. The round, slim pods hold well at maturity and measure approximately 5-1/2" in length.

The indeterminate plants have intermediate resistance to F (1,2), Fusarium crown and root rot, Nematode, Leaf mold fulva and TMV (2). Medium-sized cherry tomatoes, measure 1.25" in diameter, have great eye-appeal, and set in clusters of up to 20 fruit...

Resistant to Al, F1, Vt and RN. This outstanding hybrid tomato is popular with gardeners everywhere. Known for its heavy yields of large, globe-shaped red fruit, the Better Boy tomato is a better choice because of its great taste! Home gardeners have...

Intimidator offers a high yield potential of premium-quality fruit. Intimidator's rugged plant handles multiple harvests well and carries an excellent disease package. The fruit average 7-1/2 to 8" in length and have an attractive smooth appearance.

A blue sediment will form which is the dye. Leaves contain indican which must be oxidized by fermentation to produce the dye. Ancient dyeplant known for the clarity and fastness of the blue produced.

Bodybuilders use tribulus as a natural alternative to chemical anabolic steroids. Important diuretic herb in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for urinary problems, kidney and lower back pains and as an aphrodisiac.

The low grey-green shrub is found from California to New Mexico north to Montana. The Shoshoni Indians of Nevada used the leaves for coughs and colds. The black sagebrush is one of the most common shrubs of the United States.

Highly resistant to Cercospora leaf spot. They have the sweetness of a red beet but do not have the bitterness or earthy beet flavor like most other beets. Avalanche beets are perfect to use raw in salads, roasted or for juicing.

Important beeplant in Australia. Leaves are delightfully honey-scented.

Cooked fresh or as a winter shell bean, they have a distinctive nutty flavor. They are hardy and must be planted early in the spring; Grow best in mild climates. Broad Improved Long Pod beans are quite distinct from other beans, the upright plants bear...