Vegetable Seeds Seeds For Sale In Rockford

In warm areas where French tarragon will not grow, this is an excellent substitute. Makes a stimulating tea. Golden yellow flowers. (Mexican tarragon; Mexican marigold) Sweet-smelling leaves and flowers with a flavour similar to tarragon.

(Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations. Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic.

One of the four ingredients of the Essiac anti-cancer remedy. Although leaves are small and time-consuming to gather, they are delicious to eat. Traditionally used for fevers, inflammation, diarrhea, excessive menstruation and cancer.

In milder climates, it can easily thrive into December and January. This vibrant colored, cool-weather plant is perfect for spring and autumn gardens. Plants should be spaced 7-12 inches apart as they will spread to about 9-12 inches.

It has smaller leaves, and stronger flavour and aroma than garden sage (S. It is also a popular antidiabetic used throughout Spain. (Lavender sage) In Spain this is the only sage used in cooking.

High sugar content gives it great eating quality, and its healthy plant ensure high yields. Resistant to Fusarium Wilt (race 1). Red Candy is a semi-indeterminate grape tomato that matures early and requires less pruning than other grape tomato varieties.

Beans will grow from 60cm/2ft-90cm/3ft long but pick them when they're tender (40cm/16in long). Excellent stir fried. Best started early indoors. (Yard long bean; Dow gauk) Stringless bean with a mildly sweet flavour.

Blue-violet flowers appear all winter. Soft, lacy, deeply-cut blue-green foliage.

(Tou gu) Familiar garden annual. Flowers mixed with alum are used to paint fingernails. Double and semi-double flowers in a wide colour range. A medicinal herb in China where it is used to clear obstructions in the throat.

The deep green tops are appealing for bunching, and the golden interior retains its color when cooked. Compared to other golden beets, Touchstone Gold offers a better germ, more uniformly round roots, and much smoother shoulders.

Like all chervils the fresh leaves are sweet with a hint of anise and are delicious chopped in salads, soups, on tofu, fish -- or anywhere where parsley is used. Well suited for home gardens and commercial fresh herb production.

Indonesian favourite with a strong, pungent scent and flavour. Bright yellow flowers. Height 75cm/30” Young shoots are eaten raw, mixed with coconut, or cooked with other greens.

(Mustard cress; Yellow mustard) True companion to curled cress for salads and sandwiches. Whole seeds are used to season pickles, sausages and sauerkraut. The well known condiment is prepared from ground mustard seeds.

Also used as an antibiotic against candida. The fresh leaves are edible and are eaten like cress. (Spilanthes; Australian cress) Leaves have a mild numbing effect and are useful for toothaches.

This turnip is popular because of its handsome shape, fine quality and attractive appearance. The flesh is white and crisp with a mild, pleasant flavor. Excellent for fresh use and winter storage.

A beautiful white version of the Lemon heirloom cucumber. The round white fruits are about 7cm/3" across and fit easily in the palm. Matures in 60 days. The texture is nice and crisp and the flavour is sweet and never gets bitter.

Grows throughout eastern and central North America but is endangered in Ontario due to habitat loss. The roots are tonic, diuretic and diaphoretic. Tea made from the roots is said to improve male potency and promote muscular development.

While leaves form ground-hugging mats. Flowers reach 30cm/12in. Used for all respiratory problems including asthma, bronchitis, excess mucus, and cough. European native with neat rosettes of hairy leaves and lemon-yellow flowers.

Large, sturdy handles are strongly attached. The deep orange fruit measure 8" wide x 6" tall, weigh 7-8 lbs., and offer plenty of rich, sweet flesh. The semi-vine habit allows for closer spacing and even higher yield per acre.

One of the pungent hot peppers and late maturing. These peppers are roughly 2"L x 1-1/2"W and are used both fresh or dried. Use care in handling seed and fruit! The productive plants support large numbers of thin-fleshed, wrinkled fruit that turn from...

The short internodes -- the length of the stem between leaves -- are why this variety is one of the most compact and bushy genovese basils available. Its medium dark green foliage has excellent flavour and aroma, and makes this variety an excellent choice...

Hestia Brussels sprouts are heavy bearing, richly flavored and adapted to a wide range of climates. Its upright plants are strong and somewhat more compact than other varieties. Tolerant to both heat and cold.

Thin out seedlings as they appear and pinch young plants back to encourage fullness. Dusty miller is planted for its elegant lacy silver foliage, often used to create contrast and pattern in formal knot gardens and container plantings.

(Tree mallow) Purple flowers yield an excellent natural colouring for drinks and herbal teas. Medicinally similar to marshmallow. Also great in salads.

Intermediate TSWV resistance, great disease package and large fruit! The Red Defender tomato is a midseason variety that produces heavy yields of firm, large to extra-large fruit on determinate plants that offer excellent disease protection.

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