Vegetables Herbs For Sale In Nova Scotia

(Dyer's chamomile) Fine border plant; profusion of yellow daisies in August. Yields excellent yellow or gold dyes for fabrics.

(Kalmegh) In Scandinavia this is the main herb used to fight the common cold, flu, and upper respiratory infections. Like echinacea, it works by boosting the immune system, helping the body to battle infections and to prevent them from reoccurring in...

Approximately 35 seeds per packet. Cukes in half the space needed for most vines. Low maintenance. Bush Pickle Hybrid Pickling Cucumber is the perfect choice for small gardens and containers.

Seeds possess hallucinogenic alkaloids. Source of the famous dye “Turkish Red”, a characteristic colour of Persian carpets. In Egypt, the oil expressed from the seeds is said to be an aphrodisiac.

Infusion used for sore gums. Fine border plant. Floral bracts are intensely coloured purple or pink. Leaves and seeds increase inebriating quality of liquors when added during fermentation.

Stunning red-orange heirloom variety from Turkey. The small round fruit, 7cm/3" in diameter, are eaten when green, and when they turn orange they are good for stuffing. Heavy yields and insect resistant.

This variety is also known as CTZ. Tight clustered, compact cones require careful oasting (kiln drying) and conditioning. Grows well in hot, dry climates, but is susceptible to mildew in humid areas.

Large lavender flowers dry to a beautiful, silvery-white.

Amerindian herb, used as a general tonic, emetic, diuretic, and for coughs, asthma and gonorrhea.

Help the bees with these nectar-producing herbs in your garden.

Ht. 45-60cm/18-24in. Strong orange-lemon scent is addictive. A fun plant for containers, window boxes, and as a border plant in the scented garden. Light pink and mauve bicolored flowers.

Has adaptogenic and immune-enhancing properties similar to ginseng. (Wu-wei-zi) Chinese medicinal; astringent and demulcent berries are used to treat nervous conditions, chronic cough, asthma, thirst, too frequent urination, and diarrhea.

Excellent for salads, as a garnish, and even cooked like Asian radishes. Does best in cool climates or sown late for fall harvest. (Roseheart radish; Red meat radish) It is totally the opposite of a typical radish: the outside is white and the inside...

Packet contains approximately 150 seeds. Enormous yields of straight and smooth 8 in. Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean is an old-fashioned variety, long on flavor. Ready to harvest in 67 days.

Old English favourite for cottage gardens. Fragrant golden yellow flowers are delightful in potpourris and as cutflowers.

Finely cut leaves resemble fern leaves.

(Kanphuti; Balloon vine) Climbing annual common throughout India. Root has diaphoretic, diuretic and laxative properties. Cooked and eaten in India and Africa. Leaf juice is used for earache.

It can usually be counted on producing crops in summer and in fall. This is an improvement over a well-known but mostly unreliable 'Brown Turkey' variety grown in North America. 'Vern's' is a reliable producer of large tasty sweet figs with a dark brown...

Also, an ingredient of the ‘Swedish Bitters' popularized by European herbalist Maria Treben. Adapts well to home or greenhouse environment. Attractive succulent from South Africa.

Melons keep for 1-2 months. Egg-shaped squash with flesh that really does look like spaghetti. Delicious served hot with spaghetti sauce, cheese or butter, or chilled in salads.

Showy U.S. native with large blue or white flower spikes. Employed by Indians along with mayapple ( ) to treat venereal disease.

(Waterclover; Fern Clover; Sak)

(Cat's whiskers)

Beautiful sage from southern Europe with giant silver-gray woolly leaves. The leaves have a mild fruity aroma but they are not used in cooking or for scent. The tall silvery white flower spikes are attractive, but they should be cut back immediately after...

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

One of the most widely grown aroma hops of the English Fuggle type, for flavouring use. It is a seedless triploid with a vigorous growth habit. The variety has some resistance to diseases and pests.