Annual Plant Seeds For Sale In International

This is a nice compact Genovese basil well suited for pot production and for fresh cut use in the field. Large, dark green glossy leaves on thick sturdy stems. Has intermediate resistance to fusarium.

Flowering stems and leaves have pleasant bitter flavour when cooked, steamed or sauteed. Popular Italian appetizer served with garlic and olive oil. Sown in early spring for harvest before hot weather or in mid-to-late summer for fall harvest.

Sow direct in the garden in spring. Still you'll need to guard it from marauders, deer or human, because the rich, nutty taste of the red hued leaves is irresistible. The “deer tongue” idea refers to the pointed shape of the leaves and not, we hope,...

Sow direct in the garden in spring. The flavour is pleasantly sharp and nutty and the texture is quite good for fresh salad use. Like the red deer tongue variety, this is a very nice leaf lettuce with tongue-shaped leaves.

The attractive red stems and branches, red-veined green leaves are ornamental as well as tasty! 60 days. Deep-red “baby” pods make very attractive menu additions and older pods remain tender even at 20cm/8” length, and retain their red colour when...

Similar to anise basil, but the flavour and fragrance is distinctively less licorice-like. This is the true strain used in Vietnamese and Thai cooking. Essential fresh cut accompaniment to many Vietnamese dishes, including pho, a famous beef or chicken...

Try bite-sized slices stir fried with tofu, meat and seasonings. Leaves are thick and glossy with a hint of mustard flavour. (Bok choy) Popular standard ingredient in many Chinese dishes like chow mein and wonton soup.

Highly resistant to common fungal diseases. Open headed romaine with gorgeous pomegranate-red leaves.

Excellent for seasoning, and for basil vinegar which turns a beautiful red colour. Dark purplish-bronze foliage. Former All-American award winner, famous for its pure dark purple foliage, but in recent years it has become about 25% green.

(Jing jie) Chinese herb used to treat the common cold and its symptoms, chills, sore throat, and headaches. Helps to lower temperature and promote sweating. Chinese herbalists say this herb expels ‘wind' and promotes ‘eruption.'

Impressive in borders, cottage gardens, containers, and in vegetable gardens. With a prominent display of bright crimson stalks and dark green crinkly leaves veined in red, this swiss chard is highly ornamental.

The sweet and mild flavour is reminiscent of asparagus, mushrooms, and beans. Yields can be huge if pods are picked often to encourage more to come. Tolerates hot weather well. The long beans are like young string beans without the annoying string.

With deep salmon coloured flesh that is thick, firm with a sweet, intense flavour Good for short season gardeners. Produces firm, round fruit weighing 1-2kg/3-4 lbs.

Besides using the leaves, try the pretty purple flowers, separated into florets, in salads for colour and flavour. Regular onion chives.

Some disease and drought tolerance. Some think this is the melon that used to be shipped years ago from Bermuda to some Southern states around Christmas time. Long, and can get up to over 10kg.

Height 60cm/24-30”. Freezes well, retaining the full, sweet flavour and colour. Light green, smooth edible pods 10cm/4” long by 2cm/3/4”diameter with a mild flavour good for eating raw, in stir fries or steamed.

Attractive, bright golden-orange roots, are best eaten when small, but retain their sweet flavour and do not become fibrous when larger. Tops are used as cooked greens. Excellent pickled, in salads, gourmet borscht or grilled.

Harvest when young and tender. Sharp-flavoured curly leaves are excellent in salads and sandwiches or cooked. Repeat sowings for a continuous crop.

Ripens to a fiery golden-orange. Standard variety.

The flavour is pleasantly nutty. They can be steamed whole, or hollowed out, stuffed and baked, or they can be sliced and sauteed in butter until golden brown. They also make a most decorative container at the dinner table for other foods when scooped...

(Strawberry popcorn) This little mahogany-red corn is so cute! Just 5-7cm/2-3" long, the ears actually look like strawberries. They are gorgeous for fall decorations, and of course they are great for popping.

Leaves are medium large to large with dark green colour. Fast growing Genovese type suited for year round pot production. Uniform, erect habit.

The leaves can be used like any other sweet basil, but you can also pick the red flower bracts and sprinkle them over salads, egg dishes, soup, etc. And it may be resistant to downy mildew according to one report.

The beautiful dark blue kernels are ground and made into a traditional paper-thin piki bread and a dense cake called qomi. It has 20% more protein than white or yellow corn and has a lower glycemic index.

Bright green, deeply cut and finely divided leaves. Standard curled variety.