Annual Plant Seeds For Sale In Tempe

* In the laboratory it is a model organism,[6] for example containing the gene DEFICIENS which provides the letter "D" in the acronym MADS-box for a family of genes which are important in plant development.

Mature in 45 to 65 days. * This is an Heirloom favorite. * They should be harvested when under 10 inches for the best flavor. It is an early bush zucchini that produces a high yield of straight dark green cylindrical fruit.

* This open pollinated variety has been around a long time and is still the favorite. * It produces an abundance of 8-9 inch dark green cucumbers with excellent mild flavor.

The foliage makes a nice garden cover when not in bloom and the attractive seedpods add interest after flowering. * Nigella damascena ( Love-in-a-mist ) is an annual garden flowering plant , belonging to the buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae ).

It is native to northern Africa. * Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa . Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica", it is cultivated and grown for...

* In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were introduced to a plant whose smoke was called tobacco by the natives of Hispaniola. * All parts of the plant contain nicotine, this has been extracted and used...

The plant can reach 5-6' tall and has rough 4" long lance-shaped leaves. * Centaurea americana , commonly called American Starthistle or American Basketflower , is an annual native to the southern central United States and northeastern Mexico.

* The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves. * The leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * Other reports say that they contain 'estevin' a substance that, weight for weight,...

There are also traces of scopolamine, a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen,which has been used to calm schizoid patients. * The leaves can be used as a very powerful mind-altering drug, they contain hyoscyamine and atropine.

Give the plants some protection, such as a cloche, until they are growing away well. * Echinocystis is a monotypic genus in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. Succeeds in ordinary garden soil.

It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico * Although purslane is considered a weed in the United States, it may be eaten as a leaf vegetable.

* A popular drink in southern India such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu is calld jira water, made by boiling cumin seeds in water. * Cumin's distinctive flavor and strong, warm aroma are due to its essential oil content.

* In Canada, dill is a favorite herb to accompany poached salmon. * In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs used in the kitchen, and, along with parsley and chives, is used for various purposes.

* A blue ink and a dye is obtained from the petals mixed with alum-water. * Centaurea cyanus ( Cornflower , Bachelor's button , Bluebottle , Boutonniere flower , Hurtsickle , Cyani flower ) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae ,...

They can also be sprouted and used in salads. They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious.

If you really want to grow a record breaker do your homework on growing techniques, fertilization, etc. * These are the seeds that can grow the largest pumpkin in the world! * They have pink/orange ribbed skin and given the proper conditions can grow...

Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb. * It was an All American winner in 1964.

* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

* A very interesting addition to the garden. It grows best in cool weather so sow in early spring or in the fall. It is a hardy plant that grows to zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter green.

The seed is a good source of protein and easily digested fats. The seed can be ground into a meal and made into bread, biscuits, cakes etc, usually in a mix with cereal flours. It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground,...

It acts principally on the digestive and nervous systems, easing flatulence, stomach cramps, colic and indigestion. * Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb.

* Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row. Betaine lowers the chance of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and peripheral vascular diseases.

They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer. * Requires a rich, well-drained moisture retentive soil and a very warm, sunny and sheltered position.

* The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping. Golden-mane Coreopsis is native from the south Eastern and south central states of the USA.

They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer. * Requires a rich, well-drained moisture retentive soil and a very warm, sunny and sheltered position.

It is used more often than winter savory, as winter savory is thought to have a slightly more bitter flavor. The leaves are harvested just before the plant comes into flower. A tangy, marjoram-like flavour.

The leaves are sessile with a coarsely-toothed margin. Where the range of this species and Smooth Bur Marigold (B. Laevis) overlap in coastal areas, B. Bur Marigold seeds are sometimes eaten by ducks.