Crop Plant Seeds For Sale In Chesapeake

To prevent blights, practice a 3-year crop rotation. For minimum soil compaction, use raised beds with 2 or 3 rows 16-24" apart, beds 5-6' on center. If soil moisture during germination is an issue, we recommend using pelleted seed.

Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other hills. Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested.

It grows to 50–150 cm tall, with leaves up to 45 cm long and 1 cm broad. The flowerhead is 7–15 cm long and 8–10 mm broad, with densely packed spikelets. * Timothy grass is a very variable species that is commonly grown as a hay grass.

Vigorous late summer growth provides winter erosion control. The hairy vetch and winter rye will regrow in the spring to provide nutrients for crops to utilize. Sow at 50 lb./acre or 1 1/2 lb./1,000 sq.ft.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/farm-seed/cover-crop-mixes/fall-green-manure/fall-green-manure-mix-cover-crop-seed-2613.30.htmlThis...

The mix is a balance of rapidly growing winter rye for erosion control and weed suppression plus Austrian winter pea for nitrogen fixation and aesthetic color during the winter. Packet will cover 300 to 400 square feet.

* This is a very easy to grow and rewarding vegetable. * High in Vitamins! * The tops can also be eaten when young as greens or in soups. * The purple topped turnip root will reach 4-5 inches in diameter and matures in 40 to 60 days.

It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco.

Its effectiveness has never been reliably proven or disproven since controlled studies have not been carried out. The other herbs included in the formula are Arctium lappa, Ulmus rubra and Rumex acetosella.

* Develope to maturity in only 60-65 days. * Many Welsh onions can multiply by forming perennial evergreen clumps. * Can be overwintered if mulched to zone 4. * These scallions are perfect for adding mild flavor to salads of all kinds.

It grows to 50–150 cm tall, with leaves up to 45 cm long and 1 cm broad. The flowerhead is 7–15 cm long and 8–10 mm broad, with densely packed spikelets. * Timothy grass is a very variable species that is commonly grown as a hay grass.

It is cultivated commercially in frost-free areas for its fruit and is widely grown in India , Sri Lanka , New Zealand , the Caribbean , Brazil, Colombia , Ecuador , Indonesia , Peru , California , Florida , Haiti , Hawaii , Australia , East Africa ,...

About 90% of the world's star anise crop is used for extraction of shikimic acid, a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of oseltamivir. * Illicium verum is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China.

* It is virtually endophyte free. * Works well as a cover crop mixed with legumes that can fix nitrogen. * Developed in Oregon in 1954 for increased yield of high quality forage in pastures.

* Generally grown as an annual to produce desired onions for eating. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and seed.

The plant grows to 1 m tall. * The growing plant is an insect repellent, it repels the cabbage white butterfly so is a good companion for brassicas. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad.

* Loquats are unusual among fruit trees in that the flowers appear in the autumn or early winter, and the fruits are ripe in late winter or early spring. * The fruit has a slightly acid, sweet aromatic flavour, they can be eaten out of hand or cooked...

Bushel Gourds are wonderful for crafts or as a container. Dries lightweight. The Bushel Gourd is a colossal sized gourd that measures 3-5' in diameter! Fruits weigh from 25-50 pounds each with reports of some getting up to 100 pounds.

It is common in Middle Eastern , European , and American cooking . * Parsley is a commonly grown culinary and medicinal herb that is often used as a domestic medicine. The plants prime use is as a diuretic where it is effective in ridding the body of...

Includes 1 Packet each of Chianti, California Wonder, Jalapeno Gigantia and Dragon Cayenne F1 pepper varieties.

Compact and sleek grow light is specially designed for seed starting kits that are half trays or 11" square or smaller. Unit size: 12" x 8.5" x 8".You'll grow perfect seedlings every time with our Burpee Greenhouse Kits.

Delicious raw, cooked or steamed. This purple variety also boasts high levels of anthocyanin, which can slow clotting and prevent heart disease. 85 days, Stunning, large, bright purple cauliflowers.

* Annona muricata is a species of the genus Annona of the custard apple tree family, Annonaceae, known mostly for its edible fruit. * Annona muricata is tolerant of poor soil and prefers lowland areas between the altitudes of 0 metres (0 ft) to 1,200...

Vigorous medium trailing vines cover fruits as well. Disease resistant. Can also be picked at the small 4" stage. Bitter free! Medium green, never bitter, slicing cucumber with smooth skin and small white spines.

* Butternut grows quickly, but is rather short-lived for a tree, rarely living longer than 75 years. * The seed is eaten raw or ground into a powder and used with cereal flours in making cakes, biscuits, muffins, bread etc.

* The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn. * In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp and pork. * In warmer areas, garlic chives may remain green all year round.

* Sometimes called garden chervil , it is used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes . * The leaves are ready for harvesting in about 8 weeks from sowing, the plant responds well to cut and come again...

The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, with 5–6 sepals and no petals. Only Bailey's Pocket Mouse , however, is known to be able to digest the wax found inside the jojoba nut. An average-size bush produces 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of pollen , to which few...