Dye Plant Seeds For Sale In Hayward

The colours are rich but fugitive. Often grown as an informal hedge, it is also amenable to trimming. Mixed with gum arabic and limewater, it makes a green pigment used in watercolour painting.

* Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding 2,500 kilos of flowers...

* It was the favorite flower of John F. Thin out to 8 to 12 inches apart. The dye gives a lovely colour to linen, but it is transient. * A good plant for bees, butterflies and moths.

The oil from the seeds may be processed into soap or lubricants. * The wood does not resist water, so it is not considered good timber, but it is used for growing shiitake mushrooms.

* Dodonaea viscosa can be grown from seeds. * The fruit is a capsule 1.5 cm (0.59 in) broad, red ripening brown, with two to four wings. * Native Hawaiians made pou (house posts), laʻau melomelo (fishing lures), and ʻoʻo (digging sticks) from ʻaʻaliʻiwood...

* St. John's wort has a long history of herbal use. It fell out of favour in the nineteenth century but recent research has brought it back to prominence as an extremely valuable remedy for nervous problems.

* When eaten they first of all impart a viscid sweetness, followed by a strong penetrating taste of a saline nature. A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc.

The gall of Rhus chinensis inhibits alpha-glucosidase activity. Naturalize in open woodland areas, wood margins or wild areas. Rhus chinensis compounds possess strong antiviral, antibacterial, anticancer, hepatoprotective, antidiarrheal and antioxidant...

Used for soil stabilization, lawn, & pasture. Has fair drought and poor shade tolerance. * A herbaceous, forage, perennial, cool season legume. Medium fertility, slightly acid, clay like, and loamy soils.

* The sap contains a certain amount of sugar and can either be used as a drink, or can be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water. * This tree has been widely planted as a street tree in many North American cities.

* The thin, shiny brown branches bear shiny heart-shaped leaves which are light green early in the season and darken as they age. Leaves on plants at higher elevation may turn gold or red as the weather cools.

In Missouri, the average number of mature acorns per tree was generally higher than for other oaks over a 5-year period, but the number of acorns differed greatly from year to year and from tree to tree within the same stand.

* A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against aphids and thrips. * The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive...

Well known as a grain, cover crop and bee plant. It is also a topsoil loosener. Covers 1,000 sq. Rejuvenates low fertility soils and provides quick soil cover, weed suppression, erosion control and nectar for pollinators.

They also get the added bonus of growing in a medium made richer by the ant nest debris. It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. The seeds have a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants.

All plant parts are edible. Deer resistant. Cucumber-like flavored stems and leaves can be crushed or steamed. Produces star-shaped, vivid blue flowers midsummer. Bee's love it! Versatile annual, easy to grow.

Adjustable growing height and base. Includes: 23 watt CFL bulb. Compact and sleek grow light is specially designed for seed starting kits that are half trays or 11" square or smaller.

The Clemson Spineless Okra is a tasty treat any way you prepare it -- french fried, simply boiled and buttered, baked with meat or other vegetables -- and, of course in soup or stew.

They contain sterile sphagnum peat with enough nutrients to grow the plants to full planting size. Jeffy-7 Peat Pellets are clean, neat time-savers when starting flowers and vegetables.

Very versatile! Dutch heirloom blue podded Pea highly regarded for hundreds of years. Wonderful for its ornamental value. The lovely purple flowers with a faint scent are also edible.

8" ears average 20 rows. This is the flavor that keeps them coming back for more. A supersweet variety with crisp, tender and deliciously sweet kernels. Supersweet & Crisp! 78 days.

Snip the green tops just like chives. Approximately 24/lb. Small, hardy, onion-like bulbs are used by chefs in gourmet meals. Can be planted and harvested early and produces a uniformed size crop.

Ripens in August. Best pollinator: any other elderberry variety.The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. If not harvested first for fritters, tea, or wine, elderflowers develop into exceptional, large...

The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground and used as a spice in breads and pastries. * The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers.

Dries lightweight. Bushel Gourds are wonderful for crafts or as a container. 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.

72 pellet greenhouse measures 11'' x 22''. 36 pellet greenhouse (item# 8003) measures 11'' x 11''. Each kit contains a greenhouse dome and watertight tray.

Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area.