Edible Leaf Plant Seeds For Sale In Paterson

60-75 days to maturity. The seed can also be roasted and eaten like peanuts or fermented and used as tempeh. They are used like spinach. Flowers and flower buds - raw or cooked. They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin...

* 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native to Europe, north Africa, and northwest China. * Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial...

* Sow in early spring or early fall. It is an annual plant (rarely biennial ), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. It is native to central and southwestern Asia . Matures in 45 days.

Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species. * Ocimum basilicum , or Sweet Basil, is a culinary herb of major importance.

* Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. * Cut back to just below lowest flowers immediately after summer bloom to promote fall rebloom.

Hybrid cantaloupe doesn't go soft on the vine which allows it to maximize its sweetness. Produces uniform fruits that weight 5-6 pounds.

* Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. * Celery (Apium graveolens var. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad.

* I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. * The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache. She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth".

Slightly faster bolting than Tyee and technically a semi-savoy. Packet: 1,000 seeds.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/spinach/savoyed-leaf-spinach/reflect-f1-spinach-seed-646X.11.htmlSpinach grows in a wide range of soils if moist and fertile, but...

It was immediately picked, cooked, and pickledto help fight scurvy, and taken with the crew of the Endeavour. It spread when the explorer and botanist Joseph Banks took seeds back to Kew Gardens during the latter half of the 18th century.

* A perennial mint with lemon-scented foliage and clusters of small white flowers in whorls in the leaf axils; the leaves are used in cooking--teas, soups--toilet water, soaps, and medicine; sun or part shade, grows well in dry sites; native to southern...

The root is said to be an ideal food for diabetics because of its inulin content. The boiled young roots form a very palatable vegetable. * The leaves are edible but rather bitter, especially when the plants are flowering.

It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches. It is bright red skinned with a crisp white inside.

One of the best tasting melons has orange flesh. Unique French Charentais type cantaloupe. Small sized melons weigh 2-2 1/2 pounds and won't go to waste. You will want to try this for yourself.

Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively. The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century.

* They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights.

The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink. It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South America in Chile and Peru . It is very good. A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves.

* Plants resent root disturbance so the seed is best sown in situ in April. Stamens form a prominent central column typical of mallow family members, but with distinctive style branches.

This species is cultivatedas a vegetable in China. * Succeeds in a fertile well-drained soil in a sunny position. Plants are not very cold-tolerant, but they can beoverwintered outdoors in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -5°c.

Typically the first year of growth produces a mound of foliage and flowering occurs the second year, plants are normally biennials but a number of races can be short lived perennials .

* The Sacred water lotus has been used in the Orient as a medicinal herb for well over 1,500 years. * The root is much used and relished in Chinese cooking, it has a mild flavour and a crisp texture.

Modern research has shown that there are many health benefits to drinking tea, including its ability to protect the drinker from certain heart diseases. * The source of tea; white flowers in fall; tolerates shade or sun well; an attractive small shrub...

* The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees. * Borage , also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria , but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and...

The leaves are oblong, ranging in size up to 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long by 1 in (2.5 cm) wide. Modern cultivars include leaves with purple, rose, cream, and yellow in many variegated combinations.

The fresh or dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. They should be harvested in the spring before the plant comes into flower. * Sanguisorba officinalis ( Great Burnet ) is a plant in the family Rosaceae , subfamily Rosoideae .

* The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten. * A shrub; red flowers in racemes.

Summer sowing in soil over 85°F (30°C) risks low or erratic germination. Begin sowing in early spring as soon as the ground can be worked. For baby leaf production in the early spring or full-size bunching in the fall and winter.