Farm Seed Seeds For Sale In Palmdale

Good summer green performing best in hot weather. Leaves are a light golden colour. Much improved over its wild relative. Succulent leaves are popular in France for salads, cooked greens or in soups.

Indeed, the Royal Horticultural Society has honoured it with an Award of Garden Merit, and it is an excellent as a cut or dried flower. Easy to grow in moist soil in full sun. Ht. 90-150cm/3-5ft.

The internodes -- the length of the stem between leaves -- are extremely short, which is why the plants are exceptionally compact and bushy. Excellent choice for potted plant growers and for greenhouse and hydroponic basil producers.

Hardy along southern B.C. coast. Hard nuts are used for making rosaries. (Bead tree) Beautiful tree, native of China and India; much cultivated in southern U.S. Bark used as an emetic and to expel worms.

Rich source of vitamins A and C. Young tender plants are a pleasant spinach substitute when boiled and served with butter. Common weed, popular as a pot-herb.

In the North, slightly later farther south; the heavy stubble will prevent erosion and oats will not regrow in the spring like winter rye. Early maturing and good standing with very high yields.

Dried milky juice, called lactucarium or lettuce opium, was once used to induce sleep and to treat nervous disorders.

Nutritious soft-shelled seeds are widely consumed in macrobiotic cuisine. In Chinese medicine, the seeds strengthen the spleen and counteract damp heat, and are used for edema, diarrhea, rheumatoid arthritis and difficult urination.

Important source of perfume. Sweet-scented, deep violet flowers are candied as decoration for puddings, cakes and ice cream. Old garden favourite.

Prefers sandy soil. Difficult to germinate; may take two years. Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario. Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste.

Ideal for diarrhea and as a soothing application to burns. Thrives in dry open areas. Sulphur yellow flowers. Rhizomes are rich in tannin.

Large lavender flowers dry to a beautiful, silvery-white.

Can be cut several times before the bolt and need to be reseeded. Sow every 10-25 days from early spring to early fall. Excellent salad green, with ruffled leaves and a nice sweet spicy flavour.

Employed by Indians along with mayapple ( ) to treat venereal disease. Showy U.S. native with large blue or white flower spikes.

Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit. Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red. Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods.

Neat bush habit. Purple, pink and white, clover-like flowers.

Australian aborigines have long used the crushed leaves for skin infections. Easy to grow in containers. Can be applied directly on sensitive tissues without irritation. The English explorer Captain Cook brewed a spicy and refreshing tea from the leaves.

Cheery garden plants. Important dyeplant: flowerheads yield bright yellow-orange shades for fabrics.

Note: Lemongrass seeds are naturally low in germination because of imperfect pollination. Typical germination rates are 30-40%. Source of lemongrass oil used to flavour teas, ice cream, candy, pastries, desserts, chewing gum - among its many uses.

Powdered leaves and flowers used in Switzerland to flavour and colour Schabzieger or Sapsago cheese. Young seedlings as fresh greens with oil and salt.X6554 Also to flavour bread, soups, potato dishes and to make an aromatic tea.

Has high concentration of solasodine, a starting material for the manufacture of cortisone and sex hormones. Bitter fruits are used in Indian curries. (Yellow-berried nightshade) Spiny, diffuse herb found throughout India.

Large single yellow trumpet-like flowers are fragrant at night. Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery.

Anise-Hyssop, Lemon Balm, Chamomile, Menthol Mint and Bergamot. Soothing tisanes to collect the spirit.

Produces seeds the second year. Traditionally used in ryebread, buns and cakes, as well as in soups and stews. Has highest oil content. Best sown in late summer to yield fresh seed the next season.