Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Bakersfield

After 18-24 months the rhizomes are harvested, washed, peeled and grated for fresh use. Traditionally grown in beds of sand or gravel near cool mountain streams, we now know that wasabi will grow quite happily in any moist, organic-rich soil where there...

Variegated, deeply cut leaves with a strong rose-mint scent. Neat, compact growth habit.

New research indicates it has potent anticancer properties. Latex juice mixed with vinegar is said to remove warts and corns. Decoction is useful for stomach pains and inflammation of the bilary duct.

Used to treat rheumatism, arthritis and respiratory infections. (Pokeweed) Pleasant early spring potherb tasting like asparagus. Young unfolded leaves (older leaves are poisonous) are boiled.

Produces crops in summer and fall. Named after a town in the Bordeaux region of France where this variety is said to have come from. The striking, almost black fruits have a red flesh that has intense rich flavour! A-fig-cionados say that this variety...

Bound to become a new culinary favourite among gourmands suffering from a tired palate, for it invites experimentation in unexpected ways and places. Its fresh leaves are essential in several sweet and sour Vietnamese dishes, including a delightful soup...

Effective when used in mass plantings because it blooms freely throughout the summer. (Mount Lemmon marigold) Mexican native with a spectacular lemon-mint scent and flavour. A robust, fast grower, easily attaining a height of 90cm/30”.

A favourite tall tale in Australia is the “drop bear” – an invention of campers in the dry season when gum trees tend to drop entire branches, often hitting campers underneath.

Often sold as true oregano in Mexico and southern U.S. where its fine oregano flavour is used to great advantage in chilis and other Mexican dishes. Properly pruned, it will grow into a miniature tree in a bright window or solarium.

Shiny foliage and neat upright habit. Large violet-pink flowers, nearly 3.5 cm (1.5 in) across, are set on dark maroon calices. Flowers appear May-July and later from September until frost.

Slow to germinate. Pretty rock garden plant with masses of purple flowers appearing early in spring. Valuable in correcting membrane disorders of the respiratory and digestive passages.

Ht. 30-40cm/12-16”. (Sweet garlic; Pink agapanthus) A more civil version of garlic can hardly be imagined: its lavender-pink flowers are sweet-scented like hyacinths, and are showy, and you don't get bad breath when you eat it! It tastes like garlic...

Repels cockroaches as well. Repels ants from counters or around baseboard. Pretty yellow button flowers were once used by the Indians to induce abortion. Blooming flower heads and leafy shoots produce yellow and green fabric dyes.

In truth, it sold itself.” In Jim Westerfield's words: “All of our gourmet food customers invariably raved about the delicious aroma and flavor of this beautiful mint hybrid. When I was still in business, I sold a ton of it.

(Lesser calamint) A regional favourite in Tuscany where it is added to mushroom dishes and green vegetables for its distinctive minty flavour. Sauteed zucchini or mushrooms with fresh nepitella, tomatoes, and garlic is served with roast or boiled meat...

The Tujia people of central China use the herb for hepatitis, dysentery, herpes zoster, and swelling. The juice of the leaves is used to stop bleeding. (Needle stonecrop; Fo jia cao) Attractive low carpeting succulent from East Asia where it grows on...

Delicate rose scent. Very attractive! Leaves are two-toned with variegations of green and lime-green. Excellent pot plant with a robust, dense uniform habit.

Either way, this is one wonderful fig. Another story has it that this is really the same as another well-known variety called 'Adriatic'. Large green-yellow figs with beautiful sweet purplish-red flesh.

(Cat's whiskers)

Widely used in soaps and in aromatherapy. The oil yield lower than other lavandins but the quality is much higher. The scent is light and flowery and has little of the camphor notes found in other lavandins.

Succulent shrub with showy coral flowers on a stem up to 60 cm/2 ft. Very easy to grow. Eventually warts soften and drop or rub off. Thick, fleshy, grey-green leaves are sliced lengthwise and placed cut side on the wart for 8-12 hours daily.

Nice variety for culinary use. Blooms in June and again August or September. American variety from Oregon with a strong heady aroma and excellent oil quality. Large violet-mauve flowers are good for scented use in potpourris and sachets.

His subsequent ten-year study of the plant made him the inventor of modern clinical pharmacology and gave us the drug digitalis. Deadheading will encourage rebloom, and restrain it from spreading its seed and popping up as a lovely but very unwelcome...

Flowers are long lasting. Flowers the first season from seeds if started early. Outstanding compact lavender for edging, mass plantings, rock gardens and patio planters. Ht. 25-30cm/10-12".

Day neutral variety that produces large sweet berries from June till frost. In gardens, trained to fences, or in hanging baskets.

(Old woman) East Coast native, where it grows on sand dunes. Grows in silver clumps.

Tip: slit meats and stuff with oregano, mint and thyme before grilling. Fire up the barbeque for summer entertaining magic with these grilling herbs! Make rosemary skewers for kebab.