Herb Plants Vegetable Plants For Sale In Nova Scotia

Delicious in tea, by itself or blended with other herbs, for everyday enjoyment. Yerba buena is Spanish for ‘good herb', and so it is. It is good for insomnia, colds, fever, and stomach problems.

Seeds require a warm period (20°C/70°F), followed by cold (5°C/40°F) for successful germination. Another warm period is required for proper development. Roots are typically harvested 3-5 years after seeding to use for medicinal purposes.

Introduced in 1982, it is a diploid cross between Brewers Gold and a high alpha-acid male with good storage properties (USDA65009 X USDA63015M). It is an important high alpha bittering and flavoring variety in the US and in Germany.

(Plectranthus; Spurflower)

Called "shell ginger" because the flowers appearing in the second year resemble sea shells. It is widely used in East Asia for food and medicine. The rhizomes are used as a substitute for galangal and ginger, and in China and Japan the leaves are used...

Very hardy, very adaptable. Gaining a well-deserved reputation as a highly effective remedy for colds and flus. This is the hardy native form grown from seeds collected in southern Ontario.

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

Formerly used for treating running sores and urinary and liver ailments. Long-time garden favourite with exotic drooping flowers in various shades of red, blue, yellow and white. Has narcotic properties; not to be used without medical supervision.

Children love them straight out of the freezer! Ripens late July to early August. Rapid grower, slightly earlier than other varieties. Can be kept pruned to 150cm/5ft high for easier harvesting.

Produces crops in summer and fall. Medium to large yellow-green fig with a very sweet and delicious light amber flesh. Also known as 'Italian Honey'.

Showy bright blue flowers. Leaflets are assembled in ladder form. Remedy for nervous complaints, headaches and palpitations of the heart.

Stem runners reach 45-60cm (18-24”), outpouring light blue flowers, that outnumber their foliage. An outstanding trailing variety ideal for hanging baskets and pots. They are notable for their bloom time, which tends to be longer than other varieties.

Good remedy for coughs, hoarseness and bronchitis. Striking yellow flower stalks rise from a woolly leaf base in the second year. All plant parts can be used to produce yellow, bronze and grey dyes.

Like other members of the mallow family, it helps soothe irritated mucous membranes. Lends a high-drama effect to any mixed sunny border. A low-care plant, it is hardy across a wide range of zones, and self-seeds to come back year after year.

Reported to have survived zone 3 in Alberta. Traditionally used as a herbal tonic and as a contraceptive. It stimulates the stomach and the spleen and has been used to treat diabetes, asthma, diarrhea, and emotional instability.

Tea made from any part of the plant was once a common remedy for pain and insomnia. A most attractive English wildflower with bright yellow sweet-smelling, drooping blossoms in early spring.

Good versatile all-purpose hop with high oils. It is an English Canterbury Golding type crossed with OB21m and an American native variety. Popular with eastern USA craft brewers for full-bodied ales.

From one of our customers, here is an excellent tip: "One of the best uses for this onion is to take the bulblet clusters on top of the stems and plant them intact about two inches deep in the fall.

This cultivar is also known (incorrectly) as ´Golden King´. Lovely gold-dappled pillow-like mats of sweet lemon-scented foliage covered in purple-pink flowers in June and July. Ht. 25-30cm/10-12in.

This purple-leaf form is widely grown throughout India. Mildy intoxicating clove-scented leaves are used in salads and other cold dishes. Attractive purple leaf form of sacred basil.

Fruits are brown-purple with luscious strawberry-coloured flesh. The ancients and latter day fig-cognoscenti have known the hedonistic delight of fresh sun-ripened, honey-dripping figs, and know all too well the impatient wait for fig season to arrive...

Its well balanced bittering properties and pleasant aroma profile make it an excellent dual purpose hops. It was developed from an old French variety called ´Elsasser´ and was released in 2000 by Washington State University.

The variety has some resistance to diseases and pests. Introduced in 1967, it has a pleasant mild fruity aroma with hints of spice and earthy woods. The cone structure is round and small to medium in size, and cones have a moderate amount of golden yellow...

Introduced to the USA in 1989. It has medium bitterness, mild flavour, good aroma, and is popular for Bavarian-style lagers. Like Hallertauer the aroma is clean, with a mild spice and floral element and a woodsy pine tone.

The hairy, silvery-grey leaves can be used in salads and sauces. Flowers can be steeped to make Dittany tea, a popular drink in Greece. Dittany of Crete was considered a potent healing herb by the early Greeks and has a long history in ancient writings,...

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