Herb Seeds Seeds For Sale In Chattanooga

This variety is heavy cropping, bearing white fruit all season long on runnerless plants. A perfect border plant for the garden, it does best in part shade. Can be direct sown outside.

As startling as gac is to those unfamiliar with it, the people of Vietnam know it well and revere it as the "fruit from heaven". It will climb on lattices in any warm, sunny spot with rich, well drained soil.

In Jamaica and in Guyana the preferred leaf is from the amaranth. (Chinese spinach) Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants depending on local custom.

Its use dates to ancient Egypt where it was called "food of the kings." The plant has anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties, and is highly nutritious, even more so than kale.

(Garland chrysanthemum; Chopsuey green) Popular Oriental green with an unusual strong flavour. Fast grower; successive sowings every two weeks will ensure continuous supply. Very easy to grow.

Sweet ambrosial scent is legendary and more than makes up for the unimpressive yellowish flowers. Best sown outdoors in spring. Used for perfume, sachets and potpourris. As the story goes, Napoleon brought seeds back from Egypt for his wife Josephine...

(Pot marigold) Compact variety with bicolored flowers ranging from pale creamy orange to deep gold. Ht. 20-30cm/8-12in. Fresh flower petals are excellent in salads and can be used to make medicinal creams.

Also used as an antibiotic against candida. (Spilanthes; Australian cress) Leaves have a mild numbing effect and are useful for toothaches. The fresh leaves are edible and are eaten like cress.

Prefers dry, well-drained sandy loam. Saponin content is somewhat lower than . Native of dry grasslands of Central Asia, Tibet, China and Mongolia. (Chinese ephedra) Properties and uses are similar to those of but contains the additional anti-inflammatory...

One of the four ingredients of the Essiac anti-cancer remedy. Traditionally used for fevers, inflammation, diarrhea, excessive menstruation and cancer. Although leaves are small and time-consuming to gather, they are delicious to eat.

It is made by steeping the flowering tops of black wormwood in vodka or pure grain alcohol, producing a natural pale gold color. Used to make , a liqueur or aperitif similar to absinthe, often taken before or after meals to help to stimulate the digestion.

Large ribbed leaves, strong flavour. Standard lettuce-leaf type grown in Italy.

Found throughout the American West, from Washington to California and Colorado, growing on rocky or thin soil, or in very dry sites. (Low sagebrush) A low gray-green sagebrush, no higher than 40cm/16".

It is a shiso like the better known green and purple forms except the leaves have both green on top and purple underneath. (Ear Shiso) The Japanese grow this aromatic herb for its flower tips and buds, and for its leaves.

Fine flavor and aroma. A popular red basil for home gardens! Reliable producer of dark red leaves. Great for adding color to salads and meals.

The leaves are wonderfully lemony and can be brewed into a delicious refreshing tea. The plant also has potent herbicidal properties, and new herbicides now on the market were inspired by compounds found in it.

Hardy herbs can be transplanted after the last frost. Germinates at temperatures between 60-75°F. May be slow and erratic to germinate. Fertilize with Age Old Grow every 10-14 days for optimum growth.

Fine border plant. Infusion used for sore gums. Leaves and seeds increase inebriating quality of liquors when added during fermentation. Floral bracts are intensely coloured purple or pink.

A sunny window suits this plant well. Rich source of vitamins A, B and C. Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes.

It is a big meaty beefsteak type, almost seedless, with smooth skin and a distinctive shape like a heart. (Oxheart tomato) For the true dirt cognoscenti this is the only tomato worth growing.

This fast growing, compact variety will bloom from June well into the Autumn months. Be careful not to overwater. Locate in full sun to part shade. A fine selection for flower beds, borders and containers.

Purple flowers; grows up to 60cm/2 ft high. Also used as a diuretic and to reduce excessive sweating. Rhizomes are used to treat diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite and vomiting related to deficiencies of spleen or stomach.

(Huang shu kui; Yellow sichuan mallow)

The bark, stem and leaves contain camptothecin, an alkaloid effective against leukemia, colon cancer and other tumours, and it blocks the replication of the HIV virus that causes AIDS.

Mesclun is commonly defined as a mixture of salad greens. Sow in early spring or late summer. Spicy Mesclun contains pak-choi, chinese mustard, mustard spinach, shungiku, curled cress, roquette and mizuna.