Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Carrollton

Egg-shaped squash with flesh that really does look like spaghetti. Delicious served hot with spaghetti sauce, cheese or butter, or chilled in salads. Melons keep for 1-2 months.

Requires a cold period (4-5 weeks at 5°C/40°F) or 24 hours in 40-70 ppm gibberellic acid for success. Maintain at 10-15°C/50-60°F until germination is complete. Famous European alpine herb unrivalled as a bitter tonic.

Ht. 30-90 cm/1-3 ft.X5385 Promotes clear vision, and relieves swelling, soreness and redness of the eyes caused by liver inflammation. Also used for high blood pressure, headaches, and dizziness.

Fragrance similar to that of ripe apples.

Cinnamon-scented leaves are popular in Japan for flavouring raw fish, bean curd, pickles and tempura. Before sowing, chill sees at 5°C (40°F) for 3 days in moist sand. (Aoshiso) Decorative green foliage reminiscent of coleus.

Like spinach, the leaves can be eaten fresh or cooked. (Strawberry sticks; Leafy goosefoot) Not a true spinach but a distant cousin. Ht. 40-50cm/16-20". These "berries" are quite edible, and the taste is a bit like mulberries.

Height 30-100cm/12-40”. Also used as a treatment for poison ivy. Yellow, droopy daisy-like flowers in summer. Native wildflower used by the Navajo and Cheyenne Indians as an analgesic for chest pains, wounds and fevers.

Golden yellow flowers. Slow to germinate. (Mexican tarragon; Mexican marigold) Sweet-smelling leaves and flowers with a flavour similar to tarragon. In warm areas where French tarragon will not grow, this is an excellent substitute.

Used to alleviate stomach ache, diarrhea and for colds and cough. (Kapoor tulsi) Native of East Africa with a strong camphor odour. Ht. 1-1.5m/3-5ft. It has antioxidant, antimicrobial, antimalarial, antifungal, insecticidal and wound healing properties.

Ready for harvest in 28 to 80 days depending on the season. This variety is also used for sprouting. (Chinese parsley) High yielding commercial variety with attractive glossy green leaves, uniform growth habit, and consistent quality.

Needs long growing season; sow early in peat pots. Do not disturb roots when transplanting. Important in commercial baking as roasted seeds add nutty flavour to breads and buns. Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter.

It has become extinct in many areas and is now cultivated to a large extent in British Columbia, Ontario and Wisconsin. Native of cool hardwood forests throughout eastern and central North America.

(Balmony; Bitter herb) Used for poor appetite, indigestion, general debility, constipation, piles, worms. Good tonic during convalescence. White-pink flowers resemble turtle heads.

The mass of colour is so striking Bergamo was awarded the Fleuroselect Gold Medal for 2008. Ht. 45-60cm (18-24in). The flowers start earlier than other bergamots and last through August.

(Hoja de colico)

To the Swiss, Austrians and Bavarians, the white-woolly flowers of the edelweiss are instantly emblematic of a simple, wholesome mountain lifestyle. Has exciting commercial potential.

Hardy to zone 8. Attractive potplant; grows well in pots, but will not produce pine nuts unless grown where it can reach mature size. Native tree of southern Europe where it grows up to 20 m.

Recent research has shown that the seeds possess powerful anti-inflammatory properties. Ht. 70-90cm/28-36in. The ornate blue-dappled white flowers resemble famous Dutch pottery made in and around the town of Delft since the 16th century.

Curled leaves make a handsome garnish. Traditionally used in all spring soups and salads. Can improve every dish in which parsley is used. Luscious green leaves have special subtle flavour.

The grain is cooked and eaten like millet or quinoa but the cooking time is shorter (thus requiring less energy). The protein is exceptionally well balanced among all the essential amino acids required by humans.

Fruits are dark green maturing to red. Named after Yolo County in California where the Campbell Soup Company introduced this bell pepper in 1952. It quickly became popular among growers because of its improved resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and because...

Improved plainleaf variety with dark green flat leaves and upright growth habit. Strong powdery mildew tolerance.

(Yellow sweet clover) Important forage crop. Medicinally, it prevents blood clotting. Salve or poultice is useful for swellings, boils, arthritis and rheumatism.

The small and thin fruits, about 5cm/2" long, can be picked green or red. Good tolerance to phytophthora, tobacco mosaic virus, and bacterial wilt. A very hot and prolific, early maturing bird pepper developed in Vietnam for the commercial production...

It is a real novelty for the mixed border or cottage garden, and it is attractive to bees and butterflies. They have been used to set the scientific standard by which bitterness is measured.

Good for stir-fries, stuffings, pickles, and raw in salads. Often called banana pepper, this is a milder version of the 'Hungarian Hot Wax' pepper (listed in the herb section). The shape, size, glossy skin and color are similar without the heat.