Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Concord

Used in shampoos; believed to arrest hair loss and induce new growth. Used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, and as a top-quality industrial lubricant that may replace sperm whale oil.

(Yam bean) Tropical vines produce turnip-shaped tubers with a sweet white flesh. Best eaten raw, but is cooked also. Produces largest tubers in tropical areas, but will produce equally tasty, smaller tubers in more temperate areas with a 4-5 month growing...

Beautiful prairie wildflower used by American Indians. The Navajo and Oglala tribes made a pleasant beverage tea from the leaves and the Comanche, Lokota and Ponca chewed the sweet tasting roots like candy.

Finely cut foliage. For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles. Anthocyanin-free, so it is greener than most dills. Has strong flavour and high oil content.

Fern-like leaves; height up to 1.5m/5ft. Large yellow flowers.

Easy to grow in containers. Australian aborigines have long used the crushed leaves for skin infections. The English explorer Captain Cook brewed a spicy and refreshing tea from the leaves.

Start indoors in April or sow direct after last frost. Flowering stalks, young leaves and buds are delicious steamed, boiled or fried with other vegetables, meat or on its own. Broccoli-like vegetable from China.

No blanching required. Aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, and like parsley they can be used as a garnish. Outstanding curled leaf variety from Holland that is both ornamental and delicious to use in the kitchen like parsley.

Excellent beeplant. Dragonhead is an easy plant and can be direct-sown into the garden when the soil warms up in the spring. Although it is somewhat bothered by insects and disease, it is tough and will come back over and over.

Medicinally similar to marshmallow. Also great in salads. (Tree mallow) Purple flowers yield an excellent natural colouring for drinks and herbal teas.

Valued in perfumery trade. Seeds stored with clothing repel insects. Seeds used in curries and bread, although its close cousin black cumin is better. (Love-in-a-mist) Finely divided leaves create a mist effect surrounding the lovely blue flowers.

Airy masses of small white flowers (50% doubles) in summer. Excellent as cutflowers in floral arrangements and bouquets.

When covered in orange and red fruits, the plants can be very pretty for the patio. The flavour is fruity and smokey, and while they have some heat, the pickled fruits are perfect for those who do not like their chiles to start a fire.

Click for instructions for growing tobacco in home gardens. It is an annual growing to 1.5 meters (5 ft.) tall, flowering from July to September. It is frost tender, but will produce a crop in areas where the summers are warm and frost-free.

Like other Daturas the tubular flowers are spectacular in purple and white. The Ewe name means "ghost eggplant", a potent reminder of the power of this herb, when misused, to turn people into zombie slaves.

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

‘Medinette' is slow to bolt, especially in hot conditions, and because of this trait it is often preferred over Genovese varieties where the summers are hot or in hot greenhouses.

Improved strain of valerian for commercial production; root yield up to 2.5 tonnes per hectare (1 ton/acre); contains 0.7% essential oil (bornyl acetate, valepotriate and valerenic acid).

Double and semi-double flowers in a wide colour range. Flowers mixed with alum are used to paint fingernails. A medicinal herb in China where it is used to clear obstructions in the throat.

Gac is a perennial vine and although it does flower the first year sometimes fruits fail to develop until the second year. The best strategy is to grow at least 6 plants. Hand pollination of the flowers is probably necessary also.

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

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

It is a tad sweeter too, making it one terrific parsley for all around use. The leaves can be quite a chore to chew! But Favorit is different -- it is a curled parsley with a softer texture and a much nicer mouth-feel.

Old English favourite for cottage gardens. Fragrant golden yellow flowers are delightful in potpourris and as cutflowers.

Ht. 100-125cm (40-50in). Excellent garden annual for tall borders. When plants are in bloom it looks like the angels draped celestial white lace everywhere. Stems are strong, straight and uniform for easier harvest.

The tree reaches 20m/65ft. In traditional Chinese medicine it is used for the treatment of colds, psoriasis, cancers and leukemia of the liver, gallbladder and stomach. Due to overharvesting in China it is endangered in the wild, but it is now in cultivation...

(Paperbark) Source of cajeput oil, a pungent oil distilled from the leaves of this aromatic tree from Australia. The oil is antiseptic, decongestant, analgesic, promotes circulation, reduces fevers and relieves cramps.