Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Mckinney

Amerindian herb, used as a general tonic, emetic, diuretic, and for coughs, asthma and gonorrhea.

Frequently seen along roadsides in eastern Canada and U.S. Used for tea and for flavouring meat. Lavender flowers; strong fragrance.

Leaves picked before the flowers appear are nutritious salad greens. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. When in flower, it is used as a gland stimulant and an aphrodisiac.

Has low starch and calories. Produces largest tubers in tropical areas, but will produce equally tasty, smaller tubers in more temperate areas with a 4-5 month growing season. Best eaten raw, but is cooked also.

(Jue-ming-zi) Excellent laxative: safe and effective for chronic constipation. Ht. 30-90 cm/1-3 ft.X5385 Promotes clear vision, and relieves swelling, soreness and redness of the eyes caused by liver inflammation.

Native of Tibet with showy masses of violet-blue globe-like flowers from July to August. Excellent cut or dried flower. The roots are anti-inflammatory and are used as a galactagogue -- an agent that increases milk flow in nursing mothers.

Unique dwarf plants (45cm/18in); dark green leaves. Excellent for dillweed production and potted plants. All America Winner for 1992. For fresh use as dillweed, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles.

Both leaves and its slender, parsnip-like root are used. Roots 20-25cm/8-10 long; flat leaves. Roots are excellent for flavouring soups, stews, or steamed to serve with butter or sauce.

A common ingredient in curry powder, it is used in oriental sauces, soups, stews, the production of imitation flavourings like maple and vanilla, as well as for seasoning and preserving butter.

Gentians produce some of the bitterest compounds known to man, discernible to our taste buds in concentrations as low as one part in 50,000. It is a real novelty for the mixed border or cottage garden, and it is attractive to bees and butterflies.

Height 30-60cm/1-2ft. Does best in sandy or gravelly soil. Has potential in the treatment of obesity. Succulent leaves are delicious boiled with salt and pickled in vinegar and spices.

Ideal for pot culture. Standard bush variety. New and improved. Now more uniform. Dwarf, bush form.

This Italian classic is unsurpassed in salads such as , and it is great for sauces, salsas and canning. The pink-red flesh is succulent and aromatic. It is a big meaty beefsteak type, almost seedless, with smooth skin and a distinctive shape like a heart.

With antibiotic resistance on a sharp rise worldwide finding new antibiotics that work in new ways is an urgent priority. The plant also has potent herbicidal properties, and new herbicides now on the market were inspired by compounds found in it.

(Wild rose) A wild rose found growing in eastern and western North America. Pink flowers have delicate fragrance; June. Fruits or rosehips are 20 times richer in vitamin C than oranges.

A dietary staple for indigenous peoples in the Andes since pre-Incan times, it was commonly traded for other commodities. The chemical p-methoxybenzyl isothiocyanate in maca is thought to be responsible for its aphrodisiac quality, however clinical tests...

In Mexico, used fresh with soups and stews, grilled meats, beans and salads, much like cilantro. Grows up to 2m (8ft) high, but can be harvested at a much smaller stage when the flavour is milder.

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

(Mousemelon; Sandita; Mexican sour gherkin)

Hardy along southern B.C. coast. Hard nuts are used for making rosaries. (Bead tree) Beautiful tree, native of China and India; much cultivated in southern U.S. Bark used as an emetic and to expel worms.

The seed tape is 15 ft. L and has approximately 360 seeds. Mildly flavored leaves. Ready to harvest in 65 days. Buttercrunch Lettuce is a compact butterhead-type that's productive, heat tolerant and slow to bolt.

Due to overharvesting in China it is endangered in the wild, but it is now in cultivation in India and Japan. The tree reaches 20m/65ft. It was introduced to America in 1930s and is growing in Florida and Georgia.

(Termite plant; Babantsi; Bio-diesel plant) Impressive-looking small tree cultivated as an ornamental throughout Africa. In India a renewable bio-fuel is made from the seeds. Seeds and leaves have a strong purgative action and poisonous if used internally.

According to Gerard, the powder snuffed up the nose was prescribed to ‘cleanse the head of tough slimy humours.' White or pinkish flower clusters inspire its other name, the Pearl.

Attractive mauve-colored kernels pop with an impressive nutty flavor and a tender-crisp texture unsurpassed by any other popcorn on the market today. Between plants and 24 in. Plant seeds at a depth of 1 to 2 in., with 5 in.

Packet contains approximately 50 seeds. Bush-type plants set 3 to 5 tasty, light green seeds per pod. Ready to harvest in 75 days. Fordhook 242 Lima Bean is prolific even during drought and heat, making it perfect for growing in the South.

Medium sized leaves. Growth is stronger, more upright than Rubin. Dark purple with little or no green colouration, much like the Dark Opal variety was before it deteriorated to greenish-purple.