Herb Seeds Vegetable Seeds For Sale In Nova Scotia

Ready to use when seedlings have 3 or 4 leaves. Sow every 14 days indoors or out for a continuous supply of fresh leaves. Delightful companion to mustard cress #4150.

Erect, sturdy growth habit and larger flowers containing up 0.7% essential oil high in bisabolol and other medicinal compounds. Improved tetraploid strain of German chamomile for commercial production.

The gentians are named after King Gentius of Illyria (c. There are also popularly consumed in a variety of alcoholic drinks including cocktails. They have been used to set the scientific standard by which bitterness is measured.

Or for fun freeze the flowers in ice cubes for drinks. High in vitamin C. Peppery leaves and fragrant flowers are delicious added fresh to salads. Dwarf non-climbing growth habit is ideal for borders, window boxes and hanging baskets.

Brilliant red tubular flowers. Considered a ‘life medicine' by the Navajo people who have used it for menstrual pain, stomach ache, wounds, swellings and coughs. Prefers sandy or gravelly soil on a slope.

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

Purple, pink and white, clover-like flowers. Neat bush habit.

They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and rheumatism, All parts of the plant are poisonous if used improperly, especially if ingested.

Since earliest times used to dye wool bright yellow. Formerly recommended for gout and rheumatism.

Main value is a tonic, particularly for the digestive system. Said to improve circulation and blood, thereby strengthening the brain and memory.

Sow every 10-25 days from early spring to early fall. Unlike some other fresh greens, the curled leaves don't easily fall flat in tossed salads. Can be cut several times before the bolt and need to be reseeded.

Yields are heavy! Excellent for both home gardens and for the fresh-cut and processing markets. A new improved form of Gigante d'Italia, the old favourite of Italy. The growth is uniform, dark green in colour, and the leaves are bigger than the original.

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

Ht. 100-125cm (40-50in). It is earlier to flower and more uniform than the standard form. Impressive in fresh floral arrangements! Casablanca is also a fine garden flower for tall borders.

(Eglantine rose) Spicy, sweet fragrant leaves fill the air, especially after a shower. Pink scentless flowers appear in June.

Seeds are planted in hardwood forests or in specially prepared beds anytime from Sept. Until the ground freezes. It has become extinct in many areas and is now cultivated to a large extent in British Columbia, Ontario and Wisconsin.

Heavy yields and insect resistant. Stunning red-orange heirloom variety from Turkey. The small round fruit, 7cm/3" in diameter, are eaten when green, and when they turn orange they are good for stuffing.

Like all chervils the fresh leaves are sweet with a hint of anise and are delicious chopped in salads, soups, on tofu, fish -- or anywhere where parsley is used. Sow direct in the garden in early spring or late summer to overwinter the following spring.

Contains up to 2.5% essential oil; yields up to 3 tonnes/ha (1.2 ton/acre). Also in homemade sausage, omelettes, cheese and bean dishes. Improved strain for commercial production. The main culinary varieties popular with onions for poultry stuffing and...

Shrub of Mediterranean climatic zones; naturalized in California. Said to be 5-6 times more potent medicinally than Scotch broom. Fragrant flowers yield a yellow dye.

Like woodruff, it has a sweet vanilla aroma that is released when dried or wilted. A tincture of its flowers in wine is said to give immediate relief from hayfever. It can be found growing in meadows, hay fields, wetlands and disturbed soils.

Double hollyhock grows to between 1.2-2.5m (4-8ft), and features huge, full blooms that are attractive to birds, bees, butterflies – and little children! Buds, flowers and young leaves are edible and can be added to salads for interest and colour.

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

Young shoots are eaten like asparagus. Silk-like down of seeds is used to stuff pillows. Wild flower growing up to 1m/3ft high. Apt name as all parts exude a milky juice when cut. Used for asthma, painful cough and scrofula.

Ready to harvest in 75 days. The sweetest on the market, these uniform, deep orange-red roots are smooth-skinned, fine-grained and nearly coreless. Approximately 1,500 seeds per packet.