Organic Seeds Plants For Sale In Abilene

With a prominent display of bright crimson stalks and dark green crinkly leaves veined in red, this swiss chard is highly ornamental. Impressive in borders, cottage gardens, containers, and in vegetable gardens.

They can be steamed whole, or hollowed out, stuffed and baked, or they can be sliced and sauteed in butter until golden brown. They also make a most decorative container at the dinner table for other foods when scooped out.

(Japanese mustard) Attractive, finely-cut curled leaf mustard with pleasant, mild flavour. Japanese favourite for sukiyaki-like dishes. Unlike other mustards, will regrow after cutting.

High in vitamins A and C and rich in calcium and iron. Native to India, cultivated in China, and introduced to America by heirloom guru Alan Kapuler. (Magenta spreen; Purple goosefoot; Giant lambsquarters) With a splash of magenta at the stem tips this...

Also the leaves can be cooked like spinach, and the young pods, 5-7cm/2-3in long, can be eaten like snap beans. Grow like garden peas. An English heirloom grown since at least the 1800s.

Award-winning variety with bigger, broader leaves than regular garlic chives. Plants are taller, more vigorous and higher yielding. Ht. 25-60cm/10-24". All-America Selection for 2015.

In his legendary book, Back to Eden (see book section of this catalogue), Jethro Kloss wrote, Red clover is an exceedingly good remedy for cancer on any part f the body. Many herbalists assert that the flowers taken as an infusion help prevent and even...

Unlike other varieties, the flesh stays firm and white even when the bulbs get large. A first-class German variety with light-coloured bulbs and creamy-white flesh.

Height 24-48in (60-120cm) Avoid overwatering. Plant grows fresh green, spatulate shaped, spinach-like leaves, out from small woody stems. Ashwagandha is native to hot and arid climates, but does well in North American gardens if started early indoors.

Excellent for slicing, in salads and also used for pickling when small. Vigorous productive vine produces straight, deep green fruit, 20cm/8” long, bright white flesh with bitter-free flavour.

Interesting form of basil with strong spicy fragrance and flavour. Possibly a natural hybrid between and . True is camphor basil, a completely different plant. Recently it has been sold incorrectly in America under the name .

It is commonly grown as a decorative and functional plant in many home gardens, and bees use its pollen to make delectable honey. It is easy to grow and adaptable to most soils and climatic conditions and is perennial in USDA zone 5-11.

But if you make your own pickles using this light golden variety you will not need any chemicals. Also excellent fresh in Greek salad. Not to be confused with hot Italian peperoncini, this traditional Greek variety is much milder.

Plant seeds in early spring for fall harvest. Heritage variety from the 1800s with compact growth of medium size pure white heads, mild flavour, excellent keeper and suitable cooked, raw or frozen.

‘Longstanding' is the strain commonly grown in North America for fresh leaves. (Chinese parsley) The piquant flavour of fresh coriander leaves, so essential in authentic Chinese and Latin American cuisines, has become very popular in recent years.

Irresistable combination of garlic and chives. Showy white flowers. Has become popular wherever regular chives are used. Flat leaved variety from Japan.

Rich in vitamin A, this early maturing, brilliant orange colour, coreless crispy variety is of exceptional sweet flavour! Great for juicing, freezing or fresh use.

Leaves are dark green, somewhat smaller than standard sweet varieties. Excellent for pot production or for field production. Very attractive. A commercial Italian variety bred for compactness and uniformity.

Large juicy fruit with tender skin. Low acid, fairly sweet. 75 days to maturity. Excellent for eating fresh sliced on a sandwich, and not too wet to add to a salad. Grows a greenish-white but may blush if it stays on the plant long enough.

Noticeably bigger than other beans, and very flavourful. Big Italian type green bean with a flat pod, a cross between the Romano and Kentucky Wonder.

Great for slicing, in fruit salads and juicing...the rind is quite thick and lends itself to being its own tureen or punch bowl for soups and summer libation. Produces 10kg/25lb fruits with juicy flesh that is bright red with old fashioned sweet flavour...

(Pot marigold) Flower petals give delicate flavour and strong colour to salads, omelettes and cheese, and is used as a saffron substitute for rice. Invaluable in first-aid skin lotions and ointments.

Like red clover, the dried flowers can be used for tea. The young flowers can be used in salads too. A nitrogen-fixing legume, it is an excellent green manure plant that will improve soil fertility and boost organic content.

Spread 18in (45cm). Prefers well-drained, moist, loam in full sun. Easy to grow and blooms from July to September. Consists of tall deep-purple flower spikes and mint-like leaves. Height 40in (100cm).

A treat for the eye and for the palette, this uniquely beautiful Dragon carrot variety has a complex flavor that combines sweetness with a hint of subtle spice. Improved from a USDA specimen by Dr. John Navazio, Dragon looks smashing sliced on a relish...

Varieties have been selected for their exceptional performance. The pale sage, deeply frilled leaves contrast beautifully with the plant's intensely purple veins and stems. This organic variety rewards fertile conditions with an exceptionally bountiful...