Organic Seeds Plants For Sale In Torrance

Resembling a beefsteak tomato in size and shape, with dramatic, dusky pink-purple fruit. An heirloom variety believed to be over a hundred years old, a legacy of the Cherokee Indians.

It can be cooked and eaten like cauliflower or broccoli but is less bland than cauliflower and less bitter than broccoli. "Roman cauliflower" might be a more apt name for this traditional Italian vegetable because its distinctive light-green heads resemble...

Japanese favourite for sukiyaki-like dishes. (Japanese mustard) Attractive, finely-cut curled leaf mustard with pleasant, mild flavour. Also great in salads and as a garnish. Unlike other mustards, will regrow after cutting.

Many of its traditional uses are supported by clinical studies. (Huang-qin) Important Chinese medicinal herb: prescribed for fevers, colds, hypertension, insomnia, headaches, hepatitis, diphtheria, shingles, and other ailments.

A rare family heirloom from Georgia with white seeds and yellow flesh of excellent flavour. Long, and can get up to over 10kg. The fruits are 45-60cm/18-24 in. Some disease and drought tolerance.

A reliable, heavy producing bush bean with excellent flavour and keeping qualities. Purple pods turn green when cooked. Performs better in areas of cooler daytime temperature.

An heirloom seed that produces a pear-shaped rosy-red fruit, resistant to splitting and cracking.

Heat: 350,000 Scoville units. Ht. 60-90cm/2-3ft. This is a fiery chile of the habanero type with elongated bright scarlet red fruits reminiscent of Chinese lanterns. It also a heavier yielder than the traditional habaneros.

Appalachian favourite from at least 1845 with beautiful maroon and dark red ears. It has a very fine corn flavour which is why it remains a favourite today. It is good on the cob too when young, and can be fried or roasted.

A beautiful heritage onion variety from Italy where it is often seen braided like garlic and hung in kitchens. A good keeper for winter storage. Excellent for both pickling and slicing.

Long time popular variety.

The flavour is mild and sweet, perfect for fresh use on burgers and in salads. A very attractive round onion with yellow-brown skin and large uniform shape, up to 3-4"/8-11cm across.

Striking plant. Important tonic herb for the liver. Its glossy leaves are painted with veins of creamy white which, according to tradition, originated from the milk of the Virgin which once fell upon a plant.

The foliage is glossy and medium green with good flavour. (Chinese parsley) An outstanding Israeli variety developed to resist bolting (early flowering) in hot summer weather. It is highly productive, producing upwards of 20 tons of fresh cilantro per...

Heirloom variety, good for heavier soils. Keeps well in storage, retaining its ‘real' carrot flavour, sweet and smooth! 65 days Broad tapered roots with red core, light orange flesh.

(Mexican chia; Chia sage; Spanish sage)

Surprisingly sweet, they are great in salads or pickled. (Christmas tree pepper) As the small (5cm/2") peppers mature they "turn on" like Christmas lights -- in a riot of red, orange, yellow and purple.

Finely cut foliage. For fresh use as “dillweed”, or allowed to go to seed for dill pickles.

The stalks are beautifully tinged with red, and the colour persists even after cooking. An old English cultivar from the 1700s that was once found only in the gardens of the wealthy.

Ht. 15-30cm/6-12" The American company, Bionova, is developing a drug derived from this herb for the treatment of advanced breast cancer and pancreatic cancer and the company has already completed early clinical trials.

His beefsteak-like variety was in such demand because it produced so well. Called the "Mortgage Lifter" because, in the 1920s, William Estler in Virginia was able to avert bankruptcy by selling enough plants to pay off his mortgage.

John Gerard´s (1633) says "the decoction of Prunell made with wine or water doth joine together and make whole and sound all wounds, both inward and outward." Due to its astringent action, it was also used to soothe inflammation of the mouth and as a...

Known as the Herb of Gladness for its exhilarating effect. On those sweltering summer days, cool off with iced borage tea, adding honey and lemon juice to taste. Try adding chopped young leaves and flowers to salads or summer drinks.

This is the true oregano collected wild in the mountains of Greece. Excellent flavour. White flowers; very hardy.

Late season (110-135 days to maturity). Also ideal for boiling and for making French fries, it's high in vitamin C and protein, too. Late season (105-135 days to maturity). Yukon Gold is a yellow-fleshed potato renowned for its outstanding flavor and...