Uses Seed Chicken Forage Seed For Sale In Halifax

Our favorite clover because it is more versatile than other clovers at nitrogen fixating, erosion control and attracting beneficial insects. Can produce up to 170 lb. Comes OMRI Pre-inoculated.

Uses: Chicken forage, deer attractant, forage, green manure, nitrogen fixation, no till, organic matter (biomass), weed suppression The foliage is pale green, and the flowers are colored, usually purple, pink or reddish.

Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects, Chicken Forage, Deer Attractant, Erosion Control, Forage, Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixation, No Till, Weed Suppression Hairy Vetch has rapid growth that makes it a good weed suppressant.

Alfalfa is basically good at everything! Just look at all it's uses below! Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): Cool season, broadleaf, Perennial, Legume (N-fixation), Upright plant growth, Crude protein: hay or silage 14-22% Uses: Bees & Beneficial Insects,...

Considered antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory. Leaves and roots are effective against flu, encephalitis, measles, hepatitis, and mumps. (Da qing; Qiug dai) Contains indican and isatin B, both of which can be converted to indigo.

Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic. (Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations.

Purplish red leaves; preferred variety for pickling. Before sowing, chill sees at 5°C (40°F) for 3 days in moist sand. Also used to give scarlet colour to pickled plums and preserved ginger.

Heat: 100,000-350,000 Scoville units. Thrives in hot sunny spots, a little on the dry side. Matures into a deep orange-chocolate colour. Wrinkled lantern-shaped pods are used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades.

Elite is a bush type cream southern pea that produces heavy yields of 7″ pods. This is one of the most productive of all the cream peas. If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant.

Improvements include lower nicotine content and better resistance to disease. Its slightly thinner and lighter leaves cure well, producing a high quality tobacco with a light flavour.

Usually taken in combination with with coriander to prevent cramps. Also used to expel worms and for fevers. Ht. 1-1.8 m/3-6 ft. Effective laxative much in use by American herbalists.

Needs plant support. Best started early indoors. Excellent stir fried. Beans will grow from 60cm/2ft-90cm/3ft long but pick them when they're tender (40cm/16in long). (Yard long bean; Dow gauk) Stringless bean with a mildly sweet flavour.

Nutritious soft-shelled seeds are widely consumed in macrobiotic cuisine. They can be brewed into beer or roasted to make a delicious coffee-like beverage. In Chinese medicine, the seeds strengthen the spleen and counteract damp heat, and are used for...

Said to remove freckles. Roots produce a red dye. (Cleavers) Fresh juice or infusion is applied to skin diseases and eruptions with good success.

Strong powdery mildew tolerance. Improved plainleaf variety with dark green flat leaves and upright growth habit.

The fresh leaves add a delicious bitterness to salads, sandwiches, pizza, and pasta. (Wild arugula) A beautiful wild arugula with deeply lobed leaves and purple-red veins.

Also used as an antibiotic against candida. The fresh leaves are edible and are eaten like cress. (Spilanthes; Australian cress) Leaves have a mild numbing effect and are useful for toothaches.

It was the origin of the French herbal lotion , one of the first treatments for gunshot wounds. The seed can be tricky to germinate, but once established the plant is tenacious. Appropriate for mid or back of the border plantings, the slender arching...

In Chinese medicine, it calms the spirit and opens the flow of in the heart, which in western terms may be related to its sedative and tranquilizing properties. Much easier to grow than the North American species.

Excellent for potplant production, reaching only 30-35cm (12-14”) high. ‘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.

Has protective, soothing effect on inflamed mucous membranes. In the food industry it is used as a stabilizer, emulsifier and flavour fixative, and it is common in chewing gum and candy.

Flowers reach 30cm/12in. The whole plant has potent but underappreciated astringent, expectorant and diuretic properties. Used for all respiratory problems including asthma, bronchitis, excess mucus, and cough.

Important medicinally for its calming effect. Tall growing vine, ideal for covering antenna towers. Only seeds may be imported into the U.S. (plants not permitted). Seeds will yield a mixture of male and female plants.

Will succeed, however, in gardens or in pots, provided soil is kept moist. Best grown along streams where water is shallow and calm.

Beautiful double orange-yellow upright trumpet-like flowers. Angels trumpets are popular in containers for the patio, balcony or deck. They are also used externally in the form of poultices or ointments for the treatment of aches, pains, arthritis, and...

Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost date for an early start. Easy to grow -- rather like tomatoes. Tomatillos will keep well through the winter if stored loose in a cool place.

Sowing successively every ten days will produce a regular supply of tasty salad greens. Sweet basil, borage, roquette, bronze fennel, sugar beet, red leaf lettuce. Heat tolerant; suited for mid-summer sowings.