Excellent longlasting cutflower. Developed in the 1980s by Swedish echinacea breeder, Magnus Nilsson. Was proclaimed the Perennial Plant of the Year for 1998. Beautiful European variety with rose-purple petals that don't droop as much as wild echinaceas.
Fragrant flowers yield a yellow dye. Shrub of Mediterranean climatic zones; naturalized in California. Said to be 5-6 times more potent medicinally than Scotch broom.
Indeed, the Royal Horticultural Society has honoured it with an Award of Garden Merit, and it is an excellent as a cut or dried flower. But it is also a Chinese medicinal herb valued for its bitter aromatic tonic properties and is used to treat menstrual...
For a cover crop, drill or broadcast at 4 lb./1,000 sq.ft. Of nitrogen per acre they add upon breakdown. Specific charges will be displayed during checkout.Cut the plants near the base when most of the green color has turned brown and the seeds are hardening...
Fast grower; successive sowings every two weeks will ensure continuous supply. Very easy to grow. (Garland chrysanthemum; Chopsuey green) Popular Oriental green with an unusual strong flavour.
Good heat and drought tolerance. Excellent cutflower. Ht. 70-80cm/28-32. Attracts butterflies. Impressive new series from Germany with abundant large flowers, 10-12cm/4-5 across.
Requires a cold period (4-5 weeks at 5°C/40°F) or 24 hours in 40-70 ppm gibberellic acid for success. Root tincture made with brandy strengthens the human system, particularly in cases of weak digestion and lack of appetite.
Best sown direct very early in spring as it prefers cool weather. Brilliant orange flowers. Mildly narcotic colourless juice was used by Californian Indians to treat toothache.
Spicy anise-licorice aroma and flavour; excellent served fresh in such dishes as Thai green curries and Vietnamese noodle soups. A very regal looking plant! Has dense deep purple inflorescences contrasting with the dark green leaves.
Used in shampoos; believed to arrest hair loss and induce new growth. Used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, and as a top-quality industrial lubricant that may replace sperm whale oil.
Rates vary from 4-10 lb./acre depending on seeding method. Specific charges will be displayed during checkout.Pearl millet is well adapted to growing areas characterized by drought, low soil fertility, and high temperatures.
Grown for pods and young leaves used as vegetable and fodder. Ayurvedic medicinal herb used traditionally as a nerve tonic. D4115 Infosheet: free on request with order. Seeds are a natural storehouse of L-dopa, a precursor of the neural transmitter, dopamine.
Often touted as an aid for diabetes, obesity, heat stroke, cough and sore throat. It is believed to be the reason why an unusual number of people in areas where the herb is grown live to be 100 years.
It helps to protect the brain, the liver and the cardiovascular system. It is a rich source of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Almost every part of this tree is used for food. While it is a tropical tree, it can withstand a little frost, and does...
It will outcompete weeds in fields with high weed seed densities. This rapid and dense growth chokes out weeds and is used in crop-free fields in rotation with vegetables. Specific charges will be displayed during checkout.Cut the plants near the base...
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Days To Maturity: 35-42 bloom, 70-84 grain production
Good for stir-fries, stuffings, pickles, and raw in salads. The shape, size, glossy skin and color are similar without the heat. The fruits go from green to yellow, to orange and red as the fruits ripen, but they are best used when bright yellow.
No blanching required. Outstanding curled leaf variety from Holland that is both ornamental and delicious to use in the kitchen like parsley. Aromatic leaves are used to season soups and stews, and like parsley they can be used as a garnish.
Ht. 50cm/20”. Despite the popularity of hybrid lavender among French growers, this original Provencal lavender, with its deep blue shades and its more refined fragrance, is still commonly grown.
Pink flowers have delicate fragrance; June. Delicious in preserves, sauces and tea. (Wild rose) A wild rose found growing in eastern and western North America. Fruits or rosehips are 20 times richer in vitamin C than oranges.
When to Sow: Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall
Ease of Germination: Difficult/Special Treatment Required
If using for Nitrogen fixation we highly recommend using a cowpea inoculant. Long podded variety with 13-16 peas per pod, light tan in color, oblong shape, good garden variety. Try with for maximum Nitrogen fixation.
Hand pollination of the flowers is probably necessary also. As startling as gac is to those unfamiliar with it, the people of Vietnam know it well and revere it as the "fruit from heaven".
Earli-dew slips at maturity like a muskmelon. Creamy-green honeydew hybrid we've seen. Intermediate resistance to fusarium wilt (race 2). The smooth melons have a distinctive lime green flesh of excellent flavor and texture.
