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Produce pods that are six to seven inches long and purple. One of the most popular varieties preferred by Southerners. Hulls are purple, cowpeas are green with pinkeyes when freshly picked turning cream with dark maroon when dry.

The effect is striking, as if masses of butterflies have gathered in the garden. Ht. 40-45cm/16-18”. Impressive French stoechas lavender with elongated wing-like magenta petals extending from dark bracts on slender stalks.

Turnips prefer a pH above 6.4 with moderate nitrogen and an abundance of phosphorus and potash. Deer and cattle will graze on the foliage in the fall and the roots throughout the winter.Sowing mid summer through early fall is best for winter grazing.

(Couve tronchuda; Portuguese kale)

It is a cool season crop that does best in the early spring or in autumn, and can be sown successively for multiple crops. (Miner's lettuce) During the California gold rush miners ate this wild green to avoid getting scurvy.

The young leaves and petals can be added to salads. Flower buds can be pickled in vinegar and used in place of capers. Easy to grow, with a long flowering season, the numerous button flowers appear from early spring until late autumn.

Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red. Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit. Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods.

Black Crowder cowpea is a high yielding variety of long pods. The peas themselves have a deep purple color when first shelled which then turn black when dried. The green pods are easy to shell.

Excellent lemon scent with larger leaves and more robust growth habit than the standard lemon basil variety. Up to 90cm/3ft with pink flowers.

These small seeds can be added to foods like cereals, smoothies, yogurt, bread, and many other foods that you enjoy. Chia also expands, so it's great for helping you control your appetite! These seeds have been shown to regulate blood sugar.

Rich source of vitamins A, B and C. Shrub or small tree. Eaten fresh, or in jellies, preserves and pastes. Bears sweet; juicy, highly flavoured fruits, in a fine balance between acid, sugar and pectin.

Excellent cut flower with colours in the yellow, orange and gold range. (African marigold) Although better known by the misnomer, ‘African marigold', this Central American annual is a popular bedding plant available in many ornamental hybrid forms.

Sweet-scented, deep violet flowers are candied as decoration for puddings, cakes and ice cream. Important source of perfume. Old garden favourite.

Yellow flowers bear bladder-like pods which when squeezed go off with a bang. Like true senna ( spp.), its leaves have purgative properties, but the effect is much less drastic. Attractive hardy Mediterranean shrub.

Wild Geranium that grows wild in woodland floors. An easy plant to grow from seed and transplant outside. Does well in sun or mostly shady locations. Wild Geranium, also called Spotted Geranium.

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

The leaves can be quite a chore to chew! But Favorit is different -- it is a curled parsley with a softer texture and a much nicer mouth-feel. It is a tad sweeter too, making it one terrific parsley for all around use.

(Papaloquelite) Fabulous herb from Mexico. Grows up to 2m (8ft) high, but can be harvested at a much smaller stage when the flavour is milder. In Mexico, used fresh with soups and stews, grilled meats, beans and salads, much like cilantro.

Besides its nematodicidal and insecticidal properies, it destroys noxious weeds, including ground elder, bindweed, couch grass and ground ivy. (Huacatay) ‘Weedkiller' plant. In South America, dried leaves are used to flavour soups, meats and vegetables.

Effective laxative much in use by American herbalists. 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.

Large single yellow trumpet-like flowers are fragrant at night. Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery.

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Lovely ornamental lavender grown as an annual in flowerbeds, planters, and baskets. Set against its soft aromatic fern-like green leaves are masses of bright blue lavender flowers.

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.

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