Uses Seed Weed Suppression Seed For Sale In Canada

Stunning in flower beds! Flowers the first season if started early (Jan-Feb). Ht. 35-40cm/14-16. Lovely variety with large purple wing-like bracts resting upon a sea of dark purple flowerheads.

Although the process is lengthy it is possible to extract molasses, and even sugar, at home from sugar beets grown in your garden. A traditional source of molasses and sugar. Cool weather crop; roots attain maximum sugar content in the fall.

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

When in flower, it is used as a gland stimulant and an aphrodisiac. Masses of flowers in spring are a mix of purple, pink and white. This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening.

Herbs with edible flowers to add to salads, omelettes, desserts, and drinks. Feast for the eyes -- pleasing to the palate. Borage, Calendula, Heartsease, Nasturtium, Citrus Marigold.

Resembles green tomatoes and ground cherries, but neither is a substitute for the tomatillo. Easy to grow -- rather like tomatoes. A fixture in Mexican salsa verde, the mildly hot green sauce served with tacos and chile rellenos.

It is earlier to flower and more uniform than the standard form. Impressive in fresh floral arrangements! Casablanca is also a fine garden flower for tall borders. (Honeyplant) Commercial variety for the cutflower market.

Saponin content is somewhat lower than . Prefers dry, well-drained sandy loam. (Chinese ephedra) Properties and uses are similar to those of but contains the additional anti-inflammatory compound, ephedroxane.

Rhizomes are used to treat diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite and vomiting related to deficiencies of spleen or stomach. Also used as a diuretic and to reduce excessive sweating. Chinese medicinal herb noted for strengthening the spleen and building...

Important beeplant in Australia. Leaves are delightfully honey-scented.

Seeds can be ground and used with near abandon like black pepper. Its legendary healing powers are summed up in the Arab proverb, “In the black seed is the medicine for every disease except death.”

Very hardy; prefers dry, well-drained location with full sun exposure. Purified ephedrine is very potent, and a common North American practice of adding it to diet formulas is potentially dangerous because ephedrine can raise blood pressure if used over...

Large tropical-looking foliage. Caution: although the oil is safe, raw seeds are poisonous. Oil extracted from seeds is a commonly used laxative for temporary constipation and acute diarrhea.

Recent research suggests it has powerful anti-viral properties. AIso effective mosquito control. Besides its nematodicidal and insecticidal properies, it destroys noxious weeds, including ground elder, bindweed, couch grass and ground ivy.

Wonderful for bath and shower as it invigorates the skin without harsh abrasion. Used in Chinese cuisine as a vegetable and in medicine for rheumatic pains. (Loofah) Known as the ‘dishcloth gourd' because the dried over-ripe fruits can be used to scrub...

Requires full sun and light, sandy soil, but it will grow successfully in heavier soils if the drainage is good. More potent than cultivated tobaccos, with more nicotine, it is a source of nicotine sulfate, an insecticide for the control of aphids, thrips,...

The European species is officially recognized in the German Pharmacopoeia for the treatment of kidney and bladder disorders and for its excellent diuretic and antiphlogistic activities.

The yellow pigment is found primarily in the seeds, although can also be extracted from the leaves. Sow in a sunny spot, where it will get lots of moisture. Well known as a source for high quality yellow dye since ancient times; pigments used for oil...

Dusty miller is planted for its elegant lacy silver foliage, often used to create contrast and pattern in formal knot gardens and container plantings. One or two drops of fresh juice dropped into the eye are said to remove cataract.

Purple-rose flowers in spring. Traditionally used since the Middle Ages for whooping cough and as a mucus-reducing cough remedy. New research shows that it relieves the symptoms of hay fever and other seasonal allergies without the drowsiness that antihistamine...

Up to 0.5% hypericin; yields 2.5 tonnes/ha (1 ton/acre). Improved strain for commercial production.

Leaves nearly pure purple-bronze; very little green. Fine flavour and aroma. Significant improvement over the Dark Opal variety.

Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. Prefers sandy soil. Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario. Difficult to germinate; may take two years.

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