Vegetable Plants Plants For Sale In Modesto

They keep very well in storage. From one of our customers, here is an excellent tip: "One of the best uses for this onion is to take the bulblet clusters on top of the stems and plant them intact about two inches deep in the fall.

Has highest allantoin content. Preferred russian type for home, garden and medicinal use. Rust resistant.

A keynote flavour in Jamaican cuisine. Quite unlike other thymes, this favourite of tropical America has large fleshy leaves.

It stimulates the stomach and the spleen and has been used to treat diabetes, asthma, diarrhea, and emotional instability. Reported to have survived zone 3 in Alberta. Traditionally used as a herbal tonic and as a contraceptive.

Chronic complaints such as PMS disappear. The latter is very active biologically regulating such functions as the vessel and immune systems. Oil in seeds contains gammalinolenic acid (GLA), a precursor of prostaglandin E1.

Repels ants from counters or around baseboard. Repels cockroaches as well. Now used in cosmetic preparations. Blooming flower heads and leafy shoots produce yellow and green fabric dyes.

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See Russian Comfrey Bocking No. 14 also. Highest concentration of protein. The preferred type for farming use. More rust-resistant. Recommended as fodder, especially for pigs and poultry.

Praised for its brilliant deep blue and black flowers on 38cm/15” spikes appearing from early summer until frost. (Anise-scented sage; Guarani sage) This is the best of the sages for attracting hummingbirds.

Strong peppermint scent; robust upright habit.

Easy houseplant. An apt name, as the odour of the fleshy leaves closely resembles that of the chest cold remedy, and can be used for that purpose.

Very hardy, very adaptable. Gaining a well-deserved reputation as a highly effective remedy for colds and flus. (Elderberry) Source of fruit for elderberry wine, pie and jelly, possesses extraordinary powers as a virus and bacteria fighter.

'Vern's' is a reliable producer of large tasty sweet figs with a dark brown skin and a light amber flesh. This is an improvement over a well-known but mostly unreliable 'Brown Turkey' variety grown in North America.

Likes damp, acidic soil. (Bearberry; Kinnikinnik) Used for kidney and bladder infections on account of its diuretic and antiseptic properties. Attractive glossy green leaves and pink bell-shaped flowers.

Said to have been grown by Thomas Jefferson in his garden at Monticello. An excellent choice for xeriscaping, it prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Young leaves and flowers are edible, and can be added to salads for colour and interest.

Large showy rose-pink flowers flushed with lilac. Pleasant scent with a hint of eucalyptus.

(Sweet flag) Medicinally useful for flatulent colic, gastritis and dyspepsia. Root powder is valuable as a fixative in potpourris. This is the North American variety which lacks the carcinogen, cis-isoasarone, found in European varieties.

Fine lacy foliage. Lemon yellow single flowers: free-blooming.

(Lion's ear; Wild dagga) The botanical species name means ‘lion's ear' but the impressive orange flower spikes look more like a lion's tail than an ear! It is a tall native of southern Africa where it is used for epilepsy, headache, hypertension, and...

Showy orange-red fuchsia-like flowers; miniature fruits. A red dye is produced from fruit skins and flowers. Considered an excellent remedy for tapeworms since the time of the Greeks.

A source of vitamin C, it was once used to combat scurvy. It will spread if unchecked, but who would mind more of this useful and delicious herb? For homemade prepared horseradish, peel roots into cubes and puree in a food processor, adding white vinegar...

Good for picking, drying and baling. It is one of the most popular hops for craft brewing and is great for dry hopping. Cascade was the first widely grown American-bred aroma hop with a relatively low bittering value.

(Ironwort) Traditional tea consumed throughout Greece to treat the common cold. Sideritis species have proven anti-inflammatory properties; research into anti-arthritic and antimicrobial uses is ongoing.

Used as table fruit and in sherbet, jam, and beverages. Grow in sunniest window or greenhouse and provide support of trellis. Edible purple fruits possess pleasant flavour. Slow to germinate.

Used to season soups, poultry, meats, noodles, salads, and dumplings. Prefers moist, partly shady locations but will grow in full sun. The leaves look a lot like Italian flat-leaf parsley.

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