Vegetable Seeds Seeds For Sale In Huntington Beach

Socrates is the most notable to die in this manner. The active principle, coniine, has provided to be an effective insecticide against aphids and blowflies. In the fresh state all parts are very poisonous.

Ht. 20-30cm/8-12in. Fresh flower petals are excellent in salads and can be used to make medicinal creams. The flowers are unusually long lasting, and if flowers are dead-headed, the flowers will just keep coming right up until frost.

The association between the dish and amaranth is so strong that the plant itself is often called “callaloo”. (Chinese spinach) Callaloo is a popular Caribbean dish made from different leafy plants depending on local custom.

Superb variety, excellent for Vietnamese and Thai cooking. Strongest scent and flavour of all the Thai basils.

Oval fruit with deep sutures, ropey net and sweet, juicy, salmon-colored flesh. Intermediate resistance to fusarium wilt (race 1). Gold Star is the established quality standard of Eastern muskmelons.

Angels trumpets are popular in containers for the patio, balcony or deck. Beautiful hallucinogenic plants from South America where they have a history of shamanic ritual use for divination, prophecy and sorcery.

Spring and fall plantings recommended. Use full size for a bunched green or as a salad mix component. Dark green leaves are deeply serrated. This arugula has a pleasant nutty flavor at baby leaf stage and a pungent peppery flavor when mature.

It is still a popular tradition in Mexico to gather them in the sierras. They can be dried like peppercorns or used fresh in salsa. Heat: 50,000-100,000 Scoville units. Evidence indicates it has been consumed by humans as far back as 7,500 BC.

Traditional Maori remedy for kidney and bladder complaints, and to combat the miseries of the common cold. Attractive New Zealand shrub called the Tea Plant by Captain Cook because of the agreeably bitter tea his men made from the leaves.

Resistant to Fusarium Wilt (races 1,2), Verticillium Wilt (race 1), Gray Leaf Spot, Alterneria Stem Canker and intermediate resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. Red Defender lends itself well to stake cultivation and has consistently produced smooth...

Excellent cut or dried flower. It is also used for mastitis and for distension of the breast. The roots are anti-inflammatory and are used as a galactagogue -- an agent that increases milk flow in nursing mothers.

Like , germination rates are often less than 40% and may benefit from pretreatments suggested for . The taller (1m/40”) and the paler of the two, and may, in fact, be the more important commercially because much of what is sold as may actually be this...

Colds, dyspepsia, stomachache, gout and constipation, and is used externally to clear up skin infections. Aromatic native of southern and eastern Africa where it is widely used for fevers and the treatment of malaria.

Resistant to TMV, PMV (1-2) and PVY (0,1). The beautiful fruit have good flesh thickness, ripen from green to a brilliant red and have a sweet flavor at full maturity. Marcato's strong plants produce big yields of tapered fruit that measure 7" x 2-1/2".

Gemini offers excellent virus protection with intermediate resistance to TMV, ToMV, PMV and PVY (0,1). The fruit measure 5-1/2" long x 3" wide, are sweet when mature, and taper to the blossom end.

Plant them at one time for a continuous 3 week harvest of delicious corn. We've selected some of the best varieties in the Harris sweet corn program, known for extra sweet flavor and good growth.

Detailed growing instructions included. Seeds are planted in hardwood forests or in specially prepared beds anytime from Sept. Native of cool hardwood forests throughout eastern and central North America.

The glossy, deep purple-black color of Classic is preferred by customers, and its erect, vigorous plant supports heavy yields of high quality fruit. Not adapted to the cool winter growing areas such as Florida and Mexico.

Stramonium can be sown directly in the garden, or started indoors. However it is a valuable medicinal. A potent plant with many possibilities to professional researchers. Externally applying a cloth soaked in an infusion made from the leaves is thought...

Because it is hardy (unlike indigo) woad is still grown for natural dyeing. For ages the main source of blue dye in Europe, until the introduction of indigo in the 17th century. Contains the same dyestuff as indigo, though in lower concentration.

White-pink flowers resemble turtle heads. (Balmony; Bitter herb) Used for poor appetite, indigestion, general debility, constipation, piles, worms. Good tonic during convalescence.

Fine garden annual, easily grown. Also helps to clear vision. Used in China for stopping hemorrhages and diarrhea. Brilliant orange or red crested flowers resemble a rooster's comb.

Plant as early as possible due to long maturity. The 5" long fruit weigh from 1 to 1-1/2 lbs. This specialty butternut squash comes from Cornell University's Breeding Institute. And have a sweet and rich flavored deep orange flesh.

Controversially, the bark contains cephalanthin, a compound that is both a poison and a source of its healing powers. The roots were used for "menstruation sickness" which the Seminoles believed was a weakness men suffered after having intercourse with...

Bumpkin is produced on a space-saving semi-bush plant that has intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. Its fruit is larger than our Munchkin but have the same shape and bright orange color.

Tufts with large, bronze bracts. Splendid golden-yellow fl.

Excellent for wintering over, the firm stems are ideal for garnishing and flavoring. The dark green color of the tightly curled leaves is enhanced when grown in cooler seasons. Developed in Denmark, this is the best parsley of all.