Vegetables Tomato Seeds For Sale In International

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.

A traditional source of molasses and sugar. Sow in open ground in May; pull roots in October. Cool weather crop; roots attain maximum sugar content in the fall. Although the process is lengthy it is possible to extract molasses, and even sugar, at home...

While leaves form ground-hugging mats. European native with neat rosettes of hairy leaves and lemon-yellow flowers. Flowers reach 30cm/12in. Used for all respiratory problems including asthma, bronchitis, excess mucus, and cough.

This is the flower of deceit, giving off its lovely perfume only in the evening. 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.

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

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

(Honeyplant) Commercial variety for the cutflower market. 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.

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

Chinese medicinal herb noted for strengthening the spleen and building energy. Rhizomes are used to treat diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite and vomiting related to deficiencies of spleen or stomach.

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

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.”

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 a long period, and can even cause cardiac arrythmias.

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.

AIso effective mosquito control. (Huacatay) ‘Weedkiller' plant. 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...

It is grown for smoking in some parts of Asia. Click for instructions for growing tobacco in home gardens. It is frost tender, but will produce a crop in areas where the summers are warm and frost-free.

Easily taken for granted in North America when the countryside is awash with its yellow flowers in fall, goldenrod is better appreciated in Europe as a medicinal plant. The European species is officially recognized in the German Pharmacopoeia for the...

Well known as a source for high quality yellow dye since ancient times; pigments used for oil paint as well as dyeing wool, cotton, and silk up until the Middle Ages. The yellow pigment is found primarily in the seeds, although can also be extracted from...

This popular annual bedding plant has many hidden talents. One or two drops of fresh juice dropped into the eye are said to remove cataract. Dusty miller is planted for its elegant lacy silver foliage, often used to create contrast and pattern in formal...

Traditionally used since the Middle Ages for whooping cough and as a mucus-reducing cough remedy. Clinical studies show that it significantly reduces the risk of migraine attack, and relieves asthma and chronic bronchitis.

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

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

Interesting cactus, winter hardy in Ontario. Bears edible fruits (pears) having pleasant, sweet, somewhat acid taste. Prefers sandy soil. May be eaten raw or dried, first discarding thick skins and seeds.

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