Cover Crop Seed Cool Season Soil Building Mix Growing a cover crop (aka Green Manure) is a wonderful way to build soil organic matter, protect the soil against erosion, fix nitrogen, provide habitat for beneficial insects & pollinators and so much more! We typically plant cool season cover crops after harvesting the last of the summer garden which is typically in October here in Oregon.  Alternately, they can be planted as early in late winter or early spring as possible.   This mixture of cool season varieties is a proven mix that we use here on our farm and in gardens. The cereal grain Oats sprout quickly and provide a vertical scaffold for the peas and vetch to climb. The 2 peas sprout quickly and provides fast growth and coverage and abundant nitrogen fixation.  A cereal grain and legume mix can grow from 2 to 5 tons (!!!) of biomass per acre, that's 40-100 pounds for a 100 square foot area. * We regret that we are unable to ship this product internationally in amounts larger than 1 pound * Seeding rates:   75-150 pounds per acre  1/4-1/2 pound per 100 sq.ft., 5-6# for 1000 sq.ft.  A cereal grain and legume mix can grow from 2 to 5 tons (!!!) of biomass per acre, that's 40-100 pounds for a 100 square foot area. Cool Season Soil Building Mix contains: (Cayuse Oats, Lana Vetch, Magnus Peas, Dundale Peas, Barley, Bunker Triticale) 1/5th each. Roughly 60% legume and 40% grain.  ...

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Cowpeas, California Blackeye (80 days) Vigna unguiculata   We received this wonderful garden treat from seedkeeper, Rowen White and are pleased with its early maturity.  Black eyed peas are a crop that thrives in warm SE climates, so this strain appears adapted to the cooler night time temperatures here in the west.  Pods are 6-8” long and presented above the foliage making harvest a breeze.  They can be shelled fresh or dried.  SSF  Packet (1/2 ounce) ...

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Cress, Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled (35 days)  Lepidium Sativum Twisted, crisped and savoyed leaves gives these leaves unexpected heft and toothsomeness for a little garden cress. The loft and textural interest make this cress a wonderful filler for fresh garden bouquets. Bred by Frank Morton, a cross between Persian and Curly cress, the leaves of this unique variety are held erect for easy cutting. Late bolting.  Packet: 1 1/2 g ...

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Cucumber, Armenian Cucumis melo var. flexuosus   The Armenian cucumber is a type of long, slender fruit which tastes like a cucumber and looks somewhat like a cucumber inside. It is actually a variety of muskmelon (C. melo), a species closely related to the cucumber (C. sativus). It is also known as the yard-long cucumber, snake cucumber, snake melon, tharr in Pakistan, kakri in India, atta in Egypt, mekti in Lebanon, feggous or fakkous in Morocco, acur in Turkey, φακούσι (fakoosi) in Cyprus, fakoos and qitha in Jordan and uri in Japan. It should not be confused with the snake gourds (Trichosanthes spp.). The skin is very thin, light green, and bumpless. It has no bitterness and the fruit is almost always used without peeling and quite delicious! SSF  (2 g ~25 seeds) ...

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Cucumber, Bolivian (aka Achocha) (100 days) Cyclanthera pedata An incredibly vigorous growing relative if cucumber that grows 10-12 feet long vines. We obtained seed of this unique cultivar from Dr. Alan "Mushroom" Kapuler of Peace Seeds in Corvallis, OR. Achocha has been cultivated in the Andes for hundreds of years where it is also known as caigua. Not a true cucumber, rather it is more like a distant relative. It has soft, little "thorns" or horns on tyhe fruit. Like cool (not cold) weather. Sprawling vining habit can be trained to climb up a fence or trellis. Traditionally used cut up in soups, or hollowed out, stuffed with cheese, and baked. SSF Packet: 1 g (~25 seeds)...

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CUCUMBER, Green Finger (65 days) Cucumis sativus This is a fine OP Persian cucumber that is ideal for market growers or home gardeners. It has very thin, dark green skin, and the crisp flesh is sweet, juicy, burpless, and never bitter. It's a truly gourmet variety that is highly prolific, producing up to 15 fruits per plant. Average size is 6-8", although the fruit holds its quality and can be picked anywhere from 4 to 10" long. (of course, if you pick baby cukes, you can expect to harvest even more. A beit-alpha type, open pollinated cucumber recently developed by Cornell University. It is one of the only OP cucumbers available that is resistant to a host of significant foliar diseases including powdery mildew, papaya ringspot virus, watermelon mosaic virus, and zucchini yellow mosaic virus. Thanks to Steve Peters from Seed Revolution now for introducing us to this variety. Packet (1 g ≈ 25 seeds)...

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Cucumber, Lemon (68 days) Cucumis sativus Very productive variety introduced in 1894 produces copious amounts of pale yellow round sweet and crunchy fruits that are delicious eaten right in the garden.  Never bitter.  Plants are sprawling vines that keep producing up until frost.  Disease resistant.  Children love them!  HEIRLOOM. Packet (2 g ≈ 25 seeds) 1/2 ounce ounce...

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Cucumber, Little Leaf H-19 Pickling (57 days) Cucumis sativus This little gem marvels us with abundant piles of tasty and crisp little pickers. Plants are parthenocarpic and produce heavily even in the absence of pollinators, so they may be used in greenhouse culture. Compact vines don’t occupy much space and lend themselves nicely to container culture. Released by Univ. of Arkansas in 1991.  Packet (2 g ≈ 25 seeds) ...

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Cucumber, Mideast Peace (70-85 days) Cucumis sativus From the seed collection of Alan Kapular, also known as Mideast Prolific.  Grows 3-5’ vines which produce several crops of 6-8”, non-bitter, smooth and thin-skinned and makes for excellent fresh eating or pickles. Packet (2 g ≈ 25 seeds)            ...

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Cucumber, Muncher (60-65 days) Cucumis sativus A tender delight with thin skin. Muncher is considered a burpless variety with much less bitter skin then other open pollinated varieties. It was developed by the University of Washington and is a Lebanese style cucumber. Excellent for salads and fresh eating but also small enough to pickle. Strong, vigorous vines with fruit that are ripe for picking between 5-9”. Packet (2 g ≈ 25 seeds) Photo by Harshal S. Hirve on Unsplash ...

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Cucumber, NY Slicing 264 (65 days)  Cucumis sativus A standard straight green cucumber that matures early and yields abundant fruit.  Michael Mazourek, plant breeder at Cornell University in New York has developed this variety to stand up to increasing disease pressure such as Downy mildew. FER Packet (2 g ≈ 25 seeds) ...

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Poona Kheera (55-60 days) Cucumis sativus Originally from Poona, India, this unique variety starts out with smooth, pale yellow skin that matures to a russetted rosy brown almost like a potato.  Don’t let their unusual appearance fool you, because they are one of the most mild, sweet and delicious fresh eating cucumbers available. Excellent disease resistance. CHS.  Packet (1 g. ≈ 25 seeds) ...

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Cucumber, Richmond Green Apple (70 days) Cucumis sativus A lime green heirloom wonder from Australia that produces round to oblong, crunchy fruits that are 2-3" in diameter. A delightful snack that some say rivals that flavor of the beloved Lemon cucumber. You'll have to try both and be the judge. HEIRLOOM. Packet:  2 g (~25 seeds) Half Ounce Ounce...

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Cucumber, Snow’s Fancy  Cucumus sativus  (55 days) A truly delightful picking cucumber,  Snow’s Fancy was selected from Chicago Pickler and is an Illinois heirloom from  around 1905. It will produce small fruits about 5” in length, dark green with thin skin and is excellent if eaten fresh or made into pickles. Plants are quick to bear fruit and make it a great choice for places with shorter growing seasons. Packet: 2g  Photo credit: Photo by Jonathan Pielmayer on Unsplash  ...

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Cucumber, Spacemaster 80 - (70 days)  Cucumis sativus A real gem for small gardens, tight spaces, and urban gardeners. Spacemaster stays contained within a 36" area yet still produces loads of crisp, tasty 7-8" fruits. It is also a dependable producer in that it is resistant to Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Scab. Packet: 2 g (~25 seeds) 1/2 ounce: ...

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Cucumber, Suyo Long  (60-70 days) Cucumis sativus From northern China.  Ribbed, dark-green skin with heavy white spines. 10-18” long fruits are almost seedless, non-bitter burp less, crisp and tender.  Very prolific.  Heat resistant and powdery mildew resistant.  Trellis for straight fruits.  HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet (1 g ≈ 25 seeds) ...

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Cucumber - Sweet Marketmore Cucumis sativus    Our friend Bill Reynolds at Eel River Farm shared this variety with us a decade ago as an improved Marketmore that worked well in his organic market farm system on account of its disease resistance, sweet, non-bitter flavor and high productivity. Fruits are straight and 7-9” long and dark green. Packet =  (2 g.≈ 25 seeds) 1/4 ounce 1 ounce ...

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Cup Plant, Silphium perfoliatum Perennial A towering queen of the midwestern prairies related to sunflowers, they can grow to 8’ high and produce a profusion of small yellow flowers.  Used by native tribes as an expectorant for coughs.  Aldo Leopold once said, "What a thousand acres of Silphiums looked like when they tickled the bellies of the buffalo is a question never again to be answered, and perhaps not even asked." May he be proved wrong.  Packet: (.35g ~ 30 seeds) ...

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Dahlia, Bishop’s Children Dahlia x hybrida  (80 days transplant to flowering)  We are grateful to our friends at Wild Garden Seeds for this beautiful heirloom mix.  Tall (3’+) plants with deep, dark purple foliage sporting 3-4" single and double blooms in a range of solid or variegated tones. Orange, apricot, gold, red, pink, purple and bicolored broad flat petals. Long straight stems are perfect for tall bouquets. Dahlias grown from seed also produce tubers that will be perennial in mild climate areas, or overwinter through freezes under a deep mulch. Tubers can be left to regrow the next season or dug up and divided to multiply and share....

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DAHLIA Seed, Harlequin Mix Dahlia x hybrid   That’s right, it’s a dahlia from seed!  Playful, bi-colored and single-colored collarette-type dahlias liven up your garden borders and containers with semi-double blooms in magenta-white, scarlet-yellow, orange, red, magenta, purple, and ivory.  Compact plants growing to 16” tall form (edible) tubers that can be lifted from the garden and stored to grow next season, or held in a pot and protected until frost free days come around again in Spring. Because of its short stature, this dahlia begins to bloom early and will keep going until Fall frost. Packet - 1/2 g (~60 seeds) ...

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Dahlia Seed, Stargazer Mix  Dahlia x hybrida These star-shaped dahlias bloom reliably from seed and produce 3-4” semi-double blossoms with open centers.  Color is solid or two-tone, with reds, scarlets, apricots, oranges and yellows.   A favorite of garden pollinators and visually stunning, these dahlias are a great addition to the front border. Native to Mexico where the Aztecs called them “ cocoxochitl or acocotli“.  A tender perennial that grows up to 30”.   Space 9-12” apart.  Packet - (.5 g ~60 seeds) ...

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Daisy, Crazy Leucanthemum × superbum   A welcomed variation on the Shasta Daisy,  'Crazy' Daisy is easy to grow from seed, drought tolerant, and has a long bloom period (about 2 months under optimal conditions).  The petal shapes are intriguing with everything in between flat to quilled, and single to fully double petals.  20% of blooms have closed centers.  Some individual plants are reminiscent of mums with their quilled, doubled, and varying lengths of petals.  Long lived and easy to divide.  A perennial garden mainstay with edible leaves that can be added to late Spring salads. Packet -( 0.2g ~80 seeds)...

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Daisy, Zulu Prince Venidium fastuosum (90 days)  Dramatic (2-3”) flowers with a jet-black center and white petals with rings of orange and purple in the center grow from a grayish green mound of hairy leaves.  A striking addition to the garden!  Thrives in heat and drought.  Easy to grow.  Best started as transplants and planted out. Packet 0.2 g (~200 seeds)...

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Dame’s Rocket (240 days) Hesperis matronalis  Also known as Sweet Rocket or Wild Phlox, this fragrant Spring-blooming flower will delight you with its tall, early color and clove-like aroma.  Dames Rocket sends up purple and white spikes; cut it regularly and it will continue to side branch or cut it all-the-way back (before it makes seed) for a second flush a few weeks later.  Plant in late Summer for early Spring bloom, either directly or plan to transplant.  Will readily self-sow.  A biennial or short-lived perennial that grows up to 60”; space 9-12” apart.  FLA. Packet (1g ~290 seeds) ...

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Dan Shen (Red Sage), Salvia miltiorrhiza A standard in Traditional Chinese medicine, Danshen also know as Red Sage is part of the Lamiaceae family. Danshen is a perennial herb that grows to about 2 feet tall.  Like many Salvia genus members, Danshen has unique beak shaped beautiful lavender flowers with dark purple calyx. Fairly easy to grow, seeds take 14-21 days to germinate. >0.1g ~50 seeds Photo Credit:  CC BY 3.0 File:Salviamiltiorrhiza.jpg Created: 1 August 2011 ...

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Delphinium x belladonna   130-135 days  Delicate and airy pale blue blooms on lacy slender branches. Grows to 3-4”.  A Belladonna type, perennial with flowers that bloom in the first year. Delphinium seeds germinate best with 2-4 weeks of moist cold stratification. Highly recommended variety for cut flowers. Packet: 0.1g ~15-20 seeds  ...

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Devil’s Claw Proboscidea parviflora (90 days)  A very unique plant long cultivated by indigenous peoples throughout the desert southwest where the immature pods are used as food and the mature seed pods used in basketry.  12” long seed pods are sharply hooked and resemble a somewhat menacing looking claw, hence the common name. Large white seeds best started indoors and transplanted once the risk of frost has passed as the plants are frost tender.  Grows to about 18-24” tall.  The large pink flowers are quite showy. Packet (1.5g)...

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(80 days) Dianthus hybridus  Aptly named fragrant and lacy snowflake like flowers grace 18” plants with sturdy branches. Producing lovely sweet and spicy aromatics these blooms make great cut flowers. Flowers are bi-color in soft pinks and mauves with the occasional violet. Seeds need some light to germinate so press into soil instead of covering. Sow indoors up to 8 weeks before last front and plant out and harden off to transplant out after the danger of frost has past. Germination 15-25 days. Full Sun.  (packet ~.1 gram = 75 seeds)...

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Dill, Ambrosia Anethum graveolens (35 days)  This is a wonderfully aromatic dill to grow if your goal is aromatic greens for fresh use or bunching rather than the Mammoth which is best for its seeds. Originally obtained from Peace Seeds. OFS. Packet (1/2 g) ...

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Dill, Mammoth Bouquet Anethum graveolens (40-60 days) The classic dill for using the fresh greens as a seasoning or the dried seeds. Vigorous, grows quite tall (3-5 feet). Graces gardens with its pungent sweet aroma and pickle recipes with that certain ‘je ne sais quoi’. If allowed to go to seed they tend to volunteer in subsequent seasons. Also used as a beautiful bouquet filler! Packet (1/2 g) ...

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White Dill Ammi majus (65-75 days) Here’s another popular filler flower with large white umbels (5-6”) that the pollinators go crazy for any time of year.  White Dill is a sturdy, highly-productive cut-and-come again flower that overwinters in the greenhouse in our climate for early spring blooms and can be planted in succession most months of the year for a steady progression of white flowers that combine well with just about anything in a mixed bouquet. An annual that reaches up to 72”; space 12” apart.  FLA Packet: 0.3g...

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Dyer’s Bundle #1 (5 packets)   Great for spinners, weavers, and fiber artists of all types, our Dyer’s Mix is the missing piece in your pursuit of producing sustainable food, medicine, and fiber.  Did you know that chemical textile dyes are highly toxic and a significant pollutant to our earth’s soils and water?  Move to greater self-reliance and earth stewardship by growing your own textile dyes!  OR, just get crafty. Our mix of 5 packets with growing tips includes: Calendula Alpha Coreopsis Dyer's Cosmos Bright Lights Marigold Tashkent Zinnia Scarlet We reserve the right to make substitutions to this collection with other similar varieties, if necessary.  ...

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Dyer's Bundle #2 (5 packets)  More dye plants available because of popular demand!  Great for spinners, weavers, and fiber artists of all types, our Dyer’s Collection II is the missing piece in your pursuit of producing sustainable food, medicine, and fiber.  Did you know that chemical textile dyes are highly toxic and a significant pollutant to our earth’s soils and water?  Move to greater self-reliance and earth stewardship by growing your own textile dyes!  OR, just get crafty. Our mix of 5 packets with growing tips includes: Amaranth Red Dye Plume Chamomile Dyers Cosmos Sunrise Scabiosa Black Knight Sunflower Black Dye We reserve the right to make substitutions to this collection with other similar varieties, if necessary.  ...

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Echinacea purpurea  This perennial herb is easy to grow as its seeds germinate without stratification (cold-treatment). A vigorous grower, echinacea can reach 4 feet in flower with dozens of beautiful pink/purple blossoms arising from a mound of dark green leaves. Flowers usually emerge the second year and hold well in bouquets.  Highly attractive to beneficial insects, echinacea is one of the flowers most visited by butterflies in the garden. Aerial parts and roots are used medicinally to support the immune system, and simply chewing on pieces of their central cone will make the mouth tingle. FLA Packet (1/5 g ≈ 90 seeds)   ...

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Echinops, Globe Thistle Echinops ritro (240 days) A beautiful perennial thistle that produces gorgeous pale purple / blue metallic looking globe shaped 2-3” blooms. Works really well in fresh and everlasting bouquets.  Being a thistle, the leaves are pokey.  1/2 g (~30 seeds)...

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Edible Flowers Bundle (5 packets)   Flavorful and beautiful, our edible flower mix provides the perfect finishing touch to noteworthy meals.  This combination of 5 different packets includes edible annual flowers that bloom from April-October, providing you the opportunity to add color and flourish for many months of the year. Growing tips included with your packets of:  Borage Calendula Alpha Chives Common Cosmos Bright Lights Shungiku Edible Chrysanthemum We reserve the right to make substitutions to this collection with other similar varieties, if necessary.  ...

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Eggplant, Diamond  Solanum melongena  (70 days to maturity from transplanting) Collected from the Ukraine by SSE in 1993. Fruits are set in clusters of 4-6 on 2' tall plants. Dark purple fruits with green tinted flesh are 9" long by 3" in diameter. Excellent texture and flavor, rarely bitter. Disease resistant. Fruits are smaller and a more manageable size than the standard Black Beauty types.  They are also unique in that they tend to produce a consistent early flush of fruits. Packet (3/5 g) 2.5 g ...

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Eggplant, Listada de Gandia  Solanum melonega (85 days)  Beautiful and unusual lavender fruit that is sometimes striped with white.  Unique oval egg shaped fruits 6"-8" long.  Needs ample heat to mature successfully.  Cloche or greenhouse culture recommended in colder microclimates.  Packet (3/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Eggplant, Ping Tung Long  (70 days) Solanum melongena   A high yielding Asian style eggplant that produces a dozen or more 12-18” long slender, glossy lavender fruits.  Exceptionally tender and flavorful.  Named for the city in Taiwan it hails from, Ping Tung tolerates heat, disease and moist conditions.   Packet ( 3/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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EGGPLANT, Violetta di Firenze (75-90 days) Solanum melongena   Bi-color white & purple heirloom from Florence, Italy. Mild, creamy taste; never bitter. Plump, ruffled teardrop shape; similar to Rosa Bianca but with deeper purple coloring. Stunning, abundant, softball-sized fruits. Packet - 3/5 g 5 Grams ...

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Elderberry, Black Sambuchus nigra – Perennial Tree.  We are offering seeds from dried berries of this strain from Europe.  Soften dried berries in water to separate seeds, then plant early in spring and be patient as they can take many weeks to finally sprout. Elder is prized for its myriad of medicinal qualities. Packet (1/2g)...

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ELECAMPANE Inula helenium, Perennial.   Striking 8-foot plant with golden flowers from the second year on. Roots are known to be excellent for coughs, asthma, and chest infections. It also contains compounds with an antibacterial Plant shallowly in damp soil in spring, using pots or flats. Lovely plant for screen or a border.  It gets big so give it room!  (0.1g ~ 75 seeds) ...

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Endive, Nina Frisee    Chicorium endiva (50 days) This is a fantastic addition to any salad with its mild flavored, frilly, finely cut leaves.  Direct sow closely to encourage blanching and tenderness.  Can be grown from srping through fall and is fairly winter hardy as well.  A salad mix staple because of its unique texture and flavor.  Packet:  1/2 g ...

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EPAZOTE (aka Wormseed) Dysphania ambrosioides - PERENNIAL Formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as wormseed, Jesuit's tea, Mexican-tea, payqu (paico), epazote, mastruz, or herba sanctæ Mariæ, is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to Central America long used as a medicinal and culinary herb.  Epazote is in the Chenopodaceae family and is related to lambsquarters and quinoa and is noted for its resinous medicinal pungency. The fragrance of D. ambrosioides is strong but difficult to describe. A common analogy is to turpentine or creosote. It has also been compared to citrus, savory and mint.  The most common use for this herb that grows to about 3 feet tall is in cooking with black beans for flavor and its supposed carminative (less gas) properties, although it is also widely used in Mexico and other parts of Central America in a wide variety of dishes. Packet: (0.3g ~100 seeds)  ...

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Erba Stella (aka Salad Leaf Plantain) (50 days)  Plantago coronopus Like its weedy relatives,m Erba Stella ( star grass in Italian) salad leaf plantain comes from Europe. Records there indicate that humans have enjoyed munching on it since the 16th century. Salad plantain's ptyher European names incluse corne-de-cerf, Buckshorn, or star-of -the-earth. Grows a pretty rosette of slender lancular leaves with little "horns" or "spurs" on them to about a 6-8" circle. Very delicate flavor is crunchy and reminiscent of parsley and spinach. Very easy to grow. Thrives in cool, wet weather. HEIRLOOM. SSF Packet: 1/4 g ...

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Eryngium, Glitter Mix  Eryngium planum   A glistening, thistle-like flower with either a grey-green (white) or blue glittering sheen.  Spiny but manageable in arrangements, Eryngium is actually highly coveted by florists and brides for its interesting, wildflower-like texture.  Blooms hold for weeks in the garden and the vase.  Eryngium is also known as ‘Sea Holly’ and is a tough plant that tolerates drought, poor and salty soil conditions.  A perennial that grows up to 36” tall.  Very slow to germinate.  Space 9” apart.  FLA. Packet: (0.3g ~150 seeds) ...

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Euphorbia, Mountain Snow Euphorbia marginata (120 days)  The variegated foliage of this euphorbia is stunning.  When day length shortens green leaves develop strong white variegation along the leaf margin, and white flower bracts add to the show.  Allow the flowers to set seed and small green balls form adding texture to visual appeal.  ‘Mountain Snow’ is extremely long-lasting in the vase (up to 3 weeks without preservative) and one of my favorite foliages to work with. Milky white sap can be a skin irritant so consider using gloves when cutting. Up to 30” tall.  Space 12” apart.  FLA.  Packet: 0.6g (~30 seeds)...

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EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera biennis  A biennial plant with a plume of bright yellow flowers and a sturdy taproot, evening primrose grows to about 8’ tall and flowers in its second season. You might find this North American native in your backyard or in fields, along roadsides, or in waste areas throughout much of eastern North America where it has naturalized. Easy to grow in almost any soil, (sandy, loamy soil average, well draining). Likes full sun. Zones 3 to 8. Used to mitigate the discom- fort associated with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It also has garnered attention as an important dietary supple- ment and a good source of essential fatty acids. SSF. Packet (0.2g ~ 200 seeds)  ...

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