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<h2 class=""><strong>Swiss Chard Seeds 'White Silver'</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 100 (1.9g) or 1600 (20g) seeds.</strong></span></h2> <div> <div>Chard 'White Silver' has the best flavour of any chard and looks wonderful with its chunky white-stems. A hugely long producing and worthwhile plant.&nbsp;Chard is one of my desert island veg because you can pick it for months on end and there are so many fantastic ways to cook it . Make sure to strip the white from the green, as they have different cooking times.</div> <div>For a delicious, nutritious and quick recipe for chard, try out a simple Chard and Coconut Soup for a family dinner.</div> </div> <div>Companion Plants: Celery, cucumbers, dill, garlic, hyssop, lettuce, mint, nasturtium, onions, potatoes, rosemary, sage, spinach,&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Name &amp; Variety</strong></span></td> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><em>Chard 'White Silver'&nbsp;</em>(Beet Leaf, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Soil Type:</strong></span></td> <td><span style="color: #008000;">Richly manured ground. They like a rich soil, so dig in lots of organic material to planting position.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Site:</strong></span></td> <td><span style="color: #008000;">Full sun or partial shade</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Seed:</strong></span></td> <td><span style="color: #008000;">For a constant supply throughout the year, sow undercover from February - March then direct sow in April - early September. Easy germination.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Spacing:</strong></span></td> <td><span style="color: #008000;">Plant seedlings 60cm apart if in rows. Sow 3-4 seeds in stations 23cm apart - leaving 35cm between the rows.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Hardiness:</strong></span></td> <td><span style="color: #008000;">Hardy</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Care tips:</strong></span></td> <td><span style="color: #008000;">Protect with cloches in winter for good quality growth.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Harvesting:</strong></span></td> <td><span style="color: #008000;">The leaves will produce all year in the South or from April to December in the North. Harvest small leaves for salad from 8 weeks after sowing - a brilliant cut-and-come again crop.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Cooking Notes:</strong></span></td> <td><span style="color: #008000;">Separate the white and the green for cooking, the white stems take 2-3 minutes longer (about 8mins) than the green leaves (5mins).</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

VE 99 (1,9g)

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<h2><strong>Onion Seed White Lisbon (Allium cepa)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;">Price for Package of 250 (1 g) seeds.</span></h2> <p>The White Lisbon is an old favourite and ever-popular very quick growing salad spring onion. It is a hardy and reliable variety which features long white stems with bright green tops. It is quick and easy to grow, cropping in 60 days. Although, traditionally the most popular Spring Onion for successional sowings from March to September, it can also be sown in autumn and overwintered for early spring harvests. They are perfect for container growing and can be tucked into mixed containers or beds</p> <p>White Lisbon is Indispensable for a decent salad, with silvery skin and crisp, succulent stems that have a mild onion flavour with that characteristic 'bite'. Delicious when young, they take on a more pungent flavour as the bulbs swell. Sow little and often, fortnightly from March onwards, will give a good supply through the summer.</p> <p><strong>Preparation: <br /></strong>An ideal position would be an open, sunny site with good drainage which has been dug and manured in the previous autumn. Do not plant or sow on the freshly manured bed. <br />Avoid planting in an area where the previous crop was of the onion family. Many exhibitors grow their show onions in a permanent bed in order to build up fertility, but in the kitchen plot, it is a much better idea to change the site annually.<br />Onions prefer a neutral to slightly alkaline soil so lime if the soil is acid. Apply a general fertiliser if needed and rake the surface when the soil is reasonably dry. Tread over the area and then rake again to produce a fine, even tilth.</p> <p><strong>Sowing:</strong></p> <p>Sow in autumn or sow successionally from late winter to late summer. <br />In cold areas and for exhibition bulbs sow under glass in January,<br />Sow thinly 12mm (½in) deep in either narrow or broad drills allowing 15 to 23cm (6 to 9in) between drills. No thinning is necessary. <br />The seed germinates over a wide range of temperatures and is faster at higher temperatures. Sow every 3 weeks for continuous crops.</p> <p><strong>Cultivation: <br /></strong>Keep well watered for best quality crops, especially during spells of dry weather. It will stand well for long periods if kept well watered. Hoe carefully or weed by hand – dense weed growth will seriously affect yield.</p> <p><strong>Harvesting:</strong></p> <p>60 days<br />Harvest as required from May to October, later sowings may remain through to December if the weather remains mild. Best when used immediately though they will keep in the fridge for a few days.</p> <p><strong>Culinary Use: <br /></strong>Spring onions can be used for so much more than just adding to your Peking Duck pancakes. When raw or very lightly cooked they impart a wonderfully vibrant yet mild flavour where normal onions would be overpowering. Make some champ by folding chopped spring onions into creamy mashed potatoes - add some grated cheddar if you like - and marvel at how such a simple dish can taste so fantastic. Or combine with ginger to form the soul of a number of classic Chinese and Japanese dishes. <br />Trim off the root and about a centimetre from the green tops. The bulb area can be eaten raw or cooked but the tops are best when chopped and added to a dish just before serving.<br />Store in the fridge for up to four days.</p> <p><strong>Nutrition: <br /></strong>For years onions have been used as one of the oldest medicines for their anti-bacterial, antiseptic and anti-asthmatic properties. They have also shown to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.</p> <p><strong>Pest Repellent: As<br /></strong> a member of the allium family, they will help to deter most insects, including aphids, mosquitoes, carrot flies and tomato pests. They are also useful in the fight against, moles, mice slugs and weevils!</p> <p><strong>Rotation considerations: <br /></strong>Avoid following onions, shallots, garlic or chives.</p> <p><strong>Good Companions: <br /></strong>Beet, carrot, celery, parsley and tomato.</p> <p><strong>Bad Companions: <br /></strong>Alfalfa, beans, peas - Onions inhibit the growth of legumes.</p> <p><strong>History: <br /></strong>Eaten and cultivated since prehistoric times, onions were mentioned in the first dynasty of ancient Egypt, circa 3200 BC, and have appeared in tomb paintings, inscriptions and documents from that time on. Some paintings depict onions heaped onto banquet tables, both the robust bulb onions as well as scallions. <br />The spring onion is believed to have originated in the Far East. Chives and spring onion are recorded in Chinese history from 2000 BC. <br />They were grown in Ancient Egypt, and eventually arrived in Rome and became known as the word onion from the Latin word <em>Unio </em>, which means 'large pearl'. In Middle English, it became unyon, as time passed the word developed into the onion.</p>

MHS 144 (250 S)

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<h2><strong>Kohlrabi Seeds Purple Vienna</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 250 (1 g) seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>There are only two kohlrabies that I would recommend for the small garden, the Purple Vienna and the White Vienna. Both of these were considered “breakthrough” varieties since they were so superior to the sorts that had been grown up to the time of their introduction. They were illustrated in color. Album Vilmorin, the purple variety in 1863 and the white one in 1869, which only added to their acclaim. In 1773 Benjamin Franklin sent John Bartram seeds for a coarse variety of “Cabbage Turnip,” recommending it as a fodder crop for cattle. There are several old large-rooted varieties that would serve this purpose, but the two Vienna sorts, dating from the 1840s, are small and delicate. When young, they can even be eaten raw.</p> <p>There is no difference between the two except in color. The purple one is shown here, at its peak of perfection for harvesting. The culture is the same as that for cabbage, except that kohlrabies can be planted much closer together, about 8 inches apart. I interplant them with leeks so that as the kohlrabies finish in June, the leeks grow and fill the space. Kohlrabies are best planted early, as soon as the threat of frost has passed. They mature quickly and will turn woody in hot weather. They can be planted again in mid-August for a fall harvest but should be gathered before a hard freeze. Freezing will split them.</p> <p>Kohlrabies are normally peeled before they are cooked. They can be used like turnips, except that the flavor is much more delicate. But why waste the peelings? The Pennsylvania Dutch spread them on paper and dry them. Once dry, they can be stored in airtight jars and used during the winter to make soup. Certainly! Pour boiling water over the dried peelings and let them reconstitute. Simmer until the stock is completely flavored by the kohlrabi peels (about 25 minutes), then strain and discard the peels. This makes an excellent base stock for vegetarian soups.</p>

VE 120 (1g)

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><strong>Zwanenhals Pompoenzaden</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Prijs voor Pakket van 5 zaden.</strong></span></h2> <p>Zeer aantrekkelijke herfst- en winterdecoraties. Je zult blij zijn met deze kalebas. Deze ongewone en moeilijk te vinden kalebas lijkt op een gans, vandaar de naam! Dikke flesbuik met een dunne nek en een brede kop van donkergroene kleur met lichte vlekken. Geschikt voor het snel vergroenen van priëlen, hekken en hekjes. De bizar gevormde vruchten zijn ideaal voor decoratie en handwerk.</p> <p>Mooi vers of gedroogd voor sfeervolle herfst- en winterdecoraties</p> <p>Zaaien onder glas: februari - april<br />Buiten zaaien: vanaf mei<br />Plantafstand: 40 cm x 60 cm<br />Zaaidiepte: 2 cm<br />Kiemtijd: 6 - 15 dagen bij 20 - 25°C</p> </div>

VG 55 (5 S)

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Strawberry Guava Seeds , Cattley guava or Peruvian guava (Psidium cattleianum)</strong></em></span></h2> <h3><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span><strong>Fruit Description:</strong> Appearing in late Summer, they are small red fruit, very tasty, when ripe. Usually eaten fresh or used to flavor beverages, ice creams, desserts and jams. Strawberry guavas taste like a passionfruit mixed with strawberry. The skin is also edible and tastes a bit like rose petals but is best removed for a sweeter flavour. The seeds are small and white in colour and can be roasted as a substitute for coffee.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span><strong>Growth tips:</strong> Fast grower, fast to fruit, provide ample nutrition and water.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Usage</strong>: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. Suitable for growing indoors</span></p> <p xml:lang="en" lang="en" align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span><strong>Aditional information: </strong>Psidium cattleianum is closely related to common guava (P. guajava), but can survive under lopwer temperatures. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.</span></span></span></p> <p xml:lang="en" lang="en" align="left"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Wikipedia:</span></span></strong></p> <div>Psidium cattleianum,[1][2] named in honour of notable English horticulturist Sir William Cattley, commonly known as Cattley guava or Peruvian guava, is a small tree (2–6 m tall), bearing small red or yellow fruit, which are somewhat sour but sometimes eaten or made into jam. The red-fruited variety is known as strawberry guava; the yellow-fruited variety is known as lemon guava, and in Hawaii as waiawī. Native to Brazil and adjacent tropical South America, it is closely related to common guava (P. guajava), and like that species is a widespread, highly invasive species in tropical areas, especially Hawaiʻi. It tends to form dense, monotypic stands which prevent regrowth of native species, and is very difficult to eradicate; it also provides refuge for fruit flies which cause extensive agricultural damage.[3] As an invasive species, it is sometimes erroneously called Chinese guava.</div> <p>The fruit can be eaten whole as both the thin skin and soft, juicy interior are edible. Strawberry guavas taste like a passionfruit mixed with strawberry; lemon guavas have a more acidic and spicier flavour. The skin is also edible and tastes a bit like rose petals but is often removed for a sweeter flavour. The seeds are small and white in colour and can be roasted as a substitute for coffee. Its leaves may be brewed for tea.</p> <table style="width: 500px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">soak in water for 12-24  hours</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">all year round</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">0,5 cm</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">18-25°C</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">10 - 45 days</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><br /><span style="color: #008000;"> <em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>

V 89 R

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<h2><strong>Mispel zaden (Mespilus germanica)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Prijs voor Pakket van 10 zaden.</strong></span></h2> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De<span>&nbsp;</span><b>mispel</b><span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Mespilus germanica</i>), ook wel "wilde mispel" <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup>is een<span>&nbsp;</span>heester<span>&nbsp;</span>uit de<span>&nbsp;</span>rozenfamilie<span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Rosaceae</i>). <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"></sup>Ook de<span>&nbsp;</span>vrucht<span>&nbsp;</span>wordt mispel genoemd. De mispel is een<span>&nbsp;</span>archeofyt, een<span>&nbsp;</span>ingeburgerde<span>&nbsp;</span>plant, die omstreeks de zevende eeuw voor Christus in Europa is ingevoerd.</p> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Beschrijving">Beschrijving</span></h2> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De mispel is een struik tot kleine boom<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[3]</sup><span>&nbsp;</span>met een hoogte van 1,5 tot 6 meter, die aan een appelboom doet denken. Het hout is hard, taai en fijnnervig,<sup id="cite_ref-Ensie_4-0" class="reference">[4]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-RvdK_5-0" class="reference">[5]</sup><span>&nbsp;</span>met gedoornde en dikviltige twijgen. De takken zijn spreekwoordelijk kronkelig<sup id="cite_ref-RvdK_5-1" class="reference">[5]</sup><span>&nbsp;</span>en de plant is vaak breder dan hoog.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De bladeren zijn 5 tot 12&nbsp;cm groot, langwerpig, omgekeerd-eirond en aan beide zijden zacht behaard en worden in de winter afgeworpen. De<span>&nbsp;</span>bladvorm<span>&nbsp;</span>is gaafrandig of bovenaan fijn gezaagd en toegespitst. Ze zijn donkergroen. en hebben een zeer korte steel.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De mispel bloeit in mei met witte, soms iets roze bloemen, die lijken op die van een<span>&nbsp;</span>wilde roos. De bloemen zijn<span>&nbsp;</span>tweeslachtig, alleenstaand, 2½ tot 4&nbsp;cm groot, en hebben 40<span>&nbsp;</span>meeldraden. De bloemstelen en kelk zijn zacht behaard.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De bruine pitvruchten hebben grote kelkslippen, zijn<span>&nbsp;</span>tweezaadlobbig<span>&nbsp;</span>en hebben een diameter van 2 tot 3½&nbsp;cm.</p> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Taxonomie">Taxonomie</span></h2> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De mispel wordt ingedeeld bij het<span>&nbsp;</span>monotypische<span>&nbsp;</span>geslacht<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Mespilus</i>. In 1990 werd een Amerikaanse soort beschreven onder de naam<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Mespilus canescens</i>, maar dit bleek een<span>&nbsp;</span>triploïde<span>&nbsp;</span>hybride<span>&nbsp;</span>met de<span>&nbsp;</span>meidoorn<span>&nbsp;</span>te zijn, aangeduid als<span>&nbsp;</span>×Crataemespilus.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference">[6]</sup><span>&nbsp;</span>Verwant aan de mispel zijn planten uit de<span>&nbsp;</span>rozenfamilie<span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Rosaceae</i>), waaronder de<span>&nbsp;</span>Japanse mispel, de<span>&nbsp;</span>appel<span>&nbsp;</span>en de<span>&nbsp;</span>peer.</p> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.2em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Cultivars">Cultivars</span></h3> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Gekweekte mispels hebben over het algemeen grotere bladeren en vruchten en hebben vaak geen doorns.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Cultivars<span>&nbsp;</span>van de mispel (<i>Mespilus germanica</i>) zijn onder andere:</p> <ul style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> <li>'Macrocarpa', de grootvruchtige mispel, met vruchten tot 6½ cm. in doorsnede. In cultuur sinds ongeveer 1630.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference">[7]</sup></li> <li>'Bredase Reus', geeft grote ruwe, dofbruine vruchten.<sup id="cite_ref-nltuin_8-0" class="reference">[8]</sup></li> <li>'Hollandse Mispel', heeft grote bloemen en geeft bruine vruchten.<sup id="cite_ref-nltuin_8-1" class="reference">[8]</sup></li> <li>'Nottingham', klein blijvende struik, geeft kleine bruine vruchten.<sup id="cite_ref-nltuin_8-2" class="reference">[8]</sup></li> <li>'Westerveld', rijkdragend, middelgrote bruine vruchten.<sup id="cite_ref-nltuin_8-3" class="reference">[8]</sup></li> </ul> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Hybriden van de<span>&nbsp;</span>tweestijlige meidoorn<span>&nbsp;</span>en de mispel worden sinds de middeleeuwen gekweekt en dragen de naam<span>&nbsp;</span><i>×Crataemespilus grandiflora</i>. Ook wordt de mispel wel<span>&nbsp;</span>geënt<span>&nbsp;</span>op een onderstam van de tweestijlige meidoorn.</p> <div class="thumb tright" style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> <div class="thumbinner" style="font-size: 13.16px;"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/109_Mespilus_germanica_L.jpg/260px-109_Mespilus_germanica_L.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="363" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/109_Mespilus_germanica_L.jpg/390px-109_Mespilus_germanica_L.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/109_Mespilus_germanica_L.jpg/520px-109_Mespilus_germanica_L.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="837"> <div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 12.3704px;"> <div class="magnify"></div> Mispel in<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Atlas des plantes de France</i><span>&nbsp;</span>(1891)</div> </div> </div> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Voorkomen">Voorkomen</span></h2> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Het oorsprongsgebied van de mispel ligt rond de<span>&nbsp;</span>Zwarte<span>&nbsp;</span>en de<span>&nbsp;</span>Kaspische Zee; Zuidoost-Bulgarije is de westgrens.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Drieduizend jaar geleden werd de mispel al in de omgeving van de<span>&nbsp;</span>Kaspische Zee<span>&nbsp;</span>(Noord-Iran) aangeplant. De vrucht kwam rond 700 v.Chr. naar<span>&nbsp;</span>Griekenland<span>&nbsp;</span>en rond 200 v.Chr. naar Rome. De mispel is door de Romeinen verder verspreid. Het was een zeer belangrijke vrucht tijdens het<span>&nbsp;</span>Romeinse Keizerrijk<span>&nbsp;</span>en de<span>&nbsp;</span>Middeleeuwen<span>&nbsp;</span>nog voor de introductie van andere fruitsoorten in West-Europa. Ze werd in de Middeleeuwen vooral in Frankrijk en Duitsland aangeplant en in de<span>&nbsp;</span>Nederlanden<span>&nbsp;</span>in<span>&nbsp;</span>kloostertuinen. De vrucht is veel minder algemeen dan vroeger, maar wint weer iets aan populariteit.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Nederland en België liggen aan de rand van het<span>&nbsp;</span>verspreidingsgebied. In Nederland is de struik zeldzaam in<span>&nbsp;</span>Twente, in de<span>&nbsp;</span>Achterhoek, het oostelijk rivierengebied en in<span>&nbsp;</span>Zuid-Limburg. Elders is ze zeer zeldzaam. Voor de verspreiding in Vlaanderen geldt dat de soort vrij zeldzaam is in de<span>&nbsp;</span>Leemstreek<span>&nbsp;</span>en de<span>&nbsp;</span>Voerstreek<span>&nbsp;</span>en elders zeldzaam. In Wallonië komt de mispel vrij zeldzaam voor in het<span>&nbsp;</span>Maasgebied<span>&nbsp;</span>en in<span>&nbsp;</span>Brabant, elders is ze veel zeldzamer.</p> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Ecologie">Ecologie</span></h2> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De mispel is een<span>&nbsp;</span>kensoort<span>&nbsp;</span>voor het<span>&nbsp;</span>veldbies-beukenbos<span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Luzulo luzuloides-Fagetum</i>). De plant benodigt een zonnige tot licht beschaduwde, warme plaats op vochtige, matig voedselrijke, kalkarme, zwak zure tot neutrale grond (leem, lemig zand, löss en rivier- of beekzand). Groeiplaatsen bestaan uit<span>&nbsp;</span>struweel<span>&nbsp;</span>in lichte loofbossen en beekoeverwalbossen, bosranden, houtwallen, heggen, oude boomgaarden en langs holle wegen.</p> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Gebruik_en_voedingswaarde">Gebruik en voedingswaarde</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright" style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> <div class="thumbinner" style="font-size: 13.16px;"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mispelstruik_zonder_blad.jpg/260px-Mispelstruik_zonder_blad.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="150" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mispelstruik_zonder_blad.jpg/390px-Mispelstruik_zonder_blad.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mispelstruik_zonder_blad.jpg/520px-Mispelstruik_zonder_blad.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3225" data-file-height="1865"> <div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 12.3704px;"> <div class="magnify"></div> Mispels in de late herfst</div> </div> </div> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.2em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Vruchten">Vruchten</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color: #54595d;">[</span>bewerken<span class="mw-editsection-divider" style="color: #54595d;"><span>&nbsp;</span>|<span>&nbsp;</span></span>brontekst bewerken<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color: #54595d;">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright" style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> <div class="thumbinner" style="font-size: 13.16px;"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Mispel-vrucht.jpg/260px-Mispel-vrucht.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="195" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Mispel-vrucht.jpg/390px-Mispel-vrucht.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Mispel-vrucht.jpg 2x" data-file-width="506" data-file-height="380"> <div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 12.3704px;"> <div class="magnify"></div> Eetrijpe mispels</div> </div> </div> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De mispel zit vol<span>&nbsp;</span>vitamine C<span>&nbsp;</span>en is goed voor de maag en voor de spijsvertering.<sup class="noprint nopopups"><span title="Voor deze uitspraak is sinds 25 juni 2019 een bronvermelding gewenst. Motivering: Gezondheidsclaims hebben altijd bronvermelding nodig">[bron?]</span></sup></p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Er worden droge, kleine, harde, goudbruine<span>&nbsp;</span>vruchten<span>&nbsp;</span>gevormd, die in oktober rijp, maar dan nog ongenietbaar melig en wrang zijn. Na de eerste<span>&nbsp;</span>nachtvorsten<span>&nbsp;</span>worden ze zacht en bruin en dan kunnen ze na een poosje wel gegeten worden. Aanbevolen wordt<sup class="noprint nopopups"><span title="Voor deze uitspraak is sinds 09 juni 2021 een bronvermelding gewenst. Motivering: Door wie?">[bron?]</span></sup><span>&nbsp;</span>om ze in oktober of november na een nachtvorst te plukken en ze met de bovenkant naar onderen twee tot drie weken te bewaren op een koele plaats. Dit bewaren wordt<span>&nbsp;</span><i>bletten</i><span>&nbsp;</span>genoemd. De vrucht wordt 'beurs', waarbij de kleur door een<span>&nbsp;</span>fermentatieproces<span>&nbsp;</span>verandert van groen/wit naar donkerbruin en de smaak zoet weeïg wordt. Ook is het mogelijk de vruchten enkele dagen in de<span>&nbsp;</span>diepvriezer<span>&nbsp;</span>te leggen, wat een iets andere smaak geeft dan het bletten. Het<span>&nbsp;</span>vruchtvlees<span>&nbsp;</span>is dan zo zacht, dat het uit de schil gezogen kan worden. Voor sommigen is de mispel een lekkernij. Het gezegde: "Zo rot als een mispel" slaat dus in feite op een lekkernij. Als de mispel zacht is, is hij maar een paar dagen houdbaar, omdat hij dan gemakkelijk kan gaan<span>&nbsp;</span>beschimmelen<span>&nbsp;</span>en echt gaan rotten.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Als de mispels zacht zijn kan er gelei en likeur van gemaakt worden.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">In Nederland zijn mispels af en toe te koop bij de supermarkt, op markten en bij groentespeciaalzaken. De<span>&nbsp;</span>loquat<span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Eriobotrya japonica</i>) of Japanse mispel is een verwante soort die ook wel als<span>&nbsp;</span><i>mispel</i><span>&nbsp;</span>wordt verkocht.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">100 gram verse mispel bevat:</p> <table class="wikitable" style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Energetische waarde</td> <td>398<span>&nbsp;</span>kJ<span>&nbsp;</span>(95<span>&nbsp;</span>Kcal)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Koolhydraten</td> <td>21,3 gram</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eiwit</td> <td>0,8 gram</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.2em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Hout">Hout</span></h3> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Mispelhout is hard, taai en fijnnervig en werd in de<span>&nbsp;</span>late middeleeuwen<span>&nbsp;</span>gebruikt voor<span>&nbsp;</span>kammen<span>&nbsp;</span>en<span>&nbsp;</span>waterraderen.<sup id="cite_ref-Ensie_4-1" class="reference">[4]</sup></p> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Mispel_in_taal_en_cultuur">Mispel in taal en cultuur</span></h2> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.2em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Etymologie">Etymologie</span></h3> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De<span>&nbsp;</span>geslachtsnaam<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Mespilus</i><span>&nbsp;</span>wordt wel uitgelegd als afkomstig van het Griekse<span>&nbsp;</span><i>mesos</i><span>&nbsp;</span>(midden) en<span>&nbsp;</span><i>spilos</i><span>&nbsp;</span>(klip of steenmassa), omdat de vijf pitten steenachtig zijn en met hun toppen uit het vruchtvlees steken.<sup id="cite_ref-nltuin_8-4" class="reference">[8]</sup><span>&nbsp;</span>Dit is echter onwaarschijnlijk, omdat de<span>&nbsp;</span>etymologie<span>&nbsp;</span>teruggaat op een onbekende, voor-Griekse taal. Via het<span>&nbsp;</span>Grieks<span>&nbsp;</span>en de<span>&nbsp;</span>Latijnse<span>&nbsp;</span>vorm<span>&nbsp;</span><i>mespila</i><span>&nbsp;</span>verspreidde het woord zich al in de<span>&nbsp;</span>vroeg-Romeinse tijd<span>&nbsp;</span>over Europa. De vorm<span>&nbsp;</span><i>mispel</i><span>&nbsp;</span>is hieruit ontstaan. Als aanduiding voor de vrucht is het woord in het Nederlands in 1240 geattesteerd, maar als aanduiding voor de bomen pas een kwart millennium later, circa 1480–1500. Zowel<span>&nbsp;</span><i>mispels</i><span>&nbsp;</span>als<span>&nbsp;</span><i>mispelen</i><span>&nbsp;</span>werd gebruikt als meervoud.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference">[9]</sup></p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De soortnaam<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Germanica</i><span>&nbsp;</span>betekent "Duits". Verwilderde mispels kwamen in Duitsland veel voor in de bossen, waardoor men vroeger meende dat de boom daar<span>&nbsp;</span>inheems<span>&nbsp;</span>was.</p> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.2em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Vrucht">Vrucht</span></h3> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De mispel wordt vaak aangehaald in de uitspraak: 'zo rot als een mispel'. Vaak wordt deze uitspraak gecombineerd met een of meer personen en ook niet zelden met de gehele mensheid; dit om te duiden op de (mis)daden en het soms grillige karakter van de mens. Het onaantrekkelijke uiterlijk en de bruine kleur geven aanleiding tot<span>&nbsp;</span>scabreuze<span>&nbsp;</span>toespelingen: in het Frans wordt de mispel<span>&nbsp;</span><i>cul de chien</i><span>&nbsp;</span>(gat van de hond) genoemd en in het Engels<span>&nbsp;</span><i>openarse</i><span>&nbsp;</span>(open aars).<sup id="cite_ref-RvdK_5-2" class="reference">[5]</sup></p> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.2em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Bloesem">Bloesem</span></h3> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Mispelbloesem wordt in tegenstelling tot de vrucht wel gewaardeerd om zijn uiterlijk. In een oude uitvoering van het wapen van het<span>&nbsp;</span>Graafschap Gelre<span>&nbsp;</span>komen zogenaamde<span>&nbsp;</span>vijfbladen<span>&nbsp;</span>voor, uitgevoerd in rood. De<span>&nbsp;</span>Wichardsage, een<span>&nbsp;</span>ontstaansmythe<span>&nbsp;</span>van Gelre, interpreteert deze als mispelbloemen. In de oudst bekende versie van deze sage, uit<span>&nbsp;</span>1465, worden ze al genoemd, maar pas ruim een eeuw later wordt er een verklaring toegevoegd: mispels markeerden de plaats waar de draak verslagen was. De oude benaming<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Gelderse roos</i><span>&nbsp;</span>kan ontleend zijn aan de bloemen in het wapen van Gelre, maar kan ook verwijzen naar het feit dat Gelre min of meer de uiterste rand van het verspreidingsgebied vormde.<sup id="cite_ref-RvdK_5-3" class="reference">[5]</sup></p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Het vijfblad, soms uitdrukkelijk gespecificeerd als mispelbloem, komt ook voor in ettelijke<span>&nbsp;</span>dorps- en stadswapens<span>&nbsp;</span>en<span>&nbsp;</span>stadsvlaggen<span>&nbsp;</span>uit de invloedssfeer van Gelre.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Enkele voorbeelden van vijfbladen en mispels:</p> <ul style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> <li>het<span>&nbsp;</span>wapen van het Brabantse dorp Beek en Donk: vier bloemen.</li> <li>het<span>&nbsp;</span>wapen van Doetinchem, een gemeente in Gelderland: drie bloemen.</li> <li>het<span>&nbsp;</span>wapen van Gelderen<span>&nbsp;</span>(Geldern), een plaats in Duitsland, de voormalige hoofdstad van Gelre: drie bloemen.</li> <li>het<span>&nbsp;</span>wapen van Goor, een stad in Twente. Het blazoen luidt onder meer: 'Van rood beladen met een kruis van zilver en gekantonneerd van een mispelbloem van zilver, gepunt van groen.'</li> <li>de<span>&nbsp;</span>vlag van de Gelderse gemeente Hattem: een bloem.</li> <li>de vlag en het wapen van de gemeente<span>&nbsp;</span>Horst aan de Maas, een gemeente in Noord Limburg. Vijf bloemen refererend naar het graafschap Gelre en de 5 gemeentes waaruit Horst aan de Maas is ontstaan.</li> <li>het<span>&nbsp;</span>wapen van het Limburgse dorp Sint Odiliënberg: drie bloemen.</li> <li>het<span>&nbsp;</span>wapen van Viersen, een plaats in Duitsland: drie bloemen.</li> <li>het<span>&nbsp;</span>stadswapen van Zaltbommel: twee, later drie bloemen; tijdens<span>&nbsp;</span>carnaval<span>&nbsp;</span>heet de stad<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Mispelgat.</i><span>&nbsp;</span>In een wapenbeschrijving uit 1816 is echter sprake van een roos.</li> </ul> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.2em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Takken">Takken</span></h3> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">De kronkelige takken gaven in het Frans aanleiding tot de ironische uitdrukking<span>&nbsp;</span><i>aussi droit que branche d’vieil mellier</i>, zo recht als een ouwe mispeltak.</p><script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

V 92 (2.5g)

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<h2><strong>Meidoorn zaden (Crataegus)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #fe0000;"><strong>Prijs voor Pakket van 5 of 10 zaden.</strong></span></h2> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"><b>Meidoorn</b><span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Crataegus</i>) is een<span>&nbsp;</span>geslacht<span>&nbsp;</span>uit de<span>&nbsp;</span>rozenfamilie<span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Rosaceae</i>). Het geslacht wordt ook wel haagdoorn of steendoorn genoemd. Het zijn struiken die van nature in Europa, Noord-Amerika, Azië en Noord-Afrika voorkomen. Sommige soorten komen ook als boom voor. De meidoorn werd vanwege de doornen op de takken veel gebruikt in<span>&nbsp;</span>hagen<span>&nbsp;</span>als afscheiding voor het vee. Op sommige plaatsen zoals in het gebied de<span>&nbsp;</span>Maasheggen<span>&nbsp;</span>in het noordoosten van<span>&nbsp;</span>Noord-Brabant<span>&nbsp;</span>is dat nog goed te zien. Het hout is hard en fijn van structuur.</p> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Het geslacht omvat honderden soorten, daarvan komen in de Benelux drie soorten<span>&nbsp;</span>inheems<span>&nbsp;</span>voor. Dit zijn de<span>&nbsp;</span>eenstijlige meidoorn<span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Crataegus monogyna</i><span>&nbsp;</span>,<span>&nbsp;</span>synoniem:<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Crataegus oxycantha</i>), de<span>&nbsp;</span>tweestijlige meidoorn<span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Crataegus laevigata</i>) en de<span>&nbsp;</span>koraalmeidoorn<span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Crataegus rhipidophylla</i><span>&nbsp;</span>synoniem<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Crataegus rosiformis</i>). Er komt ook een<span>&nbsp;</span>hybride<span>&nbsp;</span>van eenstijlige en tweestijlige meidoorn in het wild voor,<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Crataegus</i><span>&nbsp;</span>×<span>&nbsp;</span><i>macrocarpa</i>.</p> <div class="thumb tright" style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> <div class="thumbinner" style="font-size: 13.16px;"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Crataegus_monogyna%2C_eenstijlige_meidoorn_%282%29.jpg/250px-Crataegus_monogyna%2C_eenstijlige_meidoorn_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="333" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Crataegus_monogyna%2C_eenstijlige_meidoorn_%282%29.jpg/375px-Crataegus_monogyna%2C_eenstijlige_meidoorn_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Crataegus_monogyna%2C_eenstijlige_meidoorn_%282%29.jpg/500px-Crataegus_monogyna%2C_eenstijlige_meidoorn_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264"> <div class="thumbcaption" style="font-size: 12.3704px;"> <div class="magnify"></div> Eenstijlige meidoorn</div> </div> </div> <p style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Daarnaast worden de hybriden<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Crataegus</i><span>&nbsp;</span>×<span>&nbsp;</span><i>lavalleei</i><span>&nbsp;</span>en de uit China afkomstige<span>&nbsp;</span><i>Crataegus persimilis</i><span>&nbsp;</span>als sierboom aangeplant.</p> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Kenmerken">Kenmerken</span></h2> <p>De eenstijlige meidoorn kan een tot 10 m hoge<span>&nbsp;</span>boom<span>&nbsp;</span>worden, terwijl de tweestijlige meidoorn een<span>&nbsp;</span>struik<span>&nbsp;</span>is die tot 4,5 m hoog wordt. Ze bloeien in mei/juni met sterk geurende<span>&nbsp;</span>bloemen. Aan de takken zitten<span>&nbsp;</span>doornen.</p> <p>Als sierboom wordt van de tweestijlige meidoorn het<span>&nbsp;</span>ras<span>&nbsp;</span>'Paul's Scarlet' aangeplant. Deze heeft gevulde, rozerode bloemen en vormt geen vruchten. Door de gevulde bloemen is deze meidoorn minder gevoelig voor<span>&nbsp;</span>bacterievuur<span>&nbsp;</span>(<i>Erwinia amylovora</i>). De boom wordt tot 6 meter hoog. De boom wordt door<span>&nbsp;</span>oculeren<span>&nbsp;</span>vermeerderd<span>&nbsp;</span>op de<span>&nbsp;</span>onderstam<span>&nbsp;</span>van de andere soorten.</p> <p>Het hout dat geleverd wordt door de meidoorn is hard, taai en vast.</p> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Ziekten">Ziekten</span></h2> <p>De meidoorn is evenals de<span>&nbsp;</span>peer<span>&nbsp;</span>en de<span>&nbsp;</span>mispel<span>&nbsp;</span>vatbaar voor<span>&nbsp;</span>bacterievuur. Hierdoor zijn veel meidoornhagen verdwenen. Vooral meidoorns die oorspronkelijk uit Italië afkomstig waren, bleken vatbaar. De meidoorn mag daarom in bepaalde gebieden ter bescherming van de fruit- en boomteelt niet meer aangeplant worden.</p> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Ecologische_waarde">Ecologische waarde</span></h2> <p>De meidoorn is door de doornen redelijk beschermd tegen de vraat van<span>&nbsp;</span>grote grazers. Bovendien stelt hij andere soorten, zoals<span>&nbsp;</span>eiken, in staat onder zijn bescherming uit te groeien in gebieden waar grazers actief zijn. De meidoorn komt onder andere veel voor langs bosranden. In het verleden werd de meidoorn veelvuldig aangeplant voor het gebruik in ondoordringbare<span>&nbsp;</span>vlechtheggen.</p> <p>De meidoorn is een waardplant van de<span>&nbsp;</span>meidoornstippelmot,<span>&nbsp;</span>meidoornvouwmot,<span>&nbsp;</span>meidoornspanner,<span>&nbsp;</span>meidoornmot,<span>&nbsp;</span>bastaardsatijnvlinder,<span>&nbsp;</span>koningspage,<span>&nbsp;</span>meidoornkielwants,<span>&nbsp;</span>meidoornhaantje,<span>&nbsp;</span>penseelkever<span>&nbsp;</span>en<span>&nbsp;</span>groene appeltakluis.</p> <h2 style="color: #000000; font-size: 1.5em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Vermeerdering">Vermeerdering</span></h2> <p>De plant vermeerdert zich door<span>&nbsp;</span>zaad<span>&nbsp;</span>en door<span>&nbsp;</span>stekken.</p><script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>

T 43 (10 S)

5/ 5

<h2><strong>Graviola - Soursop Seeds (Annona Muricata)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Annona muricata, the Corossol or Soursop, is a tropical shrub from South America, Asia and Africa. This shrub will grow to a height of 4 to 6 meters high and 3 to 4 meters large. It gives delicious fruits. Annona muricata can even be grown in a pot.</p> <p>Annona muricata has a cylindrical trunk. The foliage is made of shiny green oblong leaves. A sweet smell emerges from the leaves when they are crushed. The flowers are green-yellow and have a sweet smell. The plant produces green fruits are called soursops. They can weight up to 6 pounds and are covered with soft points. The flesh of the fruit is white and sweet-acidic. It is usually juiced instead of eaten and contains a lot of vitamins.</p> <p>Annona blooms all year long in tropical regions. In milder climates, it blooms in spring and at the start of summer. It is a deciduous plant, which means that it loses its leaves when it rests. The plant will take 3 to 4 years before producing fruits.</p> <p>Hardiness zones 10-11 (1°C/35°F,4°C/40°F) in winter. The plant dies when the temperature is below 0°C. Annonas need to be in a situation away from the wind. They are not rustic plants.</p> <p>The plant thrives in full sun. Watering is done once a week and abundantly. Also, remember to cut the dead branches or the ones that are too low. Keep it far from the cold and the wind.</p> <p><strong>The Annona can be grown in a pot.</strong></p> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Additional Information</strong></span></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Germination</strong></span></p> </td> <td> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Plant seeds in a good garden soil that is well-drained fertile soil. During growth, use a tutor. The tutor can even be used after growth. Fertilizer can be used once a week during growth. This plant enjoys a sunny spot. Germination takes 15-30 days, it can be longer, don’t get discouraged.</span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><p></p> <p><strong>WIKIPEDIA:</strong></p> <p>Annona muricata is a species of the genus Annona of the custard apple tree family, Annonaceae, known mostly for its edible fruit. The fruit is usually called soursop due to its slightly acidic taste when ripe. A. muricata is native to the Caribbean and Central America but is now widely cultivated – and in some areas, becoming invasive – in tropical climates throughout the world.</p> <p><strong><em>Description</em></strong></p> <p><strong>Habit</strong></p> <p>    Annona muricata is a small, upright, evergreen tree that can grow to about 4 metres (13 ft) tall.</p> <p>Stems and leaves</p> <p>    The young branches are hairy.</p> <p>    Leaves are oblong to oval, 8 centimetres (3.1 in) to 16 centimetres (6.3 in) long and 3 centimetres (1.2 in) to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) wide. Glossy dark green with no hairs above, paler and minutely hairy to no hairs below.</p> <p>    The leaf stalks are 4 millimetres (0.16 in) to 13 millimetres (0.51 in) long and without hairs.</p> <p><strong>Flowers</strong></p> <p>    Flower stalks (peduncles) are 2 millimetres (0.079 in) to 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and woody. They appear opposite from the leaves or as an extra from near the leaf stalk, each with one or two flowers, occasionally a third.</p> <p>    Stalks for the individual flowers (pedicels) are stout and woody, minutely hairy to hairless and 15 millimetres (0.59 in) to 20 millimetres (0.79 in) with small bractlets nearer to the base which are densely hairy.</p> <p>    Petals are thick and yellowish. Outer petals meet at the edges without overlapping and are broadly ovate, 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) to 3.3 centimetres (1.3 in) by 2.1 centimetres (0.83 in) to 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in), tapering to a point with a heart-shaped base. Evenly thick, covered with long, slender, soft hairs externally and matted finely with soft hairs within. Inner petals are oval-shaped and overlap. 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) to 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) by 2 centimetres (0.79 in). Sharply angled and tapering at the base. Margins are comparatively thin, with fine matted soft hairs on both sides. The receptacle is conical and hairy. Stamens 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) long and narrowly wedge-shaped. The connective-tip terminate abruptly and anther hollows are unequal. Sepals are quite thick and do not overlap. Carpels are linear and basally growing from one base. The ovaries are covered with dense reddish-brown hairs, 1-ovuled, style short and stigma truncate.</p> <p><strong>Fruits and reproduction</strong></p> <p>    Dark green, prickly (or bristled) fruits are egg-shaped and can be up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long, with a moderately firm texture. The flesh is juicy, acid, whitish and aromatic.</p> <p>    Abundant seeds[6] the average weight of 1000 fresh seeds is 470 grams (17 oz) and had an average oil content of 24%. When dried for 3 days in 60 °C (140 °F) the average seed weight was 322 grams (11.4 oz) and was tolerant of the moisture extraction; showing no problems for long-term storage under reasonable conditions.</p> <p><strong>Medicinal use</strong></p> <p>An extract from the leaves has been reportedly successful in lowering elevated blood pressure by its decreasing peripheral vascular resistance.</p> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" width="100%"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Seeds / Cuttings</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">pour hot water over the seeds + soak about 24 h     </span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">0</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">all year round</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">1 cm</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">25 ° C +</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">about 2-6 weeks</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br /><span style="color:#008000;">Seeds Gallery 05.11.2012.</span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table>

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<h2><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:georgia, palatino, serif;"><strong>Blue Sweet Calabash Seeds (Passiflora morifolia)</strong></span></h2> <h3><span style="color:#ff0000;font-size:14pt;font-family:georgia, palatino, serif;"><strong>Price for Package of 3 seeds.</strong></span></h3> <div><span style="font-family:georgia, palatino, serif;">Passiflora morifolia (Blue sweet calabash or Woodland-Passion flower) is a white and purple flowered Passion flower with blue or purple fruit. The very fast-growing vine that can grow a few dozen feet in a season. Flowers are ornate, white, blue and purple fruits follow, which ripen to blue or purple. The orange pulp might be edible. The hardiness of P. morifolia is to at least 32 °F, some sources claim as low as 15-20 °F. It grows well in full sun or filtered sun. The vine is fast growing and once established it is quite vigorous. Its propagation is by seed or by cuttings. It is grown as an ornamental. It is not cultivated for its fruit. It is native to the parts of Central and South America.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:georgia, palatino, serif;"></span></div> <div></div> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Seeds / Cuttings</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">about 24-48 hours soak in warm water</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">0</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">all year round</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">0.5 cm</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">25 ° C +</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">2-4 Weeks</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br /><span style="color:#008000;"><em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table>

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<h2><strong>AFRICAN BLUE STRAWBERRIES SEEDS</strong></h2> <h2><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Price for Package of 5 seeds.</span></strong></h2> <p>Scientists are genetically modifying strawberries in order to allow them to resist freezing temperatures better. They're doing it by artificial transfer of genes from a species of fish called the Arctic Flounder Fish. The Arctic Flounder Fish produces an anti-freeze that allows it to protect himself in freezing waters.<br /><br />They isolated the gene that produces this anti-freeze and introduced it to the strawberry. The result is a strawberry that looks blue and doesn't turn to mush or degrade after being placed in the freezer. While they're not in production, research is ongoing.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://buzz.naturalnews.com/000061-food-science-GMO.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://buzz.naturalnews.com/000061-food-science-GMO.html</a></strong></p>

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<h2><strong>Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Seeds Worlds Hottest</strong></h2> <h2><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Price for Package of 5, 10, 25 seeds.</span> </strong></h2> <p><strong>As you can see yourself from our photos, that the seeds are from our own plants (organically grown) and you know what you will get from the seeds you buy from us...</strong></p> <p>The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion (Capsicum Chinense), endemic to the district of Moruga in Trinidad and Tobago, is currently the world's hottest Chili pepper cultivar. The New Mexico State University's Chili Pepper Institute has identified the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion as the newest hottest chili pepper in the world as of February 2012. According to the New Mexico State University Chili Institute, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion ranks as high as 2,009,231 SHU on the Scoville scale, making it the hottest chili pepper in the world to date.</p> <p>Paul Bosland, a renowned chili pepper expert and director of the Chili Institute, said, "You take a bite. It doesn't seem so bad, and then it builds and it builds and it builds. So it is quite intense."</p> <p>The golf ball-sized chili pepper scored the highest among a handful of chili cultivars reputed to be among the hottest in the world. Its mean heat topped more than 1.2 million units on the Scoville heat scale, while fruits from some individual plants reached 2 million heat units.</p> <p>Leaving out the heat the Moruga Scorpion has a tender fruitlike flavor, which makes it a unique sweet-hot combination.</p> <div><em><strong> Video:</strong></em> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2iWb6a8QD4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="color:#0000ff;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2iWb6a8QD4</span></a></span></div> <h3>Scoville ratings of peppers </h3> <h3><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Moruga_Scorpion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="color:#0000ff;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Moruga_Scorpion</span></a></span></strong></h3>

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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong>Weeping Cherry Seeds (Exocarpos sparteus)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Package of 2 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <div>Exocarpos sparteus is an Australian endemic plant species, commonly known as the Broom Ballart or native cherry. The species is found in all states of mainland Australia.</div> <div>A shrub, four metres tall, erect, with drooping branchlets, almost leafless. The species bears flowering branchlets, which may have small, greenish-yellow, and stalkless leaves. The flowers are just 1 mm across and of a similar colour, occasionally white. The fruit of this species is egg-shaped, pink or red, and between 4 and 5 mm long.</div> <div>The habit of this plant is upright, becoming slightly curved, combining with the many regular branches to form a rounded aspect. The smooth and spherical appearance of the species is given by the droop of the branchlets, the similar colour and size of the leaves and flowers, and upcurving of the outward branches.</div> <div>The specific name is derived from the Latin word esparto, referring to a kind of Spanish grass that was used for its fibre. It was first described by Robert Brown, in 1810, having collected the plants on his visit to King George Sound in 1802. One of the species' common names, Native Cherry, is given to another cogenor with an edible fruit, Exocarpos cupressiformis; both of these species are known as sorts of Ballart.</div> <div>A shrub, four metres tall, erect, with drooping branches.</div> <div>The fruit is egg-shaped, pink or red.</div> <div>The tree look similar to a small cypress tree, but it has sweet, juicy fruits which are eaten fresh.</div> <div>The sap was used by the Aboriginals  as a treatment for snake bites.</div> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="100%"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">soak in water for 24  hours</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">3 months in moist sowing mix at 2-5 ° C refrigerator</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">all year round</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">0,5-1 cm</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">min. 20 ° C</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">until it germinates </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br /><span style="color: #008000;"><em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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<h2><strong>Jamaican Hot Yellow Chili Seeds</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Scotch Bonnet peppers (or Bahamian, Bahama Mama, Jamaican Hot or Martinique Peppers) are EXTREMELY HOT and closely related to the Habanero but less common. The flavor is slightly different, which some people prefer. Like the Habanero, Scotch Bonnets are spherical, although more squashed in shape and smaller. </p> <p>Native to the Caribbean, Scotch Bonnet Peppers can be found in green, yellow, orange, white, brown and red as well as multi-toned. This is the YELLOW variety which is even more difficult to find than the red variety and other varieties.</p> <p><strong><strong>see also our video:</strong></strong></p> <div> <div><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=HxtWF_w9UDo&amp;feature=plcp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="color:#0000ff;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxtWF_w9UDo&amp;feature=plcp</span></a></strong></span></div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div><strong>Video 2:</strong></div> </div> <div><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=viwzADvNyzQ&amp;feature=plcp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="color:#0000ff;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viwzADvNyzQ&amp;feature=plcp</span></a></strong></span></div>

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Aurora Chili Seeds Organically Grown</strong></em></span></h2> <h3><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.<br /></strong></span></h3> <div>Small 10-12" plants, purple and green foliage, chillies 1½" long. Upright plant, ripens from lavender to deep purple to bronze/orange and finally to red. Very nice for the patio or in the house. (Capsicum annuum).Heat Level 8++</div> </body> </html>

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<h2><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em><strong>Chili 'Filius Blue' Seeds</strong></em></span></h2> <h3><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 or 50 seeds.<br /></strong></span></h3> <div>The Filius Blue is a beautiful ornamental and edible pepper. The Filius Blue has beautiful dark purple leaves. The peppers, which are growing upright, color from purple-blue to orange, yellow and end up red end when the pepper is ripe. This takes about 80 days after transplanting. De purple-blue pepper has more heat than the ripe red pepper. The plant will grow about 50 to 60 cm tall.  The plant may be grown in vase. </div> <div> <table><tbody><tr><td><span style="color:#008000;">Official name:</span></td> <td><span style="color:#008000;">Filius Blue</span></td> </tr><tr><td><span style="color:#008000;">Species:</span></td> <td><span style="color:#008000;">Annuum</span></td> </tr><tr><td><span style="color:#008000;">Flower color:</span></td> <td><span style="color:#008000;">White with purple</span></td> </tr><tr><td><span style="color:#008000;">Fruit discoloration:</span></td> <td><span style="color:#008000;">Dark purple</span><br /><span style="color:#008000;">Light purple</span><br /><span style="color:#008000;">Yellow orange</span><br /><span style="color:#008000;">Deep orange</span><br /><span style="color:#008000;">Bright red</span></td> </tr><tr><td><span style="color:#008000;">Yield:</span></td> <td><span style="color:#008000;">Very high</span></td> </tr><tr><td><span style="color:#008000;">Harvest time min:</span></td> <td><span style="color:#008000;">80</span></td> </tr><tr><td><span style="color:#008000;">Plant height min:</span></td> <td><span style="color:#008000;">50</span></td> </tr></tbody></table></div>

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