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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong>Bush or Greek Basil Seeds (Ocimum basilicum)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 100 Seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p><strong>Bush or Greek basil:<span> </span></strong>Has a strong aroma but mild flavor, so it can be substituted for sweet basil. Forms a compact bush with small leaves and grows well in a pot.</p> <p><b>Basil</b><span> </span>(<span class="nowrap"><small>UK:<span> </span></small><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt">/<span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span><span title="/əl/: 'le' in 'bottle'">əl</span></span>/</span></span>,<sup id="cite_ref-Collins_1-0" class="reference">[1]</sup><span> </span><span class="nowrap"><small>US:<span> </span></small><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt">/<span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span><span title="/əl/: 'le' in 'bottle'">əl</span></span>/</span></span>;<sup id="cite_ref-Collins2_2-0" class="reference">[2]</sup><span> </span><i>Ocimum basilicum</i>), also called<span> </span><b>great basil</b><span> </span>or<span> </span><b>Saint-Joseph's-wort</b>, is a<span> </span>culinary herb<span> </span>of the<span> </span>family<span> </span>Lamiaceae<span> </span>(mints).</p> <p>Basil is native to tropical regions from central Africa to<span> </span>Southeast Asia.<sup id="cite_ref-simon_3-0" class="reference">[3]</sup><span> </span>It is a<span> </span>tender<span> </span>plant, and is used in<span> </span>cuisines<span> </span>worldwide. Depending on the species and cultivar, the leaves may taste somewhat like<span> </span>anise, with a strong, pungent, often sweet smell.</p> <p>There are many<span> </span>varieties of basil, as well as several related species or hybrids also called basil. The type used commonly as a flavor is typically called<span> </span><b>sweet basil</b><span> </span>(or<span> </span><b>Genovese basil</b>), as opposed to<span> </span>Thai basil<span> </span>(<i>O. basilicum</i><span> </span>var.<span> </span><i>thyrsiflora</i>),<span> </span>lemon basil<span> </span>(<i>O. × citriodorum</i>), and<span> </span>holy basil<span> </span>(<i>Ocimum tenuiflorum</i>). While most common varieties of basil are treated as<span> </span>annuals, some are<span> </span>perennial<span> </span>in warm, tropical climates, including holy basil and a cultivar known as "African blue basil".</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Description">Description</span></h2> <p>Basil is an<span> </span>annual, or sometimes<span> </span>perennial, herb used for its leaves. Depending on the variety, plants can reach between 30 cm (0.98 ft) and 150 cm (4.9 ft). Its leaves are richly green and ovate, but otherwise come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes depending on cultivar. Leaf sizes range from 3 cm (1.2 in) to 11 cm (4.3 in) long, and between 1 cm (0.39 in) and 6 cm (2.4 in) wide. Basil grows a thick, central<span> </span>taproot. Its flowers are small and white, and grow from a central inflorescence that emerges from the central stem atop the plant.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact">[<i><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></i>]</sup></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Phytochemistry">Phytochemistry</span></h3> <p>The various basils have such different scents because the herb has a number of different<span> </span>essential oils<span> </span>in different proportions for various cultivars.<sup id="cite_ref-simon_3-1" class="reference">[3]</sup><span> </span>The essential oil from European basil contains high concentrations of<span> </span>linalool<span> </span>and<span> </span>methyl chavicol<span> </span>(estragole), in a ratio of about 3:1.<sup id="cite_ref-simon_3-2" class="reference">[3]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-janick_4-0" class="reference">[4]</sup><span> </span>Other constituents include:<span> </span>1,8-cineole,<span> </span>eugenol, and<span> </span>myrcene, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-simon_3-3" class="reference">[3]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-Breitmaier2006_5-0" class="reference">[5]</sup><span> </span>The<span> </span>clove<span> </span>scent of sweet basil is derived from<span> </span>eugenol.<sup id="cite_ref-Islam2011_6-0" class="reference">[6]</sup><span> </span>The aroma profile of basil includes<span> </span>1,8-cineole<sup id="cite_ref-suie_7-0" class="reference">[7]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-edsh_8-0" class="reference">[8]</sup><span> </span>and<span> </span>methyl eugenol.<sup id="cite_ref-suie_7-1" class="reference">[7]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-mobg_9-0" class="reference">[9]</sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Taxonomy">Taxonomy</span></h2> <div class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information:<span> </span>List of basil cultivars</div> <p>The exact taxonomy of basil is uncertain due to the immense number of cultivars, its ready polymorphy, and frequent cross-pollination (resulting in new hybrids) with other members of the genus<span> </span><i>Ocimum</i><span> </span>and within the species.<span> </span><i>Ocimum basilicum</i><span> </span>has at least 60 varieties, which further complicates taxonomy.<sup id="cite_ref-simon_3-4" class="reference">[3]</sup></p> <p>Most basils are cultivars of sweet basil.</p> <ul> <li>Anise basil,<span> </span>Licorice basil<span> </span>or<span> </span>Persian basil<span> </span>(<i>O. basilicum</i><span> </span>'Licorice')</li> <li>Cinnamon basil<span> </span>(<i>Ocimum basilicum</i><span> </span>'Cinnamon')</li> <li>Dark opal basil<span> </span>(<i>Ocimum basilicum</i><span> </span>'Dark Opal')</li> <li>Lettuce leaf basil<span> </span>(<i>Ocimum basilicum</i><span> </span>'Crispum')</li> <li>Purple basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i><span> </span>'Purpurescens')</li> <li>Rubin basil<span> </span>(<i>Ocimum basilicum</i><span> </span>'Rubin')</li> <li>Globe basil, dwarf basil, French basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i><span> </span>'Minimum'<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference">[10]</sup>)</li> <li>Thai basil<span> </span>(<i>Ocimum basilicum thyrsifolium</i>)</li> </ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Hybrids">Hybrids</span></h3> <ul> <li>African blue basil<span> </span>(<i>Ocimum basilicum X O. kilimandscharicum</i>)</li> <li>Spice basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum X O. americanum</i>), which is sometimes sold as holy basil)</li> <li>Lemon basil<span> </span>(<i>Ocimum basilicum X O. americanum</i><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference">[11]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference">[12]</sup>)</li> </ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Similar_species">Similar species</span></h3> <ul> <li>Camphor basil, African basil (<i>O. kilimandscharicum</i>)</li> <li>Clove basil, also African basil (<i>Ocimum gratissimum</i><sup id="cite_ref-tgte_13-0" class="reference">[13]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-aaeo_14-0" class="reference">[14]</sup>)</li> <li>Holy basil<span> </span>(<i>Ocimum tenuiflorum</i>, formerly known as<span> </span><i>O. sanctum</i>)</li> </ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_cultivars">Other cultivars</span></h3> <p>Several other basils, including some other<span> </span><i>Ocimum</i><span> </span>species, are grown in many regions of Asia. Most of the Asian basils have a<span> </span>clove-like flavor that is, in general, stronger than the Mediterranean basils. The most notable is the holy basil or<span> </span>tulsi, a revered home-grown plant in India and<span> </span>Nepal.</p> <p>Lemon basil has a strong<span> </span>lemony<span> </span>smell and flavor very different from those of other varieties because it contains a chemical called<span> </span>citral. It is widely used in<span> </span>Indonesia, where it is called<span> </span><i>kemangi</i>, served raw together with raw<span> </span>cabbage,<span> </span>green beans, and<span> </span>cucumber<span> </span>as an accompaniment to fried fish or duck. Its flowers, when broken up, are a zesty<span> </span>saladcondiment.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Etymology">Etymology</span></h3> <p>The name "basil" comes from Latin,<span> </span><i>basilius</i>, and Greek βασιλικόν φυτόν (<i>basilikón phutón</i>), "royal/kingly plant", possibly because the plant was believed to have been used in production of royal perfumes.<sup id="cite_ref-eo_15-0" class="reference">[15]</sup><span> </span>The Latin name has been confused with<span> </span>basilisk, as it was supposed to be an<span> </span>antidote<span> </span>to the basilisk's venom.<sup id="cite_ref-eo_15-1" class="reference">[15]</sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Distribution_and_habitat">Distribution and habitat</span></h2> <p>Basil is native to India and other tropical regions stretching from Africa to Southeast Asia, but has now become globalized due to human cultivation.<sup id="cite_ref-simon_3-5" class="reference">[3]</sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Cultivation">Cultivation</span></h2> <p>Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species<span> </span><i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species. Traditionally a green plant, some varieties, such as 'Purple Delight' have leaves that appear purple. Basil grows between 30–130 cm (12–51 in) tall, with opposite, light green, silky<span> </span>leaves<span> </span>3–11 cm (1.2–4.3 in) long and 1–6 cm (0.39–2.36 in) broad. The flowers are small, white in color and arranged in a terminal<span> </span>spike. Unusual among Lamiaceae, the four<span> </span>stamens<span> </span>and the<span> </span>pistil<span> </span>are not pushed under the upper lip of the<span> </span>corolla, but lie over the inferior lip. After<span> </span>entomophilous<span> </span>pollination, the corolla falls off and four round<span> </span>achenes<span> </span>develop inside the bilabiate<span> </span>calyx.</p> <p>Basil is sensitive to cold, with best growth in hot, dry conditions. It behaves as an annual if there is any chance of a frost. However, due to its popularity, basil is cultivated in many countries around the world. Production areas include countries in the Mediterranean area, those in the<span> </span>temperate zone, and others in<span> </span>subtropical<span> </span>climates.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference">[16]</sup></p> <p>In Northern Europe, Canada, the northern states of the U.S., and the South Island of New Zealand it will grow best if sown under glass in a<span> </span>peat<span> </span>pot, then planted out in late spring/early summer (when there is little chance of a frost). Additionally, it may be sown in soil once chance of frost is past. It fares best in well-drained, sunny exposure.</p> <p>Although basil grows best outdoors, it can be grown indoors in a pot and, like most herbs, will do best on a sun-facing windowsill. It should be kept away from extremely cold drafts, and grows best in strong sunlight, therefore a<span> </span>greenhouse<span> </span>or<span> </span>row cover<span> </span>is ideal if available. It can, however, be grown even in a basement, under fluorescent lights.</p> <p>If its leaves have wilted from lack of water, it will recover if watered thoroughly and placed in a sunny location. Yellow leaves towards the bottom of the plant are an indication that the plant has been stressed; usually this means that it needs less water, or less or more fertilizer.</p> <p>In sunnier climates such as Southern Europe, the southern states of the U.S., the North Island of New Zealand, and Australia, basil will thrive when planted outside. It also thrives over the summertime in the central and northern United States, but dies out when temperatures reach freezing point. It will grow back the next year if allowed to go to seed. It will need regular watering, but not as much attention as is needed in other climates.</p> <p>Basil can also be propagated reliably from cuttings with the stems of short cuttings suspended for two weeks or so in water until roots develop.</p> <p>Once a stem produces flowers, foliage production stops on that stem, the stem becomes woody, and essential oil production declines. To prevent this, a basil-grower may pinch off any flower stems before they are fully mature. Because only the blooming stem is so affected, some stems can be pinched for leaf production, while others are left to bloom for decoration or seeds.</p> <p>Once the plant is allowed to flower, it may produce seed pods containing small black seeds, which can be saved and planted the following year. Picking the leaves off the plant helps promote growth, largely because the plant responds by converting pairs of leaflets next to the topmost leaves into new stems.</p> <p>Basil is popularly recommended as a<span> </span>companion plant<span> </span>to the<span> </span>tomato. Common claims are that basil may deter pests or improve tomato flavor. However, in double-blind taste tests, basil did not significantly affect the taste of tomatoes when planted adjacent to them.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"></sup></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Diseases">Diseases</span></h3> <p>Basil suffers from several plant pathogens that can ruin the crop and reduce<span> </span>yield.<span> </span>Fusarium wilt<span> </span>is a soil-borne fungal disease that will quickly kill younger basil plants.<span> </span>Seedlings<span> </span>may be killed by<span> </span><i>Pythium</i><span> </span>damping off. A common<span> </span>foliar<span> </span>disease of basil is<span> </span>gray mold<span> </span>caused by<span> </span><i>Botrytis cinerea</i>; it can cause infections post-harvest and is capable of killing the entire plant.<span> </span>Black spot<span> </span>can be seen on basil foliage and is caused by the<span> </span>fungigenus<span> </span><i>Colletotrichum</i>.<span> </span>Downy mildew<span> </span>caused by<span> </span><i>Peronospora belbahrii</i><span> </span>is a significant disease, as first reported in Italy in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference">[19]</sup><span> </span>It was reported in the U.S. in 2007 and 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"></sup></p> <p>Non-pathogenic bacteria found on basil include<span> </span><i>Novosphingobium</i><span> </span>species.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Uses">Uses</span></h2> <div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Basilic-spice.jpg/200px-Basilic-spice.jpg" width="200" height="126" class="thumbimage" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Dried basil leaves</div> </div> </div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Culinary">Culinary</span></h3> <p>Basil is most commonly used fresh in recipes. In general, it is added at the last moment, as cooking quickly destroys the flavor. The fresh herb can be kept for a short time in plastic bags in the refrigerator, or for a longer period in the freezer, after being<span> </span>blanched<span> </span>quickly in boiling water. The dried herb also loses most of its flavor, and what little flavor remains tastes very different, with a weak<span> </span>coumarin<span> </span>flavor, like<span> </span>hay.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact">[<i><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></i>]</sup></p> <p>Basil is one of the main ingredients in<span> </span>pesto—a green Italian oil-and-herb sauce.</p> <p>The most commonly used Mediterranean basil<span> </span>cultivars<span> </span>are "Genovese", "Purple Ruffles", "Mammoth", "Cinnamon", "Lemon", "Globe", and "African Blue". The<span> </span>Chinese<span> </span>also use fresh or dried basils in soups and other foods. In<span> </span>Taiwan, people add fresh basil leaves to thick soups. They also eat<span> </span>fried chicken<span> </span>with deep-fried basil leaves. Basil (most commonly Thai basil) is commonly steeped in cream or milk to create an interesting flavor in ice cream or chocolates (such as truffles). The leaves are not the only part of basil used in culinary applications, the flower buds have a more subtle flavor and they are edible.</p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Seeds">Seeds</span></h4> <p>When soaked in water, the seeds of several basil varieties become gelatinous, and are used in Asian drinks and desserts such as<span> </span><i>faluda</i>,<span> </span><i>sharbat-e-rihan</i>, or<span> </span><i>hột é</i>.</p> <p>Research studies of the essential oil showed antifungal and insect-repelling properties,<sup id="cite_ref-apia_23-0" class="reference">[23]</sup><span> </span>including potential toxicity to<span> </span>mosquitos.<sup id="cite_ref-etdp_24-0" class="reference">[24]</sup></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Folk_medicine">Folk medicine</span></h3> <p>In<span> </span>folk medicine<span> </span>practices, such as those of<span> </span>Ayurveda<span> </span>or<span> </span>traditional Chinese medicine, basil is thought to have therapeutic properties.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference">[25]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_26-0" class="reference">[26]</sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Culture">Culture</span></h2> <p>There are many rituals and beliefs associated with basil. The French sometimes call basil "<i>l'herbe royale</i>" ("royal herb"),<sup id="cite_ref-CarrollVona2006_27-0" class="reference">[27]</sup><span> </span>while Jewish folklore suggests it adds strength while fasting.<sup id="cite_ref-Navarra2004_28-0" class="reference">[28]</sup><span> </span>In<span> </span>Portugal, dwarf bush basil is traditionally presented in a pot, together with a poem and a paper<span> </span>carnation, to a sweetheart, on the religious holidays of Saint John and Saint Anthony. However, basil represented hatred in ancient<span> </span>Greece, and European lore sometimes claims that basil is a symbol of<span> </span>Satan.<sup id="cite_ref-Arrowsmith2009_29-0" class="reference">[29]</sup></p> <p>Holy basil, also called<span> </span>tulsi, is highly revered in<span> </span>Hinduism.</p> <p>Basil has religious significance in the<span> </span>Greek Orthodox Church, where it is used to sprinkle holy water.<sup id="cite_ref-blessing-of-the-waters_30-0" class="reference">[30]</sup><span> </span>The<span> </span>Bulgarian Orthodox Church,<span> </span>Serbian Orthodox Church,<span> </span>Macedonian Orthodox Church<span> </span>and<span> </span>Romanian Orthodox Church<span> </span>use basil (Bulgarian and Macedonian:<span> </span><i>босилек</i>;<span> </span>Romanian:<span> </span><i>busuioc</i>,<span> </span>Serbian:<span> </span><span lang="sr" xml:lang="sr">босиљак</span>) to prepare holy water and pots of basil are often placed below church altars.<sup id="cite_ref-MacDermott1998_31-0" class="reference">[31]</sup></p> <p>In Europe, basil is placed in the hands of the dead to ensure a safe journey.<sup id="cite_ref-CEPC2007_32-0" class="reference">[32]</sup><span> </span>In India, they place it in the mouth of the dying to ensure they reach God.<sup id="cite_ref-Bregman2010_33-0" class="reference">[33]</sup><span> </span>The ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks believed it would open the gates of heaven for a person passing on.<sup id="cite_ref-Nelson-Shellenbarger2013_34-0" class="reference">[34]</sup></p> <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</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;">0</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;">Needs Light to germinate! Just sprinkle on the surface of the substrate + gently press</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;">18-20 ° 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;">1-2 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. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong>Tarragon Seeds Herb (Artemisia dracunculus)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 100 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), also known as estragon, is a species of perennial herb in the sunflower family. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and North America and is cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes.</p> <p>One subspecies, Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa, is cultivated for use of the leaves as an aromatic culinary herb. In some other subspecies, the characteristic aroma is largely absent. The species is polymorphic.[7] Informal names for distinguishing the variations include "French tarragon" (best for culinary use), "Russian tarragon", and "wild tarragon" (covers various states).</p> <p>Tarragon grows to 120–150 cm (4–5 ft) tall, with slender branches. The leaves are lanceolate, 2–8 cm (1–3 in) long and 2–10 mm (0.1–0.4 in) broad, glossy green, with an entire margin. The flowers are produced in small capitula 2–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) diameter, each capitulum containing up to 40 yellow or greenish-yellow florets. French tarragon, however, seldom produces any flowers (or seeds).[8] Some tarragon plants produce seeds that are generally only sterile. Others produce viable seeds. Tarragon has rhizomatous roots that it uses to spread and readily reproduce.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Cultivation">Cultivation</span></h2> <div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Dried_Taragon.JPG/150px-Dried_Taragon.JPG" width="150" height="200" class="thumbimage" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> Dried tarragon leaves</div> </div> </div> <p>French tarragon is the variety used for cooking in the kitchen<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference">[9]</sup><span> </span>and is not grown from seed, as the flowers are sterile; instead it is propagated by root division.</p> <p>Russian tarragon (<i>A. dracunculoides</i><span> </span>L.) can be grown from seed but is much weaker in flavor when compared to the French variety.<sup id="cite_ref-TBC_8-1" class="reference">[8]</sup><span> </span>However, Russian tarragon is a far more hardy and vigorous plant, spreading at the roots and growing over a meter tall. This tarragon actually prefers poor<span> </span>soils<span> </span>and happily tolerates drought and neglect. It is not as strongly aromatic and flavorsome as its French cousin, but it produces many more leaves from early spring onwards that are mild and good in salads and cooked food. Russian tarragon loses what flavor it has as it ages and is widely considered useless as a culinary herb, though it is sometimes used in crafts. The young stems in early spring can be cooked as an<span> </span>asparagus<span> </span>substitute.<span> </span>Horticulturists<span> </span>recommend that Russian tarragon be grown indoors from seed and planted out in the summer. The spreading plants can be divided easily.</p> <p>A better substitute for French tarragon is Spanish tarragon (<i>Tagetes lucida</i>), also known as Mexican mint marigold, Mexican tarragon, Texas tarragon, or winter tarragon.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference">[10]</sup><span> </span>It is much more reminiscent of French tarragon, with a hint of anise. Although not in the same genus as the other tarragons, Spanish tarragon has a stronger flavor than Russian tarragon that does not diminish significantly with age.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Health">Health</span></h2> <p>Tarragon has an aromatic property reminiscent of<span> </span>anise, due to the presence of<span> </span>estragole, a known<span> </span>carcinogen<span> </span>and<span> </span>teratogen<span> </span>in mice. The<span> </span>European Union<span> </span>investigation revealed that the danger of estragole is minimal even at 100–1,000 times the typical consumption seen in humans.<sup id="cite_ref-ema1_11-0" class="reference">[11]</sup><span> </span>Estragole concentration in fresh tarragon leaves is about 2900 mg/kg.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference">[12]</sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Uses">Uses</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Culinary_use">Culinary use</span></h3> <p>Tarragon is one of the four<span> </span><i>fines herbes</i><span> </span>of<span> </span>French cooking, and is particularly suitable for chicken, fish, and egg dishes. Tarragon is the main flavoring component of<span> </span>Béarnaise sauce. Fresh, lightly bruised sprigs of tarragon are steeped in<span> </span>vinegar<span> </span>to produce tarragon vinegar.</p> <p>Tarragon is used to flavor a popular carbonated<span> </span>soft drink<span> </span>in the countries of<span> </span>Armenia,<span> </span>Azerbaijan,<span> </span>Georgia<span> </span>(where it originally comes from) and, by extension,<span> </span>Russia,<span> </span>Ukraine<span> </span>and<span> </span>Kazakhstan. The drink, named<span> </span>Tarkhuna, is made out of sugary tarragon concentrate and colored bright green.</p> <p>In<span> </span>Iran, tarragon is used as a side dish in<span> </span>sabzi khordan<span> </span>(fresh herbs), or in stews and in Persian style pickles, particularly khiar shoor (pickled cucumbers).</p> <p>In<span> </span>Slovenia, tarragon is used in a variation of the traditional<span> </span>nut roll<span> </span>sweet cake, called<span> </span><i>potica</i>. In<span> </span>Hungary<span> </span>a popular kind of chicken soup is flavored with tarragon.</p> <p><i>cis</i>-Pellitorin, an<span> </span>isobutyramide<span> </span>eliciting a<span> </span>pungent<span> </span>taste, has been isolated from the tarragon plant.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference">[13]</sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Chemistry">Chemistry</span></h2> <p><i>A. dracunculus</i><span> </span>oil contained predominantly<span> </span>phenylpropanoids<span> </span>such as<span> </span>methyl chavicol<span> </span>(16.2%) and<span> </span>methyl eugenol<span> </span>(35.8%).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference">[14]</sup><span> </span>Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry<span> </span>analysis of the essential oil revealed the presence of<span> </span><i>trans</i>-anethole<span> </span>(21.1%),<span> </span>α-<i>trans</i>-ocimene<span> </span>(20.6%),<span> </span>limonene<span> </span>(12.4%),<span> </span>α-pinene<span> </span>(5.1%),<span> </span><i>allo</i>-ocimene<span> </span>(4.8%), methyl eugenol (2.2%),<span> </span>β-pinene<span> </span>(0.8%),<span> </span>α-terpinolene<span> </span>(0.5%),<span> </span>bornyl acetate<span> </span>(0.5%) and<span> </span>bicyclogermacrene(0.5%) as the main components.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference">[15]</sup><span> </span>The organic compound<span> </span>capillin<span> </span>was initially isolated from<span> </span><i>Artemisia capillaris</i><span> </span>in 1956.</p>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><strong>Thyme, Garden Thyme Seeds (Thymus vulgaris)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 6000 (1g) seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Thymus vulgaris (common thyme, garden thyme or just thyme) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to southern Europe from the western Mediterranean to southern Italy. Growing to 15–30 cm (6–12 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) wide, it is a bushy, woody-based evergreen subshrub with small, highly aromatic, grey-green leaves and clusters of purple or pink flowers in early summer.</p> <p>It is useful in the garden as groundcover, where it can be short-lived, but is easily propagated from cuttings. It is also the main source of thyme as an ingredient in cooking and as an herbal medicine.</p> <p><strong>Cultivars</strong></p> <p>Numerous cultivars and hybrids have been developed for ornamental purposes. Nomenclature can be very confusing.  French, German and English varieties vary by leaf shape and colour and essential oils.  The many cultivars include 'Argenteus' (silver thyme).</p> <p>The cultivar 'Silver Queen', with white-margined leaves, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.</p> </div>
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Water pepper seeds (Polygonum hydropiper)

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Water pepper seeds (Persicaria hydropiper, syn. Polygonum hydropiper)</span></em></strong></p> <p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds. </strong></span></p> <p>Water-pepper or water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper, syn. Polygonum hydropiper) is a plant of the family Polygonaceae. It grows in damp places and shallow water. It is a cosmopolitan plant, found in Australia, New Zealand, temperate Asia, Europe, and North America.[1] It has some use as a spice because of its pungent flavour.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>Water pepper is an annual herb with an erect stem growing to a height of 20 to 70 cm (8 to 28 in). The leaves are alternate and almost stalkless. The leaf blades are narrowly ovate and have entire margins fringed by very short hairs. They are tapering with a blunt apex. Each leaf base has stipules which are fused into a stem-enclosing sheath that is loose and fringed at the upper end. The inflorescence is a nodding spike. The perianth of each tiny flower consists of four or five segments, united near its green base and white or pink at the edges. There are six stamens, three fused carpels and three styles. The fruit is a dark brown oval, flattened nut.</p> <p><strong>Active ingredients</strong></p> <p>Water-pepper has several active ingredients. Two bicyclic sesquiterpenoids are present, polygodial (tadeonal, an unsaturated dialdehyde with a drimane backbone) and waburganal, which has been found responsible for the pungent taste (hence its edibility). The plant also contains rutin, a source of the bitter taste impression.</p> <p>The plant contains an essential oil (0.5%) which consists of monoterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids: α-pinene, β-pinene, 1,4-cineol, fenchone, α-humulene, β-caryophyllene, trans-β-bergamotene. Carboxylic acids (cinnamic, valeric and caproic acid) and their esters were present in traces. The composition depends strongly on genetic factors.</p> <p><strong>Edibility</strong></p> <p>In Japan this plant's leaves are used as a vegetable - these are from the cultivar, not the wild type which has a far more pungent taste. Wild waterpepper produces oils that cause skin irritation,[4] and the many acids in its tissues, including formic acid, make the plant unpalatable to livestock.[5] Young red sprouts are used as a sashimi garnish, and are known as beni-tade (紅蓼?, red water pepper). Though livestock do not eat the wild type, some insects do, giving rise to the Japanese saying Tade kū mushi mo suki zuki (蓼食う虫も好き好き?, Some insects eat water pepper and like it), which may be translated as “There is no accounting for taste.” or more narrowly “Some prefer nettles.”</p> <p><strong>The seeds of the water-pepper may be added to wasabi.</strong></p> </div>
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Winter savory Seeds 2 - 3

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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Winter savory Seeds (Satureja montana)</span></em></strong></h2> <h3><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 20 seeds.</strong></span></h3> <p>Winter savory (Satureja montana) is a perennial herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe and Mediterranean.</p> <p>It is a perenial plant growing to 16 in (41 cm) tall. The leaves are opposite, oval-lanceolate, 1–2 cm long and 5 mm broad. The flowers are white.</p> <h3><strong>Cultivation and uses</strong></h3> <p>Easy to grow, it makes an attractive border plant for any culinary herb garden. It requires six hours of sun a day in soil that drains well. S. montana 'Nana' is a dwarf cultivar. In temperate climates it goes dormant in winter, putting out leaves on the bare stems again in the spring – do not cut the plant back, all those stems which appear dead will leaf out again. It is hardy and has a low bunching habit.</p> <p> </p> <p>Winter savory has been used for hundreds of years. Both it and summer savory have been grown and used, virtually side by side. Both have strong spicy flavour. It goes particularly well with any type of mushroom, or in white sauces, and is very good in potato salads. Small amounts spice a regular salad well. It has a rich herbaceous aroma when crushed.</p> <p> </p> <p>It is used as a companion plant for beans, keeping bean weevils away, and also roses, reducing mildew and aphids.</p> <h3><strong>Culinary uses</strong></h3> <p>In cooking, winter savory has a reputation for going very well with both beans and meats, very often lighter meats such as chicken or turkey, and can be used in stuffing. It has a strong flavour while uncooked but loses much of its flavour under prolonged cooking.</p> <h3><strong>Medicinal uses</strong></h3> <p>Winter savory has been purported to have antiseptic, aromatic, carminative, and digestive benefits.[3] It has also been used as an expectorant and in the treatment of stings.</p> <p> The plant has a stronger action than the closely related summer savory.</p> <p> </p> <p>Taken internally, it is said to be a remedy for colic and a cure for flatulence, whilst it is also used to treat gastro-enteritis, cystitis, nausea, diarrhoea, bronchial congestion, sore throat and menstrual disorders. It should not be prescribed for pregnant women.[citation needed] A sprig of the plant, rubbed onto bee or wasp stings, brings instant relief.</p> <p> </p> <p>Therapeutic-grade oil has been determined to inhibit growth of Candida albicans.</p> <p> </p> <p>The plant is harvested in the summer when in flower and can be used fresh or dried. The essential oil forms an ingredient in lotions for the scalp in cases of incipient baldness. An ointment made from the plant is used externally to relieve arthritic joints.</p> <p> </p> <p>In traditional herbal medicine, summer savory was believed to be an aphrodisiac, while winter savory was believed to inhibit sexual desire.</p> </div>
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Common Mallow Seeds (Malva sylvestris)  - 5

Common Mallow Seeds (Malva...

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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong>Common Mallow Seeds (Malva sylvestris)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 20 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Malva sylvestris is a species of the mallow genus Malva in the family of Malvaceae and is considered to be the type species for the genus. Known as common mallow to English speaking Europeans, it acquired the common names of cheeses, high mallow and tall mallow (mauve des bois by the French) as it migrated from its native home in Western Europe, North Africa and Asia through the English speaking world. M. sylvestris is a vigorously healthy plant with showy flowers of bright mauve-purple, with dark veins; a handsome plant, often standing 3 or 4 feet (1 m) high and growing freely in fields, hedgerows and in fallow fields.</p> <p>Malva sylvestris is a spreading herb, which is an annual in North Africa, biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere Three feet (one meter) tall, (3 meters has been observed in a wild or escaped from cultivation setting, and several cultivated plants of 2 meter or more in height) with a growth habit which can be straight or decumbent, branched and covered with fine soft hairs or none at all, M. sylvestris is pleasing in appearance when it first starts to flower, but as the summer advances, "the leaves lose their deep green color and the stems assume a ragged appearance".[</p> <p>Stems and leaves: A thick, round and strong stem.</p> <p>    The leaves are borne upon the stem, are roundish, and have three or five to seven or five to nine shallow lobes, each 2 to 4 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) long, 2 to 5 centimeters wide (1 to 2 inches)[5] and 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) in diameter. Downy, with hairs radiating from a common center and prominent veins on the underside.</p> <p>    Petiole either 2 to 6 centimeters (1 to 3 inches) or 2 to 13 centimeters (1 to 5 or 6 inches) long.</p> <h3><strong>Flowers</strong></h3> <p>    Described as reddish-purple,[8] bright pinkish-purple with dark stripes[3] and bright mauve-purple,[6] the flowers of Malva sylvestris appear in axillary clusters[12] of 2 to 4[5] and form irregularly and elongated along the main stem with the flowers at the base opening first.</p> <p>    M. sylvestris has an epicalyx (or false calyx) with oblong segments, two-thirds as long as calyx[12] or 2–3 millimeters long and 1.5 millimeters wide.[5] Its calyx is free to the middle, 3–6 millimeters long,[5] with broadly triangular lobes[5] or ovate mostly 5–7 millimeters long.[12] The flowers are 2–4 times as long as the calyx;</p> <p>    Petals are wrinkly to veined on the backs,[8] more than 20 millimeters long[3] or 15 to 25 millimeters long [12] and 1 centimeter wide,[5] eggshaped, margin notched with a fringe of hairlike projections.</p> <p>    Slender flower stalks[8] that are either 2 centimeters long[5] or 1 to 3 centimeters long.</p> <p>    Ten broad carpels in axillary clusters;[8] stamen about 3 millimters long, radiating from the center with short soft hairs.</p> <h3><strong>Fruits</strong></h3> <p>    Nutlets strongly reticulate (10–12 mericarps, usually without hair, with sharp angle between dorsal and lateral surfaces, 5–6 millimters in diameter.</p> <p>    Seeds or 'cheeses,'[6] are brown to brownish green when ripe, about 2.5 millimeters long and wide 5 to 7 millimeters in diameter and are shaped like a cheese wheel which is where several of its common names came from.</p> <p>Chromosome number</p> <p>    2n=42.</p> <h3><strong>Distribution</strong></h3> <p>As a native Malva sylvestris spreads itself on waste and rough ground, by roads and railways throughout lowland England, Wales and Channel Islands, Siberia and scattered elsewhere.[3][8] It has been introduced to and has become naturalized in eastern Australia,[12] in the United States, Canada and Mexico probably escaped from cultivation.</p> <h3><strong>Uses</strong></h3> <p>In 1931 Maud Grieve wrote that the "use of this species of Mallow has been much superseded by Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis), which possesses its valuable properties in a superior degree, but it is still a favorite remedy with country people where Marsh Mallow is not obtainable."</p> <h4><strong>Decoration</strong></h4> <p>    In the past, the flowers were spread on doorways and woven into garlands or chaplets for celebrating May Day.</p> <h2><strong>Food</strong></h2> <p>    The young leaves, when boiled, is a wholesome vegetable[6] and was eaten in several parts of Europe in the 19th century.</p> <h2><strong>Medicinal</strong></h2> <p>    M. sylvastris has been used medicinally since ancient times and is still used in modern phytotherapy. Mucilage is present in many of the Malvaceae family including M. Sylvastris, especially the fruit. The seeds are used internally in a decoction or herbal tea as a demulcent and diuretic, and the leaves made into poultices as an emollient for external applications. Mallow can also be taken internally for its laxative effect.</p> <h3><strong>Other</strong></h3> <p>    The species has long been used as a natural yellow dye,[22] perhaps more recently, cream color, yellow and green dyes can be obtained from the plant and the seeds.[23] A tincture of the flowers can make a very sensitive test for alkalis.</p> <h2><strong>Cultivation</strong></h2> <p>It is often grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive flowers, produced for a long period through the summer. Numerous cultivars have been selected and named.</p> <p>Cultivars of Malva sylvestris include: 'Alba', 'Annita', 'Aurora', 'Bardsey Blue', 'Blue Fountain', 'Brave Heart', 'Cottenham Blue', 'Gibbortello', 'Harry Hay', 'Highnam', 'Inky Stripe', 'Knockout', 'Magic Hollyhock', 'Mest', 'Mystic Merlin', 'Perry's Blue', 'Purple Satin', 'Richard Perry', 'Tournai', 'Windsor Castle', 'Zebrina' (soft lavender-purple striped with deep maroon veins) [24] and 'Zebrina Zebra Magis'.</p>
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Lovage Seeds (Levisticum officinale) 1.85 - 1

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Lovage Seeds (Levisticum officinale)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 400+- (1g) seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Lovage (/ˈlʌvɨdʒ/), Levisticum officinale, is a tall perennial plant, the sole species in the genus Levisticum in the family Apiaceae, subfamily Apioideae, tribe Apieae.</p> <p>Lovage is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant growing to 1.8–2.5 m (5.9–8.2 ft) tall, with a basal rosette of leaves and stems with further leaves, the flowers being produced in umbels at the top of the stems. The stems and leaves are shiny glabrous green to yellow-green and smell of lime when crushed. The larger basal leaves are up to 70 cm (28 in) long, tripinnate, with broad triangular to rhomboidal, acutely pointed leaflets with a few marginal teeth; the stem leaves are smaller, and less divided with few leaflets. The flowers are yellow to greenish-yellow, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) diameter, produced in globose umbels up to 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in) diameter; flowering is in late spring. The fruit is a dry two-parted schizocarp 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) long, mature in autumn.</p> <p><strong>Distribution</strong></p> <p>The exact native range is disputed; some sources cite it as native to much of Europe and southwestern Asia, others from only the eastern Mediterranean region in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, and yet others only to southwestern Asia in Iran and Afghanistan, citing European populations as naturalized. It has been long cultivated in Europe, the leaves being used as an herb, the roots as a vegetable, and the seeds as a spice, especially in southern European cuisine.</p> <p><strong>Properties and uses</strong></p> <p>The leaves can be used in salads, or to make soup or season broths, and the roots can be eaten as a vegetable or grated for use in salads. Its flavor and smell is somewhat similar to celery. The seeds can be used as a spice, similar to fennel seeds. In the UK, an alcoholic lovage cordial is traditionally mixed with brandy in the ratio of 2:1 as a winter drink. In Romania, the leaves are the preferred seasoning for the various local broths, much more so than parsley or dill.</p> <p>The roots, which contain heavy, volatile oil, are used as a mild aquaretic. Lovage root contains furanocoumarins which can lead to photosensitivity.</p> <p><strong>Etymology</strong></p> <p>The name "lovage" is from "love-ache", ache is a medieval name for parsley; this is a folk-etymological corruption of the older French name levesche, from late Latin levisticum, in turn thought to be a corruption of the earlier Latin ligusticum, "of Liguria" (northwest Italy), where the herb was grown extensively.[9] In modern botanical usage, both Latin forms are now used for different (but closely related) genera, with Levisticum for (culinary) lovage, and Ligusticum for Scots lovage, a similar species from northern Europe, and for related species.[4][9] In Germany and the Netherlands, one of the common names of lovage is Maggikraut (German) or Maggiplant (Dutch) because the plant's taste is reminiscent of Maggi soup seasoning[citation needed]; however, the classic German name is Liebstöckel, which is literally translated as "love stick".[10] In Northern Germany, it is sometimes called Beifuss. Italian levistico or sedano di monte, French livèche, Romanian leuştean, Hungarian lestyán, Russian любисток lyubeestok, etc. In Bulgaria, it is known as девесил deveseel. The Czech name is libeček, and the Polish name is lubczyk, both meaning "love herb". The name in Swedish is libbsticka, Norwegian løpstikke. The Croatian name for this plant is ljupčac or vegeta (named after a well-known Croatian meal seasoning similar to Maggi); the Finnish name is liperi or lipstikka, the former meaning "preacher's collar", because in old ages the plant was cultivated in monasteries or in rectories, while the latter is from Swedish, which is the second language spoken in Finland.</p> </body> </html>
MHS 106 (1g)
Lovage Seeds (Levisticum officinale) 1.85 - 1
White Chia seeds

White Chia seeds

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<h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>White Chia seeds</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 1000+ seeds (1,5g).</strong></span></h2> <p class="">Chia (/ˈtʃiːə/), is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. The sixteenth-century Codex Mendoza provides evidence that it was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times; economic historians have suggested it was as important as maize as a food crop. Ground or whole chia seeds still are used in Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico, and Guatemala for nutritious drinks and as a food source.</p> <p><strong>Etymology</strong></p> <p>The word "chia" is derived from the Nahuatl word chian, meaning oily.</p> <p>S. hispanica is one of two plants known as chia, the other being Salvia columbariae, commonly known as golden chia.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>Chia is an annual herb growing up to 1.75 metres (5.7 feet) tall, with opposite leaves that are 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) long and 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) wide. Its flowers are purple or white and are produced in numerous clusters in a spike at the end of each stem.[6] Chia is hardy from USDA Zones 9–12. Many plants cultivated as S. hispanica, in fact, are S. lavandulifolia.</p> <p><strong>Seeds</strong></p> <p>Chia is grown commercially for its seed, a food that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, since the seeds yield 25–30% extractable oil, including α-linolenic acid. Of total fat, the composition of the oil may be 55% ω-3, 18% ω-6, 6% ω-9, and 10% saturated fat.</p> <p>Typically, chia seeds are small ovals with a diameter of approximately 1 mm (0.039 in). They are mottle-colored with brown, gray, black, and white. The seeds are hydrophilic, absorbing up to 12 times their weight in liquid when soaked. While soaking, the seeds develop a mucilaginous coating that gives chia-based beverages a distinctive gel texture.</p> <p>Chia seed is traditionally consumed in Mexico and the southwestern United States, but is not widely known in Europe. Chia (or chian or chien) has mostly been identified as Salvia hispanica L. Today, chia is grown commercially in its native Mexico, as well as in Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Australia.[9] New patented varieties of chia have been developed in Kentucky for cultivation in northern latitudes of the United States.</p> <p>Chia seed (tokhm-e-sharbatī, meaning "beverage seed") is used to prepare a sharbat (cold beverage) in Iran.</p> <p><strong>Nutrient content and food uses</strong></p> <p>A 100-gram serving of chia seeds is a rich source of the B vitamins, thiamine, and niacin (54% and 59%, respectively of the daily value (DV), and a good source of the B vitamins riboflavin and folate (14% and 12%, respectively). The same amount of chia seeds is also a rich source of the dietary minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc (more than 20% DV) (table).</p> <p>In 2009, the European Union approved chia seeds as a novel food, allowing chia to be 5% of a bread product's total matter.</p> <p>Chia seeds may be added to other foods as a topping or put into smoothies, breakfast cereals, energy bars, granola bars, yogurt, tortillas, and bread. They also may be made into a gelatin-like substance or consumed raw. The gel may be used to replace as much as 25% of the egg content and oil in cakes while providing other nutrients.</p> <p><strong>Preliminary health research</strong></p> <p>Although preliminary research indicates potential health benefits from consuming chia seeds, this work remains sparse and inconclusive.</p> <p><strong>Drug interactions</strong></p> <p>No evidence to date indicates consuming chia seeds has adverse effects on or interactions with prescription drugs.</p> <p><strong>Cultivation</strong></p> <p><strong>Climate and growing cycle length</strong></p> <p>The growing cycle length for chia varies over cultivation locations and is influenced by elevation. For production sites located in different ecosystems in Bolivia, Argentina, and Ecuador, growing cycles are between 100–150 days in duration. Accordingly, commercial production fields are located in the range of 8–2200 m altitude across a variety of ecosystems ranging from tropical coastal desert, to tropical rain forest, and inter-Andean dry valley. In northwestern Argentina, a time span from planting to harvest of 120–180 days is reported for fields located at elevations of 900–1500 m.</p> <p>&nbsp;S. hispanica is a short-day flowering plant, indicating its photoperiodic sensitivity and lack of photoperiodic variability in traditional cultivars, has limited commercial use of chia seeds to tropical and subtropical latitudes until 2012. Now, traditional domesticated lines of S. hispanica can be grown in temperate zones at higher latitudes in the United States. In Arizona or Kentucky, seed maturation of traditional chia cultivars is stopped by frost before or after flower set, preventing seed harvesting. Advances in plant breeding during 2012, however, led to development of new early-flowering chia genotypes proving to have higher yields in Kentucky.</p> <p><strong>Seed yield and composition</strong></p> <p>Seed yield varies depending on cultivars, mode of cultivation, and growing conditions by geographic region. For example, commercial fields in Argentina and Colombia vary in yield range from 450 to 1250 kg/ha. A small-scale study with three cultivars grown in the inter-Andean valleys of Ecuador produced yields up to 2300 kg/ha, indicating that favorable growing environment and cultivar interacted to produce such high yields. Genotype has a larger effect on yield than on protein content, oil content, fatty acid composition, or phenolic compounds, whereas high temperature reduces oil content and degree of unsaturation, and raises protein content.</p> <p><strong>Soil, seedbed requirements, and sowing</strong></p> <p>The cultivation of S. hispanica requires light to medium clay or sandy soils. The plant prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soils, but can cope with acid soils and moderate drought. Sown chia seeds need moisture for seedling establishment, while the maturing chia plant does not tolerate wet soils during growth.</p> <p>Traditional cultivation techniques of S. hispanica involve soil preparation by disruption and loosening followed by seed broadcasting. In modern commercial production, a typical sowing rate of 6 kg/ha and row spacing of 0.7–0.8 m usually is applied.</p>
VE 66 (1,5g)
White Chia seeds
Long White Smooth Parsnip 10.000 Seeds

10.000 Seeds Long White...

Ціна 10,00 € (SKU: P 123 (20g))
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5/ 5
<h2><strong>10.000 Seeds Long White Smooth Parsnip</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package about 10,000 (20 g) seeds.</strong></span></h2> <div>One of the most popular and reliable varieties, producing Long rooted and broad shouldered roots making it suitable for almost all soil types.  A high yielder, it has good canker resistance and will deliver lots of fine, medium length, smooth skinned, high quality, fine flavoured parsnips.</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</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;">0</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;">3 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;">15-25 ° 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;">up to 3 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. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table>
P 123 (20g)
Long White Smooth Parsnip 10.000 Seeds

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Elder - Elderberry Seeds (Sambucus nigra)  - 8

Elder - Elderberry Seeds...

Ціна 1,75 € (SKU: V 102)
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5/ 5
<h2 class=""><strong>Elder - Elderberry Seeds (Sambucus nigra)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="">Price for Package of 100 seeds.</span> </strong></span></h2> <p>Elderberry Seeds, also known as Sambucus Cerulea are native to Europe and grow in the western 1/3 of the United States. Elderberry is a unique heirloom herb that is worth the effort of growing in your home garden.</p> <p>Elderberry is in the Honeysuckle family and is often seen as a shrub that can grow up to thirteen feet high, with smooth, gray bark. Corky bumps cover the slender branches, and there is a spongy, white pith inside the twigs and branches.</p> <p>Elderberry is one of the most effective herbs for treating upper respiratory infections, constipation and fever. In England the Elderberry was known as "natures medicine chest". Elderberry berries are most often used after they have been dried for teas and herbal infusions. Large doses of Elderberry juice can cause diarrhea. The stem of the Elderberry plant should be avoided due to it's cyanide content.</p> <p>European folklore gave Elderberry magical properties making it the guardian of the garden. It is believed that fairies and elves would appear if you sat underneath an elder bush on midsummer night. The lovely Elderberry plant possessed potent magic, with the ability to drive away witches, and kill serpents.</p> <p><strong>Additional Details</strong></p> <p>Family: Caprifoliaceae</p> <p>Genus: Sambucus (sam-BYOO-kus)</p> <p>Species: caerulea (see-ROO-lee-uh)</p> <p>AKA: Blue Elderberry, Sambuscus Cerulea</p> <p>Category: Perennial</p> <p>Height: 10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m), 12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m), 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)</p> <p>Spacing: 10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m), 12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)</p> <p>Germination Time: Mark the planting area and monitor as germination will not be completed until the second spring after planting</p> <p>Sun Exposure: Full sun</p> <p>Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer</p> <p>Bloom Color:Pale Yellow, White/Near White</p> <p>Foliage: Deciduous</p> <p>Soil Requirements:6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic), 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral), 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)</p> <p>Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall. Sow the seeds in the fall season at a depth of one-fourth inches and density of 35 plants per square foot of area. Cover the seed with a three-eighths inch layer of sawdust mulch.</p> <p>Other Details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds, flowers are fragrant. Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater</p> <script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>
V 102 (100 S)
Elder - Elderberry Seeds (Sambucus nigra)  - 8
Brazilian pepper Seeds

Brazilian pepper Seeds

Ціна 2,50 € (SKU: T 51)
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5/ 5
<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Brazilian pepper Seeds (Schinus terebinthifolius)</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;font-size:14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Schinus terebinthifolius is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America (southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina and Paraguay). It is found in the following states of Brazil: Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo and Sergipe. Common names include Brazilian pepper, aroeira, rose pepper, and Christmasberry.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>Brazilian pepper is a sprawling shrub or small tree, with a shallow root system, reaching a height of 7–10 m. The branches can be upright, reclining, or nearly vine-like, all on the same plant. Its plastic morphology allows it to thrive in all kinds of ecosystems: from dunes to swamps, where it grows as a quasi-aquatic plant.[3] The leaves are alternate, 10–22 cm long, pinnately compound with (3–) 5–15 leaflets; the leaflets are roughly oval (lanceolate to elliptical), 3–6 cm long and 2–3.5 cm broad, and have finely toothed margins, an acute to rounded apex and yellowish veins. The leaf rachis between the leaflets is usually (but not invariably) slightly winged. The plant is dioecious, with small white flowers borne profusely in axillary clusters. The fruit is a small red spherical drupe 4–5 mm diameter, carried in dense clusters of hundreds of berries.</p> <p><strong>Cultivation and uses</strong></p> <p>Brazilian pepper is widely grown as an ornamental plant in frost-free regions of South America for its foliage and fruit. It is considered as a melliferous flower.</p> <p>Although it is not a true pepper (Piper), its dried drupes are often sold as pink peppercorns, as are the fruits from the related species Schinus molle (Peruvian peppertree). The seeds can be used as a spice, adding a pepper-like taste to food. They are usually sold in a dry state and have a bright pink color. They are less often sold pickled in brine, where they have a dull, almost green hue.</p> <p>In the United States, it has been introduced to California, Texas, Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, Louisiana[5] and Florida. Planted originally as an ornamental outside of its native range, Brazilian pepper has become widespread and is considered an invasive species in many subtropical regions with moderate to high rainfall, including parts or all of Australia, the Bahamas, Bermuda, southern China, Cuba, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Puerto Rico, Réunion, South Africa, and the United States. In drier areas, such as Israel and southern California, it is also grown but has not generally proved invasive. In California, it is considered invasive in coastal regions by the California Invasive Plant Council (www.cal-ipc.org.)</p> <p>Brazilian pepper is hard to control because it produces basal shoots if the trunk is cut. Trees also produce abundant seeds that are dispersed by birds and ants. It is this same hardiness that makes the tree highly useful for reforestation in its native environment but which enables it to become invasive outside of its natural range.</p> <p><strong>Medicinal Uses</strong></p> <p>Virtually all parts of this tropical tree, including its leaves, bark, fruit, seeds, resin, and oleoresin (or balsam) have been used medicinally by indigenous peoples throughout the tropics. The plant has a very long history of use and appears in ancient religious artifacts and on idols among some of the ancient Chilean Amerindians.</p> <p>Throughout South and Central America, Brazilian peppertree is reported to be an astringent, antibacterial, diuretic, digestive stimulant, tonic, antiviral, and wound healer. In Peru, the sap is used as a mild laxative and a diuretic, and the entire plant is used externally for fractures and as a topical antiseptic. The oleoresin is used externally as a wound healer, to stop bleeding, and for toothaches, and it is taken internally for rheumatism and as a purgative. In South Africa, a leaf tea is used to treat colds, and a leaf decoction is inhaled for colds, hypertension, depression, and irregular heart beat. In the Brazilian Amazon, a bark tea is used as a laxative, and a bark-and-leaf tea is used as a stimulant and antidepressant. In Argentina, a decoction is made with the dried leaves and is taken for menstrual disorders and is also used for respiratory and urinary tract infections and disorders.</p> <p>Brazilian peppertree is still employed in herbal medicine today in many countries. It is used for many conditions in the tropics, including menstrual disorders, bronchitis, gingivitis, gonorrhea, gout, eye infections, rheumatism, sores, swellings, tuberculosis, ulcers, urethritis, urogenital disorders, venereal diseases, warts, and wounds. In Brazilian herbal medicine today, the dried bark and/or leaves are employed for heart problems (hypertension and irregular heart beat), infections of all sorts, menstrual disorders with excessive bleeding, tumors, and general inflammation. A liquid extract or tincture prepared with the bark is used internally as a stimulant, tonic, and astringent, and externally for rheumatism, gout, and syphilis.</p> <p><strong>Toxicity</strong></p> <p>Like many other species in the family Anacardiaceae, Brazilian pepper has an aromatic sap that can cause skin reactions (similar to poison ivy burns) in some sensitive people – although the reaction is usually weaker than that induced by touch of the closely related Lithraea molleoides, known as Brazil as "wild" aroeira (aroeira brava). Conversely, Schinus terebinthifolius is commonly known as "tame" aroeira (aroeira mansa).</p> <p>It is noted in a paper on triterpenes that the ingested fruits have a “paralyzing effect” on birds.[7] The narcotic and toxic effects on birds and other wildlife has also been noted by others, e.g., Bureau of Aquatic Plant Management. The AMA Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants reports that the tripterpenes found in the fruits can result in irritation of the throat, gastroenteritis,diarrhea, and vomiting in man. Like most other members of the Anacardiaceae, Brazilian pepper contains active alkenyl phenols, e.g., urushiol, cardol, which can cause contact dermatitis and inflammation in sensitive individuals. Contact with the “sap” from a cut or bruised tree can result in rash, lesions, oozing sores, severe itching,reddening and swelling (especially of the eyes), and welts.</p> <p>The burning of plant matter releases many airborne irritants and therefore is not an effective means of control. It is said to have a "mace-like" effect upon nearby people and is highly advised against.</p> <p><strong>History</strong></p> <p>"Florida Holly" was introduced to Florida by at latest 1891, probably earlier (Gogue et al. 1974), where it has spread rapidly since about 1940 (Ewel 1986), replacing native plants, like mangroves, with thousands of acres occupied. It is especially adept at colonizing disturbed sites and can grow in both wet and dry conditions. Its growth habit allows it to climb over understory trees and invade mature canopies, forming thickets that choke out most other plants.</p> <p><strong>Legal status</strong></p> <p>The species, including the seed, is legally prohibited from sale, transport, or planting in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Noxious Weed List (F.A.C. 5B-57.007). It is classified as a Category I pest by The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FL EPPC).</p> <p>To keep the plant from spreading into native plant communities and displacing them, local regulations and environmental guidelines require eradication of Brazilian pepper wherever possible. The plant and all parts are also illegal for sale or transfer in Texas.</p> <p>It is a declared weed in several states of Australia. In South Africa it is classified as a Category 1 invader in KwaZulu-Natal province, where any plants are to be removed and destroyed, and a Category 3 invader in all other provinces, meaning it may no longer be planted.</p> <p><strong>Control</strong></p> <p>Two herbicides are approved for use in the United States to exterminate Brazilian pepper: Triclopyr, using the basal bark method; and Glyphosate. Picloram can be used if the stump has been freshly cut, but this is not the preferred nor most effective means of eradication.</p> </div>
T 51
Brazilian pepper Seeds

KAFFIR LIME Seeds (Citrus hystrix)  - 1

KAFFIR LIME Seeds (Citrus...

Ціна 3,50 € (SKU: V 162)
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5/ 5
<h2 class=""><strong>KAFFIR LIME SEEDS (CITRUS HYSTRIX)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;" class=""><strong>Price for Package of 3 Seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>The kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix), sometimes referred to in English as the makrut lime or Mauritius papeda, is a citrus fruit native to tropical Asia, including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.</p> <p>Its fruit and leaves are used in Southeast Asian cuisine and its essential oil is used in perfumery.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Citrus hystrix is a thorny bush, 6 to 35 feet (1.8 to 10.7 m) tall, with aromatic and distinctively shaped "double" leaves. These hourglass-shaped leaves comprise the leaf blade plus a flattened, leaf-like stalk or petiole). The fruit is rough and green; it is distinguished by its bumpy exterior and its small size (approx. 4 cm (2 in) wide).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Common names</strong></h3> <p>In English it is known as kaffir lime (also transliterated "kieffer lime") or makrut lime (magrood lime). The Oxford Companion to Food [6] recommends that the term "makrut lime" be favored over "kaffir lime" because Kaffir is an offensive term in some cultures and has no contemporary justification for being attached to this plant. The etymology of the name "kaffir lime" is uncertain, but most likely was used by Muslims as a reference to the location the plant grew, which was populated by non-Muslims. The Arabic word for non-Muslims is Kafir.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Uses</strong></h3> <h3><strong>Cuisine</strong></h3> <p>The leaves are the most frequently used part of the plant, fresh, dried, or frozen. The leaves are widely used in Thai[10] and Lao cuisine (for dishes such as tom yum), and Cambodian cuisine (for the base paste "krueng"). Kaffir/Makrut lime leaves are used in Vietnamese cuisine to add fragrance to chicken dishes and to decrease the pungent odor when steaming snails. The leaves are used in Indonesian cuisine (especially Balinese cuisine and Javanese cuisine), for foods such as soto ayam, and are used along with Indonesian bay leaf for chicken and fish. They are also found in Malaysian and Burmese cuisines. In South Indian cuisine it is used widely.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The rind (peel) is commonly used in Lao and Thai curry paste, adding an aromatic, astringent flavor. The zest of the fruit is used in creole cuisine to impart flavor in "arranged" (infused) rums in Martinique, Réunion and Madagascar. In Cambodia, the entire fruit is crystallized/candied for eating.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Medicinal</strong></h3> <p>The juice and rinds are used in traditional medicine in some Asian countries; the fruit's juice is often used in shampoo and is believed to kill head lice.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Other uses</strong></h3> <p>The juice finds use as a cleanser for clothing and hair in Thailand and very occasionally in Cambodia. Lustral water mixed with slices of the fruit is used in religious ceremonies in Cambodia.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Cultivation</strong></h3> <p>Citrus hystrix is grown worldwide in suitable climates as a garden shrub for home fruit production. It is well suited to container gardens and for large garden pots on patios, terraces, and in conservatories.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Main constituents</strong></p> <p>The compound responsible for the characteristic aroma was identified as (–)-(S)-citronellal, which is contained in the leaf oil up to 80%; minor components include citronellol (10%), nerol and limonene.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>From a stereochemical point of view, it is remarkable that kaffir/makrut lime leaves contain only the (S) stereoisomer of citronellal, whereas its enantiomer, (+)-(R)-citronellal, is found in both lemon balm and (to a lesser degree) lemon grass, (note, however, that citronellal is only a trace component in the latter's essential oil).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Kaffir/Makrut lime fruit peel contains an essential oil comparable to lime fruit peel oil; its main components are limonene and β-pinene.</p> <script src="//cdn.public.n1ed.com/G3OMDFLT/widgets.js"></script>
V 162 (4 S)
KAFFIR LIME Seeds (Citrus hystrix)  - 1
Black Goji Berry - Russian Box Thorn Seeds 1.85 - 3

Black Goji Berry Seeds...

Ціна 1,85 € (SKU: V 36 B)
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5/ 5
<h2><strong>Black Goji Berry Seeds (Lycium ruthenicum murr)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong><strong><br /></strong></span></h2> <p>Lycium ruthenicum (Chinese: 柴桦; pinyin: chai hua), commonly known as Russian Box Thorn is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family which can be found in Central Asia, the southern part of Russia, throughout Northwest China, and Pakistan.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>The species is either 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in), 20–50 centimetres (7.9–19.7 in), 20–150 centimetres (7.9–59.1 in), or 180 centimetres (71 in) tall. The leaves are either 5–30 millimetres (0.20–1.18 in), 0.6–2.5 centimetres (0.24–0.98 in), or 6–25 millimetres (0.24–0.98 in) by 1–1.5 millimetres (0.039–0.059 in). It has 2-4 sepals each one of which is bell-shaped and 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) long. Pedicels are either 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) long or can be as long as it sepals. The calyx is 2.5–3.5 millimetres (0.098–0.138 in) long but can be campanulate and exceed 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). Corolla's tube is 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) long with stamens have 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in) long berries (which can sometimes grow up to 9 millimetres (0.35 in)) which are also broad and globose. The fruits' seeds are brown coloured and are 1.5–2 millimetres (0.059–0.079 in) long. The flowering time is June to August but can sometimes bloom in May too. Fruits bloom from August to October.</p> <p><strong>Distribution and uses</strong></p> <p>In India, it grows in Kashmir where it is used by native people to cure blindness in camels. In Central Asia and Northwest China, the species grows on the elevation of 400–3,000 metres (1,300–9,800 ft)[1] in saline deserts, sands and roadsides.</p>
V 36 B (10 S)
Black Goji Berry - Russian Box Thorn Seeds 1.85 - 3
Cacao Tree Seeds (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Tree Seeds (Theobroma...

Ціна 4,00 € (SKU: V 86)
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Cacao Tree Seeds (Theobroma cacao)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 2 seeds.<br /></strong></span></h2> <p><strong>As you can see from our pictures, our cocoa variety is larger than all others.</strong></p> <p>Theobroma cacao also cacao tree and cocoa tree, is a small (4–8 m (13–26 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae, native to the deep tropical region of America. Its seeds are used to make cocoa powder and chocolate.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>Leaves are alternate, entire, unlobed, 10–40 cm (3.9–16 in) long and 5–20 cm (2.0–7.9 in) broad. The flowers are produced in clusters directly on the trunk and older branches; this is known as cauliflory. The flowers are small, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) diameter, with pink calyx. While many of the world's flowers are pollinated by bees (Hymenoptera) or butterflies/moths (Lepidoptera), cacao flowers are pollinated by tiny flies, Forcipomyia midges in the order Diptera.[2] The fruit, called a cacao pod, is ovoid, 15–30 cm (5.9–12 in) long and 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) wide, ripening yellow to orange, and weighs about 500 g (1.1 lb) when ripe. The pod contains 20 to 60 seeds, usually called "beans", embedded in a white pulp. The seeds are the main ingredient of chocolate, while the pulp is used in some countries to prepare a refreshing juice. Each seed contains a significant amount of fat (40–50%) as cocoa butter. Their most noted active constituent is theobromine, a compound similar to caffeine.</p> <p><strong>Taxonomy and nomenclature</strong></p> <p>Cacao (Theobroma cacao) belongs to the genus Theobroma classified under the subfamily Sterculioidea of the mallow family Malvaceae. Cacao is one of 22 species of Theobroma.</p> <p>The generic name is derived from the Greek for "food of the gods"; from θεος (theos), meaning "god," and βρῶμα (broma), meaning "food".</p> <p>The specific name cacao is derived from the native name of the plant in indigenous Mesoamerican languages. The cacao was known as kakaw in Tzeltal, K’iche’ and Classic Maya; kagaw in Sayula Popoluca; and cacahuatl[dubious – discuss] in Nahuatl.</p> <p>The cupuaçu, Theobroma grandiflorum, is a closely related species also grown in Brazil. Like the cacao, it is also the source for a kind of chocolate known as cupulate or cupuaçu chocolate.</p> <p>The cupuaçu is considered of high potential by the food and cosmetics industries.</p> <p><strong>Distribution and domestication</strong></p> <p>T. cacao is widely distributed from southeastern Mexico to the Amazon basin. There were originally two hypotheses about its domestication; one said that there were two foci for domestication, one in the Lacandon area of Mexico and another in lowland South America. More recent studies of patterns of DNA diversity, however, suggest that this is not the case. Motomayor et al.[4] sampled 1241 trees and classified them into 10 distinct genetic clusters. This study also identified areas, for example around Iquitos in modern Peru, where representatives of several genetic clusters originated. This result suggests that this is where T. cacao was originally domesticated, probably for the pulp that surrounds the beans, which is eaten as a snack and fermented into a mildly alcoholic beverage.[5] Using the DNA sequences obtained by Motomayor et al. and comparing them with data derived from climate models and the known conditions suitable for cacao, Thomas et al. have further refined the view of domestication, linking the area of greatest cacao genetic diversity to a bean-shaped area that encompasses the border between Brazil and Peru and the southern part of the Colombian-Brazilian border.[6] Climate models indicate that at the peak of the last ice age 21,000 years ago, when habitat suitable for cacao was at its most reduced, this area was still suitable, and so provided a refugium for the species. Thomas et al. speculate that from there people took cacao to Mexico, where selection for the beans took place.</p> <p>Cacao trees grow well as understory plants in humid forest ecosystems. This is equally true of abandoned cultivated trees, making it difficult to distinguish truly wild trees from those whose parents may originally have been cultivated.</p> <p><strong>History of cultivation</strong></p> <p>Cultivation, use, and cultural elaboration of cacao were early and extensive in Mesoamerica. Ceramic vessels with residues from the preparation of cacao beverages have been found at archaeological sites dating back to the Early Formative (1900-900 BC) period. For example, one such vessel found at an Olmec archaeological site on the Gulf Coast of Veracruz, Mexico dates cacao's preparation by pre-Olmec peoples as early as 1750 BC. On the Pacific coast of Chiapas, Mexico, a Mokaya archaeological site provides evidence of cacao beverages dating even earlier, to 1900 BC. The initial domestication was probably related to the making of a fermented, thus alcoholic beverage.</p> <p>Several mixtures of cacao are described in ancient texts, for ceremonial or medicinal, as well as culinary, purposes. Some mixtures included maize, chili, vanilla (Vanilla planifolia), and honey. Archaeological evidence for use of cacao, while relatively sparse, has come from the recovery of whole cacao beans at Uaxactun, Guatemala and from the preservation of wood fragments of the cacao tree at Belize sites including Cuello and Pulltrouser Swamp. In addition, analysis of residues from ceramic vessels has found traces of theobromine and caffeine in early formative vessels from Puerto Escondido, Honduras (1100-900 BC) and in middle formative vessels from Colha, Belize (600-400 BC) using similar techniques to those used to extract chocolate residues from four classic period (circa 400 AD) vessels from a tomb at the archaeological site of Rio Azul. As cacao is the only known commodity from Mesoamerica containing both of these alkaloid compounds, it seems likely these vessels were used as containers for cacao drinks. In addition, cacao is named in a hieroglyphic text on one of the Rio Azul vessels. Cacao was also believed to be ground by the Aztecs and mixed with tobacco for smoking purposes</p> <table style="width: 712px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width: 708px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>growing instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Vermehrung:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Pretreatment:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">soak seeds for 2-3 hours in warm water.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">0</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">all year</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">See picture 6</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing substrate:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">Use high-quality, sterile potting soil</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">+25 - +28°C</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">bright + keep constantly moist, not wet</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">2-4 weeks.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Note:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">direct Sow onto bed in May.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;">Water regularly during the growing period</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 172px;"> <p align="center"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width: 534px;"> <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>
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Quinoa Seeds Red or White (Chenopodium quinoa)

Quinoa Seeds Red or White...

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<div class="&quot;rte&quot;"><h2><strong>Quinoa Seeds (Chenopodium quinoa)</strong></h2><h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 700+- (2g) seeds.</strong></span></h2><p>Quinoa (/ˈkiːnwɑː/, from Quechua kinwa or kinuwa ) is a species of the goosefoot genus (Chenopodium quinoa), a grain crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, as it is not a member of the true grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beetroots, spinach and tumbleweeds. As a member of the Amaranthaceae family, it is related to and resembles amaranth, which is also a pseudocereal.</p><p>It is high in protein, and is tolerant of dry soil.</p><p>Quinoa (the name is derived from the Spanish spelling of the Quechua name kinwa) originated in the Andean region of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Colombia, where it was domesticated 3,000 to 4,000 years ago for human consumption, though archaeological evidence shows a non-domesticated association with pastoral herding some 5,200 to 7,000 years ago.</p><p>Similar Chenopodium species, such as pitseed goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri) and fat hen (Chenopodium album), were grown and domesticated in North America as part of the Eastern Agricultural Complex before maize agriculture became popular. Fat hen, which has a widespread distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, produces edible seeds and greens much like quinoa, but in smaller quantities.</p><p>The nutrient composition is favourable compared with common cereals. Quinoa seeds contain essential amino acids like lysine and acceptable quantities of calcium, phosphorus, and iron.</p><p>After harvest, the seeds must be processed to remove the coating containing the bitter-tasting saponins. The seeds are in general cooked the same way as rice and can be used in a wide range of dishes. The leaves are eaten as a leaf vegetable, much like amaranth, but commercial availability of quinoa greens is limited.</p><p>Chenopodium quinoa is a dicotyledonous annual plant usually about 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) high. It has broad, generally pubescent, powdery, smooth (rarely) to lobed leaves normally arranged alternately. The woody central stem is branched or unbranched depending on the variety and may be green, red or purple. The flowering panicles arise from the top of the plant or from leaf axils along the stem. Each panicle has a central axis from which a secondary axis emerges either with flowers (amaranthiform) or bearing a tertiary axis carrying the flowers (glomeruliform). The green hypogynous flowers have a simple perianth and are generally bisexual and self-fertilizing. The fruits are about 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in diameter and of various colours—from white to red or black, depending on the cultivar.</p><p><strong>Natural distribution</strong></p><p>Chenopodium quinoa is believed to have been domesticated in the Peruvian Andes from wild or weed populations of the same species. There are non-cultivated quinoa plants (Chenopodium quinoa var. melanospermum) that grow in the area it is cultivated; these may either be related to wild predecessors, or they could be descendants of cultivated plants.</p><p><strong>Saponin content</strong></p><p>In their natural state, the seeds have a coating of bitter-tasting saponins, making them unpalatable. Most of the grain sold commercially has been processed to remove this coating. This bitterness has beneficial effects during cultivation, as it is unpopular with birds and therefore requires minimal protection. The genetic control of bitterness involves quantitative inheritance; lowering the saponin content through selective breeding to produce sweeter, more palatable varieties is complicated by about 10% cross-pollination.</p><p>The toxicity category rating of quinoa saponins treats them as mild eye and respiratory irritants and as a low gastrointestinal irritant. The saponin is a toxic glycoside, a main contributor to its hemolytic effects when combined directly with blood cells. In South America, quinoa saponin has many uses, including as a detergent for clothing and washing and as an antiseptic for skin injuries. High levels of oxalic acid are in the leaves and stems of all species of the Chenopodium genus, and are also in the related genera of the Amaranthaceae family. The risks associated with quinoa are minimal, provided it is properly prepared and the leaves are not eaten to excess.</p><p><strong>Nutritional value</strong></p><p>Quinoa was important to the diet of pre-Columbian Andean civilizations. Quinoa grain has been called a superfood, a term which is not in common use by dietitians and nutrition scientists. Protein content is very high for a cereal/pseudo-cereal (14% by mass), but not as high as most beans and legumes. This includes a "low gluten content" that appears to be well tolerated when consumed at normal levels by people with celiac disease. The protein content per 100 calories is higher than brown rice, potatoes, barley and millet, but is less than wild rice and oats. Nutritional evaluations indicate that quinoa is a source of complete protein. Other sources claim its protein is not complete but relatively high in essential amino acids. Other pseudo grains derived from seeds are similar in complete protein levels; buckwheat is 18% protein compared to 14% for Quinoa; Amaranth, a related species to Quinoa, ranges from 12% to 17.5%.</p><p>Quinoa is a rich source (&gt;20% of the Daily value, DV) of the B vitamins thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B6, and folate and is a rich source of the dietary minerals iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc. Quinoa is also a good source (10-19% of DV) of the B vitamins niacin and pantothenic acid, vitamin E, and the dietary mineral potassium. The pseudo cereal contains a modest amount of calcium, and thus is useful for vegans and those who are lactose intolerant. It is gluten-free and considered easy to digest. Because of these characteristics, it is being considered a possible crop in NASA's Controlled Ecological Life Support System for long-duration human occupied space flights.</p><p>The grain may be germinated in its raw form to boost its nutritional value, provided that the grains are rinsed thoroughly to remove any saponin.[26] It has a notably short germination period: only 2–4 hours in a glass of clean water is enough to make it sprout and release gases, as opposed to 12 hours with wheat. This process, besides its nutritional enhancements, softens the seeds, making them suitable to be added to salads and other cold foods.</p><h3><strong>Cultivation</strong></h3><p>The plant's growth is highly variable due to a high complexity of different subspecies, varieties and landraces (domesticated plants or animals adapted to the environment in which they originated). However, in general it is undemanding and altitude-hardy. It is grown from coastal regions to over 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in the Andes near the equator, with most of the cultivars being grown between 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) and 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). Depending on the variety, optimal growing conditions are in cool climates with temperatures that vary between −4 °C (25 °F) during the night to near 35 °C (95 °F) during the day. Some cultivars can withstand lower temperatures without damage. Light frosts normally do not affect the plants at any stage of development, except during flowering. Mid-summer frosts during flowering, often occurring in the Andes, lead to sterilization of the pollen. Rainfall conditions are highly variable between the different cultivars, ranging from 300 to 1,000 millimetres (12 to 39 in) during growing season. Growth is optimal with well-distributed rainfall during early growth and development and dry conditions during seed maturation and harvesting.</p><p>Quinoa has been cultivated in the United States, primarily in the high elevation San Luis Valley (SLV) of Colorado where it was introduced in 1982. In this high-altitude desert valley, maximum summer temperatures rarely exceed 30 °C (86 °F) and night temperatures are about 7 °C (45 °F). Due to the short growing season, North American cultivation requires short-maturity varieties, typically of Bolivian origin.</p><h2><strong>Sowing</strong></h2><p>Quinoa plants do best in sandy, well-drained soils with a low nutrient content, moderate salinity, and a soil pH of 6 to 8.5.</p><p>The seedbed must be well prepared and drained to avoid waterlogging. In the Andes, the seeds are normally broadcast over the land and raked into the soil. Sometimes it is sown in containers of soil and transplanted later.</p><p><strong>Cultivation management</strong></p><p>Yields are maximised when 170 to 200 kg (370 to 440 lb) N/hectare is available.[citation needed] The addition of phosphorus does not improve yield. In eastern North America, it is susceptible to a leaf miner that may reduce crop success and which also affects the common weed and close relative Chenopodium album, but C. album is much more resistant.</p><p><strong><em>History and culture</em></strong></p><p><strong>Early history</strong></p><p>Quinoa was first domesticated by Andean peoples around 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. It has been an important staple in the Andean cultures where the plant is indigenous but relatively obscure in the rest of the world. The Incas, who held the crop to be sacred, referred to it as chisaya mama or "mother of all grains", and it was the Inca emperor who would traditionally sow the first seeds of the season using "golden implements". During the Spanish conquest of South America, the colonists scorned it as "food for Indians", and suppressed its cultivation, due to its status within indigenous religious ceremonies. The conquistadors forbade quinoa cultivation for a time and the Incas were forced to grow wheat instead.</p><p>The grain has become increasingly popular in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, China and Japan where it is not typically grown, increasing crop value. Between 2006 and early 2013 quinoa crop prices tripled. In 2011, the average price was US$3,115 per ton with some varieties selling as high as $8,000 per ton. This compares with wheat prices of $9 per bushel (about $340 per ton). Since the 1970s, producers’ associations and cooperatives have worked toward greater producer control of the market. The higher prices make it harder for people to purchase, but also brings a livable income for farmers and enables many urban refugees to return to working the land.</p><p>The popularity of quinoa grain in non-indigenous regions has raised concerns over food security. Due to continued widespread poverty in regions where it is produced and because few other crops are compatible with the soil and climate in these regions, it has been suggested that the inflated price disrupts local access to food supplies. In 2013, The Guardian compared it to asparagus cultivated in Peru, a cash crop criticized for excessive water use, as "feeding our apparently insatiable 365-day-a-year hunger for this luxury vegetable" It has been suggested that, as people rise above subsistence-level income, they choose higher-status Western processed foods. However, anthropologist Pablo Laguna states that farmers are still saving a portion of the quinoa crop for their own use, and that the high prices affect nearby city dwellers more, but consumption in cities has traditionally been lower. According to Laguna, the net benefit of increased revenue for farmers outweighs the costs, saying that it is "very good news for small, indigenous farmers". The transformation from a healthy staple food for farming families and communities into a product that is held to be worth too much to keep for oneself and one's family is an ongoing process. It is seen as a valuable resource that can bring in far greater amounts[clarification needed] of cheap, low nutrient foods such as pasta and rice. It used to be seen as a peasant food that provided farming families with a very important source of nutrition, but now occupies a spectrum from an everyday food of urban Bolivia's middle class to a luxury food in the Peruvian capital of Lima where "it sells at a higher per pound price than chicken, and four times as much as rice". Efforts are being made in some areas to distribute it more widely and ensure that farming and poorer populations have access to it and have an understanding of its nutritional importance. These include incorporating it into free school breakfasts and in government provisions distributed to pregnant and nursing women in need.</p><p><strong>Kosher controversy</strong></p><p>Quinoa has become popular in the Jewish community as a substitute for the leavened grains that are forbidden during the Passover holiday. Several kosher certification organizations refuse to certify it as being kosher for Passover, citing reasons including its resemblance to prohibited grains or fear of cross-contamination of the product from nearby fields of prohibited grain or during packaging.</p><p>In December 2013, the Orthodox Union, the world's largest kosher certification agency, announced it would begin certifying quinoa as kosher for Passover.</p><p><strong>International Year of Quinoa</strong></p><p>The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the "International Year of Quinoa"  in recognition of ancestral practices of the Andean people, who have preserved it as food for present and future generations, through knowledge and practices of living in harmony with nature. The objective is to draw the world’s attention to the role that quinoa could play in providing food security, nutrition and poverty eradication, in support of achieving Millennium Development Goals.</p><p>The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is as the Secretariat of the international year. Bolivia has the presidency of the Coordination Committee and Ecuador, Peru and Chile share the vice presidency, with the rapporteurship in the hands of Argentina and France.</p></div>
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Quinoa Seeds Red or White (Chenopodium quinoa)