Gigante Catalogno Parsley Seeds

Crocus sativus. Perennial. Open Pollinated. The plant produces high yields of Saffron Bulbs, the world's most expensive spice. The plant has violet-purple flowers with brilliant orange-red stigmas that are the source of the aromatic culinary spice. Each flower yields three red stigmas (the saffron threads). It takes 150,000 orange-red stigmas to make one pound of the spice, which is why it's so expensive. Gourmet Chefs around the world use it. You don't need to purchase this expensive spice again! Grow your own plants for home use or for restaurant use. The lovely lavender blossoms in fall are an added bonus to your garden. Planted in the fall, it bears lovely lavender flowers the following autumn. Order at least 5 to 10 bulbs to produce enough spice for one recipe. Plant 100 bulbs to produce enough spice for the entire year. Suitable for containers, patios, borders/ rock gardens, window boxes, square-foot gardening, and small gardens. A variety from Greece.

120 days. Stevia rebaudiana. Perennial. Stevia. Open Pollinated. The plant produces high yields of dark green leaves. It is used as a sweetener. Stevioside is 300 times sweeter than sugar but without calories. It can be used in place of sugar in drinks, baked goods, desserts, and preserves, and is also a plaque-retardant and tooth decay inhibitor. It is a useful sweetener for diabetics and dieters and is used to treat blood pressure problems. Suitable for containers. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from South America.

Piper nigrum. Perennial. Open Pollinated. Peppercorns. The plant produces excellent yields of black peppercorns. It is a popular herb variety prized for its flavor and is ubiquitous in kitchens across the country. Use them in any recipe that calls for pepper. Black pepper goes well with basil, beef, cilantro, coconut milk, creamy sauces, eggs, fermented soybeans, garlic, ginger, lemon, pork, red wine, seafood, soy sauce, and vegetables. Peppercorns are dried and used to make black pepper. You can grow this tropical tree in containers and bring it indoors in the fall. Try growing your own black pepper plant. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 190223. A variety from India.

 

How to Grow Peppercorn Seeds. Follow the planting instructions below and use Miracle-Gro Seed Starting Mix for successful germination.

 

Growing Piper nigrum from seed is possible but slow and requires patience.

48 days. Cucumis sativus. (F1) Sweeter Yet Cucumber. This early maturing plant produces high yields of 10 to 12" long dark green cucumbers. A dual-purpose non-bitter cucumber that can be used fresh in salads or pickled. Cucumbers are sweet, burpless, bitter-free, and their skins require no peeling. Compact semi-bush type plants produce continually all season long. One of the most disease-resistant cucumbers on the market. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: CMV, DM, PM, PRSV, ZYMV.

Camellia sinensis. Perennial. Open Pollinated. Tea Leaf. This small tree produces excellent yields of green tea leaves. It is a popular tea plant whose seeds are used to grow new plants for the beverage. Tea is the world's most consumed drink. Young leaves are processed to make tea and green tea beverages. It is also used for medicinal purposes. Tea stimulates the central nervous system, acts as a diuretic and astringent, relaxes smooth muscles, and increases coronary flow. It has significant anticancer and antioxidant effects and has even been shown to prevent tooth decay because of its high fluoride content. Can be grown indoors in containers. Excellent choice for home gardens and commercial production. A variety from India.

Fragaria vesca. Open Pollinated. Alexandria Strawberry. The plant produces excellent yields of juicy, bright red strawberries from seed in the first year if started early enough in spring. It is a popular everbearing alpine strawberry variety prized for its sweet, aromatic, deep scarlet-red berries. It is an everbearing strawberry that produces continuously from midsummer through fall (sometimes into frost) rather than in one big spring flush. These strawberries don't have runners, so they are perfect for containers, window boxes, and patio gardening. The leaves make excellent herbal tea with woodruff leaves. Suitable for containers, rock gardens, and edging plants. Kids love them. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 551826. A variety from the USA.