Seeds of Change, an organic seed company in Santa Fe, N.M. (888-762-7333; free calsoofferslso offers medicinal herb seeds, from Vitex agnus-castus, the chaste tree, to Papaver somniferum, the poppies that put Dorothy out in "The Wizard of Oz".
George C. Ball Jr., owner of the W. Atlee Burpee Company, said sales of vegetable and herb seeds and plants are up by 40percentt over last year, double the annual growth for the last five years.
We were pitching plant food, which is bought by women, and we thought had an amazing offer: for one easy payment of $29.95, plus shipping and handling, you would get three types of plant food, a gardening book, and, wait, if you called now we'd throw in three pots, soil and herb seeds!
Sow the herb seeds 1-3 times deeper than the size of the seed.
Plant herb seeds in a seed tray and keep them on a warm windowsill.
Look for seed companies that sell packages of medicinal herb seeds.
These drop Ourg bones which can be buried for Prayer experience, along with lots of herb seeds.
This will decrease or eliminate the need to water the soil, which can dislodge tiny herb seeds.
Items that are good to grind or crush in the mortar and pestle include peppercorns, spice seeds, herb seeds, fresh herb and spice leaves, rice, nuts, other plant seeds, hard candies, sea salt, and so on.
This week, I also planted my salsa herbs — seeds of Italian parsley and cilantro, put directly in the ground, in a pocket of the garden that is partly shaded.
