Sprouts - Mungbean ORGANICThe Sprouts Mung Bean Organic, ‘Phaseolus aureus (Vigna radiata)’, is tasty, healthy, fun and easy to grow sprout. Grow your own mung bean sprouts at home, a great way to garden year-round. Mung bean sprouts have a wonderful crunchy texture and a flavor similar to fresh garden peas. They are high in many nutrients and a delicious addition to oriental dishes, salads, and vegetable dishes. Mung bean sprouts have been grown by the Chinese for over 5000 years. Mung bean sprouts are high in vitamins A, B, C, and E, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium and amino acids. No need for a lot of space, time, or fancy equipment. This is a plant anyone can grow in any climate, year-round. There are several ways to grow sprouts. The most popular, easiest, and least expensive is the jar method. All you need is a glass canning jar and a lid or piece of muslin and a rubber band. Complete instructions are printed on the seed packet. The quality of your home grown sprouts will be above average compared to those purchased in a grocery store.
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Basil - NapoletanoThe Basil Napoletano, ‘Ocimum basilicum’, is one of the best basils available for eating fresh. The tender leaves are mild, sweet and tender in flavor. There is nothing like the smell of basil because the smell of basil is the smell of summer. There is no more useful herb and it is very fragrant. It is a good all “around basil” and it has very few pests. Basil is used in so many foods, it is hard to mention them all. It is used in Italian foods and pesto and pasta sauces. Fresh basil makes a nice tea, an excellent vinegar, and tastes great fresh with fish, poultry, rice, mild vegetables, eggplant and many others. Plant 1 to 2 weeks after the last average frost date. Place the Basil seeds in well drained soil with lots of organic matter.
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Grape Hyacinth - WhiteThe Grape Hyacinth ‘White’, ‘Muscari armeniacum’, a fall planted bulb, produce unassuming flowers that add a sweet, fragrant touch to the spring garden. This Muscari has become quite popular in recent years. Its white flower cluster is narrow and less compact than that of other Muscari armeniacum. The flowers remain beautiful for a long time, and they are very attractive to bees. Grape Hyacinths are a hardy, no-care, mid spring flowering bulb. They are excellent as cut flowers, for rock gardens, beds, borders, and under trees and bushes. Muscari often multiply and spread over the years.
