Herb Seeds Ramsons to Rupturewort

 

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Ramsoms    H perennial
Allium ursinum - Wild Garlic
Use Wild Garlic leaves raw or cooked, a great addition to a salad having a strong garlic scent. The bulb is used raw or cooked and best harvested early summer to winter when the plant is dormant. Both leaves and bulb are best sliced finely and added to salads. Best sow Ramsons outdoors autumn or pre chill if sowing later. Grow on in a greenhouse/under glass for the first year and plant out when the bulbs are dormant in the summer.

£1.45 Av 100 seeds



Restharrow Common  Perennial
Ononis repens
Hgt 30 - 60cm Flowers June to September
Wild Liquorice
Common Rest Harrow grows in rough grass areas, scented pink flowers attract wildlife. Habitat meadows and walls. Roots used to be used cooked or raw as a liquorice substitute, young shoots used as a vegetable. Herbal uses for kidney disorders and gallstones.
Scarify or pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and sow the seed in the middle of spring in situ. The seed can also be sown in a cold frame in the autumn  Prefers a sunny spot in well drained neutral to alkaline soil.
1 gram approx 200 seeds

Av 1 gram pkt

 

 


Ricinus   HH annual  
Ricinus carmentica  Castor oil plant  See
flower catalogue
Used since early times, castor oil is added to a number of products from soap to lubricating oils. Used internally for constipation and externally as an enema. Caution all parts of this plant especially the seeds are toxic containing one of the most deadly poisons Ricin. Should only be used at the approved dosage.

 




 

Rocket seeds, sow rocket in pots, patio containers, on the windowsill and in the herb garden. Many varieties suitable for cut and come again, micro greens or baby leaf.

Rocket Hot Wildfire Wild Rocket   Perennial
The hottest wild rocket available, use in salads, mixed salad leaves and stir-fry. A very health giving plant aiding digestion, acting as a tonic and purifies the blood. Successional sowing of Rocket wild salad will ensure a continual fresh supply. Ideal baby leaf.

£0.95 Av 250 seeds

 




Rocket Salad     Annual
Eruca sativa - Rocket Salad, Cultivated Rocket, Italian Cress, Rucola
Excellent choice for salads Sow from February to September, successional sowings every few weeks for a constant supply. The young leaves which have a distinctive hot spicy flavour are used in salads. Can be grown in a pot on the windowsill and can be included in a cress and mustard mix. Cut and come again crop. Sow in situ (or pots/trays), thinly 1cm deep, 30cm between rows, thin to 15cm. Very popular for peppery micro greens.


£1.00 Av 1,400 seeds

 

Rocket Salad      Organic Sourced       Annual
Av 1,200 seeds
Eruca sativa - Arugula Oruga Roquette
Rocket salad an excellent choice for salads or adding to mixed salad leaves, sow from February to September. The young leaves which have a distinctive hot spicy flavour are used in salads. Can be grown in a pot on the windowsill and can be included in a cress and mustard mix, mixed lettuce leaves, baby leaf mix, micro greens.

£1.10 Av 1,200 seeds

 


Rocket Sky Rocket seeds

Rocket Sky Rocket       Annual
Eruca sativa
A well lobed salad rocket type, quick growing baby leaf and ready to cut in 25-30 days with a succulent rocket flavour. Bred for the flavour of Wild Rocket and the growing habit of rocket, a slow bolter and slow to stress.

£0.95 Av 1,000 seeds





Rocket Voyager

Rocket Voyager
Diplotaxis erucoides
Salad Rocket Voyager has the serrated leaves of wild rocket, but with a distinctive flavour that is tangy and peppery. Suitable for normal or baby leaf production. Very popular with the catering trade.

£1.00 Av 1,400 seeds

 




 
Rocket Sweet                Perennial
Hesperis matronalis
Dame's Violet, Sweet Rocket, Dame's Rocket, Garden Rocket
A mixture of violet and white flowers. The young leaves are used in salads as a cress substitute, it is more pungent than rocket or cress and is used sparingly. Was once used dried on board ship as they are rich in vitamin C. The leaves are picked prior to flowering.
It is a short lived perennial and is often grown as a biennial. During summer evenings the flowers give off an intense fragrance. A good attractor for bees, butterflies and moths. Prefers a well drained site in sun or part shade. Sow spring in situ or indoors plant out summer, sow July for planting out the following spring.

£0.95 Av 100 seeds

 







Rocket Olive Leaved   Annual
A rocket with olive shaped rounded leaves.

£1.10 Av 900 seeds







Rocket Wild           Perennial
Eruca vesicaria
Av 1,000 seeds
Having a stronger flavour than Eruca sativa, a strong peppery flavour and extremely tender, use in salads and stir-fry. A very health giving plant aiding digestion, acting as a tonic and purifies the blood. Successional sowing of wild rocket seeds will ensure a continual fresh supply. Can be sown all year round in milder climates or given some protection in colder areas. Ideal baby leaf.

£1.05 Av 1,000 seeds

 



  Wild Rocket Discovery    Perennial
Diplotaxis erucoides
Discovery has the serrated dark leaves of wild rocket but with a distinctive tangy peppery flavour. Leaves are more upright and is slower to bolt than the standard wild rocket. Suitable for both normal and baby leaf rocket.
2 gram approx 900 seeds

£1.05 Av 2 gram pkt



  Turkish Rocket
Similar to Salad Rocket but having a slightly darker leaf. Can be added to the mixtures for more variety. Leaves and young stems are used raw or cooked and are an excellent ingrediant to salads, they make an excellent vegetable. Sow early spring in coldframe and transplant early summer or sow in situ spring onwards.

£1.05 Av 50 seeds

 


 

Dog Rose  Shrub, deciduous  
Rosa canina - Dog Rose, Wild Rose, Brier Rose
Dog Rose quite a useful herb the fruit raw or cooked, the syrup as a nutritional supplement, the dried leaves as a substitute for tea. Dog rose petals are used either raw or cooked. Medicinal uses for treating colds, diseases and infections. Sow seed in autumn, cold stratification (10-12 weeks) is required and the seed can take 2 years to germinate, one not to give up on.

Av 50 seeds



Rosemary    Perennial
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary is one of the best known herbs. Likes a sheltered but warm situation, can be grown on a sunny windowsill. Pale blue flowers and fine aromatic leaves have many uses, but most often used with roast lamb. A great companion to sage and carrots. Magical powers of exorcism, healing, love, lust, protection and youth.

£1.45 Av 200 seeds



Rue   Perennial  Evergreen            CAUTION severely toxic to skin in sunlight
Ruta graveolens - Mother of the herbs, Garden Rue
Rue the Herb of Grace. Magical powers of health, healing, love and exorcism. Strongly aromatic blue leaves and small yellow flowers. If cut back in spring it forms a lovely dense bush. Leaves can be skin irritant and or make skin Hypersensitive to sunlight.
Useful pest repellent planted amongst vegetables

£1.15 Av 140 seeds

 


Rupturewort  Biennial/Perennial
Herniaria glabra - Smooth Rupturewort, Showail, Herniaria
A medicinal herb and ornamental groundcover. Rupturewort has been used to treat kidney and bladder complaints, relieves coughs and catarrh. Can also be used as a cleanser for the skin. Sow in early spring in a cold frame grow in under glass for first winter. Position in well drained soil in full sun.

£1.20 Av 200 seeds

 



 

 

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