1. SALVIA officinalis - Sage

 SALVIA officinalis  Sage  Zones 5 to 8  sal’ve-å o-fis-i-nal’is  Perennial Herb  Easy Lamiaceae; native to the Mediterranean. Germination: Best sown indoors at a temperature of 68-72°. Seeds can also be sown outdoors after all danger of...

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2. SATUREJA hortensis - Savory Summer

SATUREJA hortensis Savory Summer sat-u-re’yå hôr-ten’sis Annual Herb Easy Lamiaceae; native to Europe. Germination: Best sown indoors at a temperature of 68-70° with no cover as light aids in germination. Expect...

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3. SESAMUM indicum - Sesame

SESAMUM indicum Sesame ses’å-mum in’di-cum Annual Herb* Easy Pedaliaceae; native to the Tropics. Germination: Best sown outdoors in situ after all danger of frost is past and in a warm soil. Seeds can also be sown...

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4. SOLANUM melongena - Eggplant

 SOLANUM melongena  Eggplant    so-la’num mel-on’gen-å  Vegetable  Easy Solanaceae; native to Africa and Asia. Germination: Best sown indoors, 8-10 weeks before night temperatures remain above 55°. Sow at a temperature of 70-75° or...

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5. SOLANUM tuberosum - Potato

 SOLANUM tuberosum  Potato    so-la’num tu-be-ro’sum  Vegetable  Easy Solanaceae; native to Peru. Germination: Best sown indoors at a temperature of 68-86° and at a depth of 4 times the size of the seeds. They will germinate in 10-15...

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6. SPINACIA oleracea - Spinach

 SPINACIA oleracea  Spinach    spi-na’she-å ol-er-a’se-å  Vegetable  Easy Chenopodiaceae; native to southwest Asia. Germination: Best sown outdoors as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Sow in succession every 7-10 days until...

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7. SPROUTING SEEDS

 SPROUTING SEEDS        Annual  Easy Various species Germination: Sow indoors at a temperature of 68-72° and with no cover as light aids in germination. Sow in a mason jar with a shallow bed of water and cover the mouth with cheese cloth....

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8. STEVIA rebaudiana - Stevia

 STEVIA rebaudiana  Stevia    ste’ve-å re-bod’e-on-å  Annual Herb*  Easy Asteraceae; native to Paraguay. Germination: Best sown indoors at a temperature of 68-70° with no cover as light aids in germination. Seeds can also be sown...

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9. SYMPHYTUM species - Comfrey, Russian

 SYMPHYTUM species  Comfrey, Russian  Zones 3 to 9  sim’fi-tum  Perennial Herb  Difficult Boraginaceae; native to Russia and the Caucasus. Germination: Best sown outdoors in the fall, at least 2 months before first frost, but in a cool soil....

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