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Herbs by Common or Folk name 'I' 'J'
'K'
Inca Marigold
Tagetes minuta
 As a natural herbicide and insecticide it is unpanelled. A slow tea made from all aerial parts, left to sit submerged for up to seven days, can be sprayed at times of insect invasion to reduce the damage on vulnerable crops.
It naturally deters grass from invading your gardens as well by creating a circle of weed free soil around itself.
If your soil suffers from nematode infestation then it is a natural and you can't do without it. Mosquitos hate the smell and stay away but it is not unpleasant to wear on the skin.
Germination is high and quick and it self sows readily.
20
fresh seeds $3.50
Indian Tobacco
Lobelia inflata
 This is another one of those great medicinal plants that have seeds the size of dust.
It can be bi-annual or annual depending on your soil and climate.
Seed planted in late summer or early winter will be ready for a full flowering the following summer.
The tiny flowers decorate the upright stalks, giving way, eventually to the inflated seedpods that give it's name.
30 seeds $3.50
Jaboticaba
Myrciaria cauliflora
 The flowers give way to grapelike fruit but with a thicker and tougher dark maroon-purple, almost black skin.
The fruit is produced directly upon the trunk and larger branches, singly or in clusters from the ground up.
T
he tree can bloom several times a year which can make it a real bonus in the garden.
5 seeds $3.50
Jacobean Lily
Sprekelia formosissima
 As there is no need to say much about this beautiful lily apart from the fact that we have found them extremely easy to grow; they grow very well in full sun.
In Queensland, they tend to flower at all times of the year (in fact, there is very rarely a month without some flowering somewhere in the garden); they do less well under trees but do survive and multiply and lastly they prefer to be in soil that drains freely.
An absolute joy to have in the garden, and are very companionable with other plants.
Flowering size bulb $3.50
plus $2.50 extra postage
Unfortunately we cannot
supply bulbs or divisions to Western Australia, Tasmania or
Overseas.
Jicima
Pachyrhizus erosus
 They are farmed in many countries as a staple food and have found their way into many Australian restaurants as a delicacy.
Taste-wise they are wonderful with a nutty, apple-like flavour. Raw or steamed, sliced or shredded they really enhance a meal.
Parts Used: Large root or tuber as food.
The beans are also very useful (and very toxic) as an insect spray for the garden when you don't want to use commercially prepared insecticides.
The seeds themselves are poisonous if ingested so caution is advised.
30+ seeds $3.50
Job's Tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
 This is the best 'preventative' herb I can think of.
It is tonic by nature and you can boil or mash the seeds to produce a porridge that will reduce inflammation, strengthen the spleen, and there is some anecdotal evidence that it works as a cancer inhibitor.
We have found that it does ease the inflammation resulting from gout and rheumatism.
20 + Seeds $3.50
Johnny Jump Up
Viola tricolor
 These stemless perennials need no introduction as they tend to live by their common name of 'Johnny Jump-ups' and appear where you would least expect them.
Until, of course, one winter's day when they are not to be seen.
The main reason we began to collect the seed is because occasionally they do not appear and a garden is much reduced by their absence.
As a medicine, they help clear catarrh, reduce inflammation and following their other common name, tone the blood vessels.
100
fresh seeds $3.50
Kei Apple
Dovyalis caffra
 Kei Apple is a lovely evergreen fruit tree native to southern Africa. It is attractive and drought and frost resistant.
It can reach 8 m with a much branched crown.
Creamy green flowers in summer. Male flowers are 3 mm long in dense clusters of 5-10 flowers.
Female flowers are found in groups of up to three on stalks 4-10 mm long in leaf axils.
The fruits are tomato sized and are yellowish orange in colour.
It can be cultivated as a border, screen or used to form an impenetrable hedge.
It will grow well in either full sun or light shade and will also need regular trimming in order to maintain a good hedge.
The fruits are very edible and make excellent jam.
All out until next harvest sorry.
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