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Herbs by Common or Folk name 'M'
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Mustard Greens
Brassica juncea
I suspect that there is something quite addictive about using Mustard Greens in your salads.
Salad never tastes quite as good without it.
These particular varieties are wonderfully nutritious and beautiful, in the garden and on the plate.
They grow most of the year but can have some trouble in the middle of summer.
They strike easily from seed and it is wise to plant half a dozen at a time, about one month apart, to ensure a constant supply. If you plan to eat the succulent greens and not use the seed for 'mustard' then constant trimming back is necessary.
30
fresh seeds (Green) $3.50
30
fresh seeds (Red) $3.50
Mustard
Brassica hirta
 This is a slightly hairy annual with a robust enzyme count.
It has a very high germination rate and it grows quickly.
The only slow part of the process is waiting for the seed to mature.
Once crushed, the aroma of the seeds is very sturdy, and it makes an extremely good 'every day' mustard.
50 seeds $3.50
Mullein (Cream)
Verbascum thapsus
 The use of the leaf as a tea is so quick and easy as a remedy for raspy or 'tight' cough that it is almost as convenient as just making a cuppa.
The leaf can be dried for later use as well.
The seed oil is fantastic for chapped skin during winter. the root a diuretic and the flowers share the same properties as the leaves.
A homeopathic remedy made from the leaves and flowers treats migraine and earache.
50 + Seeds $3.50
Mullein (Yellow)
Marrubium vulgare
 It is a large, showy rosette of generous, elongated ovate leaves which are covered with a fine,
fuzz.
This plant is a biennial. the first year of it's growth being limited to a rosette of leaves which, like Evening Primrose, seem to not make any progress at all, but then, in the second year,
it pushes skyward, creating a spear of brilliant small cream to yellow flowers,
which circle the spire, and bloom and alternately wither and become seed pods.
This process of blooming lasts nearly a month or sometimes a bit longer.
Mullein is a prolific seeder which makes it possible to use the seed as a remedy as well.
50 + Seeds $3.50
Mugwort
Artemisia lactiflora
 The giant of the Mugwort species, growing to a height of 2m.
Grey-green leaves and fragrant flowers produced in late summer through to autumn.
This plant can be used as an insect repellent.
Propagation: Sow seeds where you want them to come up, as they don't like being transplanted.
It likes an open sunny position in well drained sandy loam soil. It will take heavier soils but needs to be well mulched.
100 + Seeds $3.50
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