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Sacred Earth Seeds
(seeds & plants)
DOUGLAS JOSHUA DAVIS
horticulturist & seedsman
440-317-1463
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I specialize in heirloom/open pollinated, interesting-unusual, and ceremonial/sacred seeds and plants. If you'd like to talk about plants and seeds, please feel free to call or email anytime.
One of my favorite plants to grow, and very popular with my customers, is WHITE SAGE (Salvia apiana). White Sage has a very powerful presence in the garden. It is a traditional Native American sacred plant with beautiful green-grey foliage that is used for ritual and ceremony. The leaves are dried and used to smudge a whole house, a room, a whole area, or even yourself. Smudging with White Sage clears the energy, it chases the negative feeling away and allows a more relaxed, happy energy to take its place. It can even act as an ice-breaker in a group, somehow breaking down barriers between people. Please consider a white sage plant or a packet of seeds.
I also sell and grow heirloom tomato plants and seeds. What are heirloom seeds? They are seeds that have been handed down from generation to generation; the old-fashioned, standard flowers, tomatoes, and vegetables people ate before hybrids came along. When you harvest seeds from an heirloom, you will get the exact same plant. With hybrid seeds, you don't know what you'll get. I saved the seeds from a hybrid petunia once, and what I got the following spring did not even resemble a petunia. Heirloom tomatoes are the best-tasting because they are the original tomatoes, not the hybrids from the grocery store. Usually you're not sure what those taste like (cardboard?).
All seed packets are $2.00 each, unless otherwise noted. Plants prices are $3.00 to $6.00
I have these heirloom tomato seeds (25 per packet) for $2 each. Plants available in mid-May thru June:
RAINBOW BEEFSTEAK MIX - a mix of red, orange, pink, green, yellow and purple heirloom tomatoes; all very delicious and unique.
MEXICO MIDGET - the best tasting and smallest cherry anywhere, prolific, eat right off the plant.
AMISH BRANDYWINE - the most well-known heirloom tomato and said to be the best tasting of any; a large dark pink variety.
BOX CAR WILLIE - a medium size perfectly round and red tomato, very delicious; I love the name!
ARKANSAS TRAVELER - an heirloom from the Ozark Mountains, very tasty, very productive plants
CHEROKEE PURPLE - this is an old heirloom from the Cherokee tribe; it's a large, juicy, good-tasting purplish/red tomato, very popular.
For 2010 I am also featuring "Sacred Earth's Heirloom Veggie Seed Collection". This collection of 7 heirloom vegetable seed varieties is $12. You can also buy them individually for $2 packet. All of these seeds are old-fashioned heirloom types. This is a great collection for the home gardener. This collection contains:
OLD HOMESTEAD POLE BEANS
BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON LETTUCE
GREEN ARROW PEAS
LONG STANDING SPINACH
BLUE HUBBARD SQUASH
GOLDEN BANTAM CORN
ARKANSAS TRAVELER TOMATO
INTERESTING / UNUSUAL / HEALING / CEREMONIAL / SACRED: Seeds for $2.00 each:
WHITE SAGE (Salvia apiana) - incredible plant, see my description in my opening remarks; smudge with dry leaves to clear
negative energy; annual. (100)
WILD BERGAMOT - (Monarda fistulosa) has an extensive history of medicinal uses discovered by the Native American tribes. The Ojibwe used the leaves to relieve headaches and the relief of colds. They also dried and boiled the plant for its oil that cured bronchial problems. The Blackfoot made the blossoms into a tea for getting rid of stomach pains. The Cherokee warmed up the leaves and used it for headache relief. The Winnebago used Wild Bergamot in their sweat baths for curing colds and the early white settlers used it for colic, nausea, and vomiting. It also has culinary uses which include using the plant for flavoring meat; lavender flowers; the original 'bee balm' (100)
HOLY BASIL - India's most revered and sacred plant...it has so many medicinal uses: it's a preventative for fevers and the common cold and chewing the leaves relieves cold and flu, used in many Ayurvedic cough syrups and expectorants and helps for relief with bronchitis and asthma, can be used as a gargle for sore throat, with honey and ginger, it is useful in the treatment of several respiratory disorders, including asthma, flu, cough, bronchitis, has strengthening effect on kidneys, can assist with expelling of kidney stones, has a beneficial effect on the heart and can strengthen a weak heart, reduces the level of blood cholesterol, holy basil is an anti-stress herb...leaves can be chewed twice a day to prevent stress, purifies the blood, leaves are effective for mouth ulcers and infections, helps prevent and eliminate insect stings and bites, effective in the treatment of ringworm and other skin diseases, the leaves, dried in the sun and powdered, can be used for brushing teeth, or mixed with mustard seed for brushing teeth; very good for counteracting bad breath and massaging the gums and preventing gum disease; makes a good medicine for a headache, good for sore eyes and night blindness; annual (50)
TOBACCO (heirloom) - Ceremonial Hopi Indian Tobacco, Easter Island Tobacco, Indian Peace Pipe Tobacco (long, fragrant white flowers), Perique Tobacco (rare variety from Louisiana); annuals (75 seeds each, except Easter Island Tobacco - 30 seeds) $2.00 ea.
MULLEIN - a great smokeable, medicinal plant; Mullein is a hardy biennial plant that was traditionally used by Native Americans for dry coughs, sinus congestion, middle ear infections, and asthma. The leaves taken from the basal rosettes were dried and smoked to halt an asthmatic attack because it causes a relaxation of the respiratory muscles. The leaves can be dried for tea or steeped in brandy or vodka to make a tincture for treating dry coughs or really horrible coughs. The flowers, when infused with garlic and olive oil, were used as ear drops to relieve pain and heal middle ear infections. Making a steam from fresh Mullein leaves was also used to break up and clear sinus congestion...pick one small leaf from the middle of the rosette, tear it up, and simmer it in a covered pot for a few minutes. Bring it to a boil and remove it from the heat, then inhale the steam with a towel over your head. The dried, crumbled up leaves can also be mixed with other herbs for smoking, either as a tobacco substitute or used with tobacco in ceremony. The dried leaves can also be used for smudging. (100)
MUGWORT - an outstanding dream herb! Make tea or a dream pillow for more vivid dreams and for remembering them; hardy perennial (100)
COSMOS - a mix of lively orange and dark yellow flowers all summer long. (30)
ANCIENT AZTEC PLANT - (a.k.a. Hopi Red Dye Amaranth) - edible leaves and flowers; foliage is purple, flowers are red; annual (100)
CHINESE WOLFBERRY - (Lycium chinense). These seeds will produce beautiful plants with purple, half-inch flowers from June to September, then very attractive and bright red berries from August to October. The leaves, roots, and berries of this plant are all edible. The berries, also known as "Goji berries" are highly valued in Chinese medicine due to their many, many health benefits, including anti-oxidant properties, improving the complexion, eyesight, and sexual health; as well as prolonging life in general. The young leaves are edible and can be eaten in salads or used for flavoring with rice. A tea may also be made from the leaves. The plant itself forms a shrub that can grow to 12 feet high and has bright green oval-shaped leaves. It is a hardy perennial in the north. (50)
EVENING PRIMROSE - this is an amazing plant...it's a hardy bienniel plant with a very beautiful yellow flower in late summer. It's native to the United States. All parts of this plant are edible and Native American tribes used it for food and medicinal purposes. The roots were boiled and eaten like potatoes, the young leaves were cooked and served as greens, and the shoots were eaten raw. A poultice was made from the plant and used for bruises and the roots were chewed and rubbed onto the muscles to improve strength. This plant is cultivated world-wide for its well-known GLA oil. The seeds are eaten by many types of birds and the flower draws hummingbirds. (100)
MEXICAN TARRAGON - (if available) a.k.a. psychoactive marigold; nice foliage, yellow flowers; this plant is smoked by the Huichol Indians for a euphoric effect; annual (25)
FEVERFEW - a fragrant herb with small white daisy-like flowers; known as a remedy for migraine headaches. (100)
WORMWOOD - from the Harry Potter move; silvery foliage, medicinal; very hardy perennial (200) $1.00
ECHINACEA - also known as Purple Coneflower, this plant is very well-known for its use as a stimulant for the immune system. It's a very popular item and can be purchased just about anywhere for preventing colds and flu. It's a very hardy perennial plant that produces beautiful violet/purple flowers during the summer and attracts lots of hummingbirds. It will bloom the first year if started early enough in the spring. (50)
SEED COLLECTIONS (prices vary):
HOPI VISION SEEDS - Hopi Indian Tobacco, Indian Peace Pipe plant, Hopi Red Dye Amaranth $4.00
SPIRIT SEEDS - White Sage, Ancient Aztec plant (a.k.a. Hopi Red Dye Amaranth), Feverfew, Cosmos, Chamomile, Holy Basil, Indian Peace Pipe $7.00
PERSONAL SPIRIT SEEDS - these 7 varieties of seeds are intuitively chosen for you, nobody else will receive the same packet; they will grow into the plants you're supposed to have in your garden this year. $10
HEIRLOOM TOMATO COLLECTION - Brandywine, Mexico Midget, and Arkansas Traveler for the best tomato garden ever. $5.00
TURTLE ISLAND SEEDS - (all native North American plants): Evening Primrose, Purple Coneflower, Milkweed, Wild Bergamot $4.00
SHAMAN SEEDS - for meditation, dreams, & euphoria -- White Sage, Mugwort, Wild Dagga or Mexican Tarragon $3.50
HEALING GARDEN SEED COLLECTION - a great collection of herbs that have traditionally been used for healing: Echinacea (purple coneflower), Holy Basil, Evening Primrose, Chamomile, and Wild Bergamot $8.00
PLANTS for 2010
All plants are grown organically.
CUP PLANT - best bird plant anywhere...the leaves form a cup at the base, allowing water to collect for the birds to drink; hummingbirds come to this plant for the sweet nectar in the yellow flowers, and goldfinches flock to it for the seeds; perennial. $6.00
WHITE SAGE - this is my most popular selling plant! It's an aromatic Native American incense herb used for ritual and ceremony; smudge with the dried foliage for clearing negative energy and allowing a nice, pleasant, positive energy to take over. $6.00
MUGWORT - a great dream herb; the leaves can be made into a tea for vivid dreaming; great in dream pillows. $4.00
HEIRLOOM TOMATO PLANTS - best tasting tomatoes, old-fashioned varieties; see above seed list for description; $2.00 or $3.00
EASTER ISLAND TOBACCO - ceremonial and smokeable tobacco from the Easter Islands in the South Pacific; smoked by the Natives; $5.00
TREE TOBACCO - excellent tub or large container plant; plant can grow to 10 feet or higher, contains no nicotine; $4.00
CHOCOLATE MINT - spreads fast, great mint for making tea at home. $4.00
HOLY BASIL - (if available) amazing plant from India (see above); annual. $3.00
CHINESE WOLFBERRY - outstanding health plant (see above); perennial. $5.00
OTHER PLANTS (that I hope to have this season): Sweetgrass, Rabbits Tobacco, Mexcian Tarragon, Aztec Dream Herb. You may also request to have plants grown for you that are not on this list.
TO ORDER SEEDS and PLANTS:
Please email or call me with the list of seeds and plants you want and the quantity of each type. I will send you the total, including shipping. Shipping for seeds is $1.50 regardless of how many you order. Shipping for one plant is $5.50 / add 50 cents for each additional plant. Payment can be made by check or money order, or credit card through an invoice from Paypal (you do not need an account with them). Seeds and plants will be shipped out the next day or two after payment is made. Optional pick up of items is available for local customers. Thank you!! Doug, Sacred Earth Seeds
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