Food plants grown from seed: vegetables, greens, grains and the odd fruiting crop that behaves like a vegetable in the kitchen. Beyond the usual garden varieties, this section includes wild and primitive crop relatives that carry traits modern cultivars have lost, along with regional staples little known outside their home range. Each profile covers the plant habit, its growing requirements, and how to get reliable germination from its seed. The emphasis is on understanding the crop rather than just planting it, so the notes also touch on where each plant came from and why it grows the way it does.
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Oryza sativa Seeds | Black Madras Rice
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Basella rubra Seeds | Malabar Spinach
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Arachis hypogaea Seeds | White Peanut
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Solanum muricatum Seeds | Pepino
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Oryza sativa Seeds | Red Rice
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Cicer microphyllum Seeds | Small-leaved Chickpea
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Cicer songaricum Seeds | Songar Cicer
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Spinacia oleracea Seeds | Spinach
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Allium cepiforme Seeds | Onion-like Allium
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Allium ascalonicum Seeds | Shallot
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Phaseolus coccineus Seeds | Scarlet Runner Bean
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Glebionis coronaria Seeds | Garland Chrysanthemum
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Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia Seeds | Black Kale
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Brassica oleracea Seeds | Wild Cabbage
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Brassica napus Seeds | Rapeseed
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Dioscorea polystachya Seeds | Chinese Yam
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Phaseolus vulgaris Seeds | Common Bean
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Brassica juncea Seeds | Indian Mustard
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Zizania latifolia Seeds | Wild Rice
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Oryza sativa Seeds | Basmati Rice
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Sesamum indicum Seeds | Sesame
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Daucus carota Seeds | Purple Carrot
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Wasabia japonica Seeds | Wasabi
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Eruca sativa Seeds | Arugula