Flax Seed- 100 Count

Seed orders will be charged $3.50 flat rate plus 0.10 for each additional package.
Seeds and non seed items when ordered together will be charged by weight and zip code.

Sow seed outside in a finely prepared seedbed during mid to late spring. Plant in full sun, keep well watered in well drained soil. Harvest seed when seed pods are yellow and just beginning to open.

100 days. Linum usitatissimum. Annual. Linseed. Culinary flax. Beautiful slender annual with brilliant sky-blue 1/2" flowers on graceful stems that grow 2-5'. Easily grown for its golden-brown seeds that are high in protein and edible oil. Seeds are eaten in breads and cereals, brewed into tea, roasted for a coffee substitute, and have many medicinal uses. Sprouts are used in salads. Unripe fruits used in chutneys. This ancient fiber plant was used by the Pharaohs. Medicinal: Digestive tract, chest/lungs, urinary tract, skin. Self seeds readily.   Approximatly 100 seeds