Caraway Seeds – Heirloom Traditional Aromatic Spice
- Ontario Grown
$1.95
SKU: GS-8735-CAR-DEF
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- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Caraway (Carum carvi) is a historic heirloom culinary herb and spice crop prized for its distinctive, aromatic seeds infused with a warm, earthy, anise-like flavor. Belonging to the carrot family (Apiaceae), it forms low-growing rosettes of feathery, fern-like foliage in its first year, followed by tall flowering stalks topped with lacy, white-to-pink umbels in its second season. Essential for traditional rye breads, sauerkraut, root vegetable roasts, cheeses, and savory stews, every part of the plant—including its tender young leaves and edible taproots—offers rich culinary utility.
Specifications
- Plant Name: Caraway (Carum carvi)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Culinary Herb & Spice Crop (Biennial)
- Color: Deep green feathery foliage, lacy white-to-pale-pink floral umbels, dark brown crescent seeds
- Plant Characteristics: First-year compact rosette, second-year tall branching flower stalks, aromatic foliage
- seeds, taproot growth: seeds, taproot growth
- Suitable Space: Herb garden beds, vegetable garden rows, cottage borders, pollinator patches
- Season: Cool Season (Spring through Late Summer harvest in Year 2)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors in late April to May as soon as soil can be worked; or direct sow in late autumn for natural early spring germination.
- Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Watering Needs: Moderate (requires consistent moisture during germination
- early root establishment; drought-tolerant once established): early root establishment; drought-tolerant once established)
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