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Growing Caraway From Seed
How to grow caraway from seed: spring or fall sowing, thinning and weeding, soil and pH, and harvesting, threshing and drying the seed in the second year.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.
Caraway - Key Growing Information
DAYS TO GERMINATION:
About 10–14 days.
SOWING:
Sow in early spring or in fall, ¼" deep, about one seed per inch, in rows 18" apart; either way, plants flower and set seed in their second year. Thin to 4–8" apart. Keep young plants well weeded, since caraway competes poorly, and take care not to damage the roots.
LIGHT PREFERENCE:
Full sun.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS:
Does best in rich, well-drained sandy loam but adapts to many soils, clay included. pH 6–7.5.
PLANT HEIGHT:
24-36".
PLANT SPACING:
4–8" apart.
HARDINESS ZONES:
Biennial.
HARVEST:
Pull or cut plants as soon as the seeds start to ripen, before they shatter and drop (which is how caraway reseeds itself). Lay the harvested plants on a tarp or put them in a paper bag to catch loose seed. Thresh and winnow to clean the seed, then dry it to about 10% moisture at no more than 100°F/38°C.
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Carum carvi
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