CUMIN
cuminum cyminum



My cumin seeds have never seemed to need
higher than normal levels of humidity.
Of course, I live in Central Kentucky
where the humidity is naturally high.

Always start cumin seeds indoors and set them
out after all danger of frost.
Cumin needs full sun, and at least 18 inches of separation.

For fungus problems, brew some chamomile tea.
Let your tea steep until it is way too strong to drink.
Allow the chamomile tea to cool
to room temperature and spray on the plants.

Cumin is closely related to carrots.

CULTIVATION
Although we get nearly all our supplies
from the Mediterranean, it would be perfectly feasible
to grow Cumin in England, as it will ripen its fruit
as far north as Norway.
It is, however, rarely cultivated here, and seeds
are generally somewhat difficult to obtain.
They should be sown in small pots, filled
with light soil and plunged into a very moderate
hot bed to bring up the plants.
These should be hardened gradually in an open
frame and transplanted into a warm border of good soil,
preserving the balls of earth which adhere
to the roots in the pots.
Keep clean of weeds and the plants will flower
very well and will probably perfect their seeds
if the season should be warm and favorable.
Plants are threshed when the fruit is ripe and the 'seeds'
dried in the same manner as Caraway.


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