Caraway (Carum carvi) organic seeds
- Absolute allrounder as a spice, tea, and medicinal plant. The leaves, seeds, and roots can be used.
- Contents: Approx. 240 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.79
Product number: 1025-BIO GTIN: 4251420514639
Description
The ‘true’ caraway is one of Central Europe's oldest spices. Ancient finds prove that its use in the kitchen goes back as far as 3000BC.
Caraway is very easy to grow in any kind of conditions and soil. All parts: leaves, seeds and roots add delicious flavours to your recipes and it is used in herbal medicines too.
Like parsley and dill, the fresh leaves can be chopped and added directly to soups and salads. Not unlike carrots, the root can be steamed or boiled and the seeds are used widely in heavy dishes, helping to make them more digestible e.g. potato and cabbage stews.
Caraway seeds have long been popular to help with digestive discomforts. They relieve cramps and have antimicrobial properties. In processed form, caraway is available as tea, oil or mouthwash and won the award for the medicinal plant of the year for 2016.
Caraway is very easy to grow in any kind of conditions and soil. All parts: leaves, seeds and roots add delicious flavours to your recipes and it is used in herbal medicines too.
Like parsley and dill, the fresh leaves can be chopped and added directly to soups and salads. Not unlike carrots, the root can be steamed or boiled and the seeds are used widely in heavy dishes, helping to make them more digestible e.g. potato and cabbage stews.
Caraway seeds have long been popular to help with digestive discomforts. They relieve cramps and have antimicrobial properties. In processed form, caraway is available as tea, oil or mouthwash and won the award for the medicinal plant of the year for 2016.
Plant profile
| Lifecycle | Biennial |
|---|---|
| Species | Apiaceae |
| Characteristics | Needs light to germinate |
| Eventual height | 30-150 cm |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flowering months | July, June, May |
| Main harvest | August, July, June |
| Root system | Deep roots |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | April, August, July, March |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 0 cm |
| Germination temperature | 18-24° C |
| Germination time | 1-4 weeks |
| Sunlight | Full sun, Shade |
| Water requirement | Medium |
| Planting distance | 30 cm |
| Row spacing | 30 cm |
| Good companion plants | Potatoes |
| Bad companion plants | Carrots, Celeriac, Chervil, Dill, Fennel, Liebstöckl, Parsley, Parsnip |
Sowing and care
Caraway can be sown directly outdoors from March till April and again from July till August. It needs light to germinate and can be sown broadcast or grown in rows. The seeds just need to be pressed down lightly into the soil. Germination may take 1-3 weeks.
Other names
Botanical name: Carum carvi, Apium carvi, Seseli carvi, Ligisticum carvi, Sium carvi, Selinum carvi, Aegopodium carum, Carum decussatum, Lagoecia cuminoides
German: Wiesen-Kümmel, Gemeiner Kümmel
English: Meridian fennel, Persian cumin
French: Cumin des prés, Anis des Vosges, Cumin de Hollande, Cumin
Italian: Carvi, Comino
Spanish: Alcarabia, Alcarahueya, Carvia, Caravai, Alcaravia, Comino de prado, Alcaraveta
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