Cumin Seeds

The young leaves of Cumin make a tasty addition to salads, and its spicy seeds are a well-known spice to add flavor to your recipes. This herb is best grown in warm climates, producing dill-like foliage with small pink flowers. Approx. 500 seeds. Non-GMO

Sowing: To start the plants indoors, plant the seed in peat pots 4-6 weeks before the last spring frost date; place in a sunny window or provide heat. For improved germination, soak the seeds for 8 hours before planting. The seeds should germinate in 7-14 days. Transplant or direct sow about a week after the last frost, when the soil has warmed. Cumin grows best in well drained, fertile soil and full sun. Plant the seeds 1/4" deep and 4" apart in rows 18" apart, thinning the seedlings to 8" apart as soon as they develop leaves.

Growing: Water the cumin plants regularly, letting the soil dry between waterings. Keep weeds under control, and watch out for insect pests such as aphids.