Caraway

These seeds are a favorite addition to a number of vegetable and pasta dishes. Caraway has feathery, carrot like leaves, and white flower umbels, all of which are also eaten. A herb worth growing, needing a little patience because it does take two seasons for the harvest of seeds, but well worth the fresh Caraway flavor.  100 seeds   PLANTING Carum Carvi Biennial, zones 3-9  Germination: 7-14 days Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 60-65ºF Seed Planting Depth:  ⅛” deep Starting Indoors: Start indoors 2-3 weeks before the last frost. Provide 60-65°F soil temperatures. Using biodegradable peat, cow, or paper pots can help with the stress of transplanting, they grow delicate roots and successful transplanting may be challenging. Transplant into the garden after the last frost. Water seedlings regularly until established.  Sowing Outdoors: After the last frost, sow seeds 1-3” apart, thin to 6-8” apart.  Growth Habit: Mounded first year, upright flowers second year Height an