{"id":264,"date":"2017-07-12T15:14:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T15:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbs.widevalley.net\/?p=264"},"modified":"2017-07-12T15:14:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T15:14:08","slug":"caraway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/widevalley.net\/index.php\/2017\/07\/12\/caraway\/","title":{"rendered":"Caraway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caraway<\/span><\/h3>\n
Caraway Seed, also known as the Persian cumin, is a biennial plant native to Western Asia and Europe.<\/span><\/div>\n
The plant is somewhat similar to a carrot plant and grows in a well-drained soil.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Botanical Name: Carum Carvi<\/span>
\nFamily Name: Apiaceae<\/span>
\nParts Used: Fruit, Seeds<\/span>
\nHabitat: Europe and Western Asia<\/span><\/p>\n

It is difficult to ascertain the exact origin of Caraway seed.<\/span><\/div>\n

In modern times however it is chiefly cultivated in Finland, the Netherlands, Eastern Europe, Germany, Morocco, parts of Scandinavia, Canada, the United States, Egypt.<\/span><\/div>\n
Holland leads in Caraway production.<\/span><\/p>\n

The spice consists of essential oil whose aroma is determined by carvone and limonene.<\/span><\/div>\n

The other constituents of caraway seed are carveol, dihydrocarveol, a- and \u00df-pinene, sabinene etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caraway is a grown in a region having good sun shine and well drained soil.<\/span><\/div>\n

The soil should contain good quantity of humus or organic matter.<\/span><\/div>\n
Seed can be sown either in autumns or in spring. Caraway is seeded directly.<\/span><\/div>\n
If seed is own it should be sown about half inch deep.<\/span><\/div>\n
Seedlings should be planted six to eight inches apart.<\/span><\/div>\n
There should be space between the rows.<\/span><\/div>\n
The seeds take time to germinate hence weed control is an important aspect that should be kept in mind.<\/span><\/div>\n
In the second season, seed is produced due to which caraway should be intercropped with annuals such as beans or peas or grown with a cover crop.<\/span><\/p>\n

Product’s Season is April- May.<\/span><\/div>\n

Final Product: seeds<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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