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Cumin Seed

Cumin Seed

Cumin is not a frost hardy plant. It is a warm season annual in the family Apiaceae.
This pungent herb has medicinal and culinary uses. The cumin plant grows to heights between 6
and 24 inches (15-60 cm) uniformly. The flowers are small, white or pink, and borne in umbels.
Each umbel has five to seven umbellets. The fruit is a lateral fusiform or ovoid achene containing
two mericarps with a single seed. It’s grown for its seeds and are used whole (resembles a smaller
caraway seed) or ground.
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Optimal Time/Temperature for Germination:
Growing cumin from seeds is the easiest and cheapest method. Start seeds inside 6 to 8 weeks before average last frost. Start outside 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost and when the temperatures are warm. Place your seeds into a medium-size bowl, and pour 2–5 c (470–1,180 mL) of water into the bowl to cover the seeds. After 8 hours, pour out the water and place the seeds on a clean paper towel until you are ready to plant them. The seeds begin germinating when wet, and this helps them sprout faster once you plant them. Cumin grows successfully in climate zones 5-10. Cumin plants like warm, dry weather. If you do not live in this climate region, grow your plants indoors.
Optimal Soil Conditions:
Get a large container or pot so you can fit several cumin plants inside of it. Select a pot with at least 2 holes so the soil can properly drain. Cumin can easily grow indoors, even though growing outdoors is the optimal method. Pour loam soil into your container using a garden spade. Continue filling it up until you nearly reach the top. Use well-drained, fertile sandy loam soil for best results. If you don’t have a garden spade, you can use a plastic cup. Loam soil is made out of sand, silt, and a small amount of clay. Cumin will grow in a relatively wide pH range between 6.8 (mildly acidic) and 8.3 (alkaline), with an ideal range between 7.0 and 7.5.
Seed Planting Depth, Spacing and Procedure:
Cumin plants do not have large roots. Remove a bit of dirt with a spade or your fingers so you can easily place the seed inside. Assign each seed a spot at least 4 in (10 cm) away from the next. The cumin seeds can support each other as they grow, helpful when starting from seeds. take your seeds from the paper towel and place them into their own individual hole. Scoop up a bit of your loam soil, and sprinkle it over top. Pour about 1⁄2 in (1.3 cm) of soil on top. Cumin needs direct sunshine for most of the day. Find a south-facing window, and place your plant on the windowsill or in a plant stand next to it. To help with ventilation and air flow, let an oscillating fan run for at least 2 hours a day. Angle the fan so the air flow faces in the direction of your plants. This helps stimulate the plant, making it grow sturdy and strong. Other options: a) purchase T5 high output fluorescent plant lights from a home supply store or garden center, and place them 1 ft (0.30 m) above your plants (depending on wattage and instructions). Leave the lights on for 12 hours a day. b) Hydroponics Cumin plants grow healthy nearly anywhere in your garden. You can plant your seedlings outdoors weeks when the temperature is consistently warm. Average temperatures should be 60 °F (16 °C). You can also plant them in raised boxes. For best results, place each seed or plant at least 4 in (10 cm) away from the next. In addition, you can space each row about 18 in (46 cm) away from the next, so your plants have enough room to fully develop. Planting them close together is helpful because the plants support each other during harvest time.
Best Companion Plants and Plants that Hinder:
If you want to increase your harvest and deter pests, trying growing cumin near a few of these companion plants: cucumbers, potatoes, cabbages, or beets. Cumin plants are known to attract beneficial insects.

Growing Instructions

Crop Maintenance

Moisture Requirements & Solutions:
:Using your hose or a watering can, give your plants water regularly. Water the plants for about 30-60 seconds. Be careful not to overwater your cumin plants perhaps watering every 1-3 days. Cumin plants do not like long periods of dry heat, so it is important to keep them hydrated. In the summer months, it can get very dry and arid, so fill up a spray bottle with water and saturate your cumin plants. Do this as needed or about 1 time a week. You can spray the tips, stalks, and roots. Before you water your plants again, wait until the soil is almost dry before you water it. Then, soak the soil thoroughly. If you continue to water wet soil, your plants can grow mildew or start to rot.
Weeding Needs & Solutions:
Weed is a major problem in cumin farming. It requires weeding at 1 month and 2 months after sowing cumin seed. Thinning activity should be carried during initial hoeing and weeding to destroy the excess.
Feeding Needs/Optimal Natural Fertilizers:
Compost tea should be used to fertilize cumin plants during the growing season.
Pests, Diseases & Solutions:
Aphids are a common threat to cumin plants. Fortunately, there are many natural remedies to get rid of them. You can try spraying them with a garden hose, or place onions or garlic around your plants as a natural deterrent. In addition, you can mix 4-5 drops of thyme, peppermint, clove, and rosemary essential oils into a spray bottle filled with water. Then spray the infested plants thoroughly. (They may also be susceptible to wilt, blight, powdery mildew, and root rot if kept too wet.)
When to Harvest/Number of days to maturity:
Harvest the cumin seeds after about 4 months of growth. There are approximately 30 cumin seeds per gram.
How to Harvest:
Cumin seeds first bloom into little white and pink flowers, and then the flowers develop into seed pods. When the pods turn brown, the cumin is ready to harvest. Using a pair of scissors or gardening shears, trim a few plants where the flower meets the stem when you notice brown pods. Cumin seeds often ripen unevenly, so keep a watchful eye on your plants after about 4 months of growth. Repeat this every time you see about 5-6 plants with brown pods.
Optimal Storage temperature and conditions:
After you cut down the plants, separate the pod clusters with your fingers and put them inside of a brown paper bag. The pods will easily section off from the plants with little force. Do this for all of your pods, and tie your paper bag up with a twist tie or rubber band. Hang the bag upside down from a string on your ceiling in a warm, dry place for 7 to 10 days. You can hang the bag in your kitchen.
Optimal Preserving Procedures:
Seed Saving:
To get to the seeds, hold 1 pod in between your index finger and thumb, and rub your fingers together. The seed will easily fall out of the pod. If your seeds are not coming out of the pod, hit your full brown paper bag against a hard surface to dislodge the seeds. Then, pick through the organic matter to get your seeds. Gather all the seeds, and either use them right away or place them in an airtight container for storage.

Harvest and Storage

Notes

Roast your cumin if you want to enhance the flavor and aroma. Place a small skillet on high heat, and place your seeds into the pan once it is hot. Shake your seeds in the pan for about a minute until they get darker in color. Ground cumin is made by grinding dry roasted cumin seeds.

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