Caraway

Image by v_zaitsev Caraway is a spice that many cooks like to keep in the herb garden. Although you can buy annual plants, most garden caraway are biennials, seeding the second year. That means that the plant…

Image by Eugene03 Growing an herb garden gives you ready access to the most flavorful spices and seasonings right outside your kitchen door. Caraway is one such herb that has edible leaves, roots, and seeds.…

Image by bdspn Caraway is truly a useful plant with all parts of it edible for culinary or medicinal purposes. What parts of caraway can you harvest? The most commonly used part of caraway is the seed, which…

Image by Remus86 Growing caraway from seed isn’t difficult, and you’ll enjoy the appearance of the lacy leaves and clusters of tiny white flowers. Once the plant is mature, you can use leaves and seeds of…

Image by Inahwen Fans of caraway seed muffins know all about the seed’s heavenly aroma and slightly licorice flavor. You can grow and harvest your own seed to use in the spice cupboard, but first you need to…

Image by MarianVejcik Dried caraway seeds add a sweet, subtle, licorice-like flavor to baked goods, hot dishes, soups, soft cheese, and a variety of other culinary treats. Dried caraway seeds may even aid…

Image by Ladislav Kubeš If you aren’t familiar with caraway, you should be. It’s a biennial herb with feathery, thread-like leaves and flowers that have naturalized all over the country. The caraway fruits,…

Image by emer1940 Caraway (Carum carvi) is an attractive herb with feathery leaves, umbels of tiny, white flowers and a warm, sweet aroma. This hardy member of the carrot family, suitable for USDA plant…

Image by Inahwen Caraway (Carum carvi) is a biennial plant cultivated for its anise-like flavored seeds. It is a fairly easy herb to grow with very few caraway issues. Closely related to both carrots and…

Image by Henrik_L Almost all plants can have some incidents of pest problems, but herbs are relatively unbothered due to high levels of pungent oil in their leaves and fruits that naturally repel some…