Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Caraway
Carum carvi · Caraway
Herbs · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Caraway has fine divided leaves, followed in its second year by pale flowering umbels.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep the establishing seedbed moist, then water during dry spells.
Soil & drainage
Deep, well-drained soil for the taproot.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Direct sow shallowly and thin seedlings rather than moving established taproots.
Harvest
Pick leaves lightly in the first year. Seed heads usually develop in the second season; cut when ripe and dry them.
Through the seasons
This biennial needs two seasons for a normal seed crop. Keep a permanent place for the overwintering rosette.
When your plant needs help
- Keep the first-year rosette for a second season if you want a mature seed crop.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.