On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:23:24 -0500, The Cook
wrote:

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:


Has anyone here ever grown their own cumin?

Since I'm doing so much with peppers these days, I thought the
cumin would be an interesting thing to try. It's a member of the
parsley family, and I normally grow parsley as a winter crop. It
will grow in the summers around here, but it doesn't usually take
off until the weather turns cool in the fall. I'm in zone 8b.

And I also wondered how difficult the seed (or fruits, if you will)
are to grind?

I have to put something out there to give the basil a run for its
money!

Penelope.


I planted a few seed about 4 days ago. Still have not germinated but
neither has much of anything else. I just grabbed some from the
container of McCormick's cumin seed.

I buy cumin seed rather than ground. I use a coffee grinder and it
works well. Roast the seeds before grinding. If you have cumin seed,
toss a few in the dirt and see what happens.


I do this with cilantro/coriander. I go to an Asian market and get a
sizeable amount of seeds cheaply (it is likely labeled coriander
seeds) and plant regularly and liberally.

Boron