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Caraway
The roots can be chopped, steamed, or pureed like a parsnip and used in soups, stews, or thinly sliced and eaten raw. The tasty seed are commonly used in breads, soups, stews, and other dishes. The flower stalks are 2 foot high and have clusters of tiny whites flowers in late spring and early summer. Caraway produces seed in the 2nd season. The fresh whole or minced leaves can be used in lettuce or fruit salads. The seed is best known for its use in rye bread. Try grinding up fresh seed and sprinkle over fresh popcorn! The flavor is like a combination of anise and dill. The Caraway is a mounded plant with finely cut leaves. Plant in the spring as soon as the soil can be worked or in the fall for a crop next year. The Caraway, 'Carum carvi', produces a seed tastes like a combination of dill & anise with a nutty flavor. Caraway prefer well drained soil. ... additional info
Zinnia - Canary Bird Plant in late spring, about two week after average last frost. Zinnia elegans prefer rich, deep and well drained soil. The Zinnia plant is very easy to grow. For best results mix a high phosphorus, low nitrogen fertilizer in with the soil. The Canary Bird Zinnia, 'Zinnia elegans', produces large 4 to 5 inch brilliant yellow flowers on 3 foot tall plants. For long hot summers, nothing beats zinnias for brilliant bloom color and long bloom period. Canary Bird Zinnias are great for cut and dried flowers and are also excellent in large pots and containers. The Canary Bird Zinnia is an annual plant that produces the best flowers in full sun. |
