Sesame
Sesamum indicum X5390
Important in commercial baking as roasted seeds add nutty flavour to breads and buns. Excellent addition to green salads, and very palatable with butter. Cultivated in India and China since remote times for the oil used in cooking, medicine and as fuel for lamps. Needs long growing season; sow early in peat pots. Do not disturb roots when transplanting.
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About Sesame
Germease
Easy
Sow times
Spring
Product use
Culinary; Medicinal; Industrial
Duration
Annual