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Biennial cold-resistant spicy flavor and medicinal plants . Contains mineral salts, ascorbic acid, carotene,rutin . In the first year of life forms rosette of leaves, the second - the stem and seeds . Fruit - an elongated achene contains essential oil . Flowers in July . Sow thickly cumin to a depth of 2 - 2.5 cm, The plants were then thinned, leaving the distance between plants 10 cm . seeds germinate slowly, shoots appear only on the 14 - 20th day . Cumin seedsshowered quickly, so the collection is not late: clean, when 70 - 75% of the seeds darken. Recommended for allotment gardens, home gardens and farms . The roots are used in cooking as a spice . leaves, young shoots are used in salads, seeds - for flavoring home baking, pickling cucumbers, sauerkraut .