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SESAME

Sesame is a familiar yet ancient grain, considered to be the oldest oilseed crop known to humanity. Babylon and Assyria document growing and trading sesame 4000 years ago. Egyptians included it in a medicinal drug listing of the Ebers Papyrus over 3600 years ago.

Sesame is very drought-tolerant due to its extensive root system and will grow in marginal areas that won’t support other crops. Historically it was an emergency or survivor crop, grown by subsistence farmers to ensure a food harvest, insurance against other crop failures. It increases moisture retention and soil tilth because of its root system, and crops planted after it shows increased yields. Overall, sesame is very heat, drought, disease, and insect tolerant, making it an ideal crop for the home gardener or small scale grower looking for a nutritious, valuable crop that will also improve the fertility of the soil.

Plant has a single stem with oval leaves and tubular flowers are yellow to blue or purple. It grows 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 ft tall. Grown for its edible seeds in long pods that burst open when ripe. Seeds are dry roasted and used whole in cooking or ground and used as a paste for flavor. Used extensively in Asian, East Indian and Mediterranean cuisines. Black varieties are prized in the Far East, which have a rich earthy, nutty flavor and have high amounts of protein, phosphorous, iron and magnesium.

Annual

Approx 100 seeds per pack

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H1081

Black Seed Sesame - (Sesamum indicum)

Black Seed Sesame was first domesticated in India, cultivated at Harappa in the Indus Valley between 2250 and 1750 BC.

Single stem with oval leaves and tubular flowers are yellow to blue or purple. Grown for its edible seeds in long pods that burst open when ripe. Seeds are dry roasted and used whole in cooking or ground and used as a paste for flavor. Used extensively in Asian, East Indian and Mediterranean cuisines. Black varieties are prized in the Far East, which have a rich earthy, nutty flavor and have high amounts of protein, phosphorous, iron and magnesium.

Certified Organic.

Approx 100 seeds per pack

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In Stock

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H1095

Afghani Sesame - (Sesamum indicum)

Afghani Sesame is a very early maturing, dependable cultivar that likes hot weather.

Up to 3’ tall, it produces an abundance of seed pods that burst open when ripe, with 80-100 tan seeds per pod.

An annual herb grown for its edible seeds in long pods. Tropical and heat loving, it thrives wherever cotton can be raised. Dried seeds taste nutty; their flavor is dramatically increased by toasting. Seeds are dry roasted and used whole in cooking or ground and used as a paste for flavor.

Certifed Organic

110 Days

Approx 100 seeds per pack

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In Stock

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H1105

Brown Seed Sesame - (Sesamum indicum)

Brown Seed Sesame is high in protien and oil, as well as vitamins and minerals, due to the deep root structure making it an excellent whole food for the home gardener or small scale famer. It is easy to grow with significant heat, drought, disease and insect resistance for crops in arid or marginal areas, or as a back-up or emergency crop in case the main food crops fail.

Annual

Certified Organic

Approx 100 seeds per pack

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In Stock

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