Ajwain's small, oval-shaped, seed-like fruits are pale brown schizocarps, which resemble the seeds of other plants in the family Apiaceae such as caraway, cumin and fennel. They have a bitter and pungent taste, with a flavor similar to anise and oregano. They smell almost exactly like thyme because they also contain thymol, but they are more aromatic and less subtle in taste, as well as being somewhat bitter and pungent. Even a small number of fruits tends to dominate the flavor of a dish.
Trachyspermum Care
Trachyspermum Ammi
What is the plant
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Lighting
Part Sun
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Water plants freely during the growing season (especially container-grown specimens) to ensure that they don’t dry out. Water only sparingly during the winter, allowing the surface of the compost to dry out between waterings.
Pruning
Beyond this initial pruning and training, Trachelospermum requires little attention, as it is a self-clinging, twining climber and will cover the space effectively on its own. Young growth will need some guiding and tying-in to supports until it is able to twine and climb. After that, it can be left to scramble upwards, mound up and then arch downwards with a cascade of flowering shoots. Maintenance pruning is done in spring, and consists simply of thinning out congested, weak or badly placed shoots. Wayward branches can be tied back to their supports to improve the shape of the plant.
Fertilizer
Top dress garden specimens with a general fertiliser such as Growmore, Vitax Q4 or blood fish and bone, using the application dose on the packet (or 50-70g per sq m (1½-2oz per sq yd) if no dose given).
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