Epazote

Description

Chenopodium ambrosiodies

Epazote is the herb of choice for Mexican salsas and bean dishes. Its strong aroma is reminiscent of turpentine or camphor with perhaps a little mint thrown in. This unflattering aroma, though, seems to blend seamlessly and pleasantly with the other ingredients when in a dish.

The tiny seed of Epazote should be spring-sown in modular trays filled with a fine compost, and germinated in a cooler environment. Germination is erratic and the sown seeds will germinate at different times. Once the seedlings have emerged they should be thinned down to 2 or 3 per cell.

When the roots have filled the cells, the plants can then be transplanted outdoors in late spring or early summer.

Epazote is a weak perennial. While it is usually treated as an annual in Britain in milder areas plants may overwinter and regrow the following year.

Approx. number of seeds per pack: 600