Sesame Seeds - Monticello White

Sesamum indicum HEIRLOOM. Our seedstock comes from Monticello, where Thomas Jefferson grew sesame (also known as Benne, or Benni) to press the seeds for oil. This vigorous, heat-loving crop should be transplanted after the last frost. Space plants 12-24 in apart. Plants grow up to 6-ft tall and may benefit from staking. Be careful not to over water. These plants are very drought tolerant, and don't like having wet feet! Harvest by cutting stalks when there are more brown pods than green and standing them upright to dry indoors. Turn dried stalks upside down over a tarp or cloth, shake the seeds out, and winnow. SMALL FARM GROWN by The Utopian Seed Project, Leicester, NC