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Spice Growing Guides
6 spices with complete growing information
Grow your own spices at home -- from saffron to cayenne pepper.
Cayenne Pepper
☀️ Full Sun 💧 Moderate 📅 70-100 days
Fiery hot pepper dried and ground into cayenne powder. Prolific producer.
Habanero
☀️ Full Sun 💧 Moderate 📅 90-120 days
Extremely hot pepper (100,000-350,000 Scoville). Fruity, intense heat.
Saffron
☀️ Full Sun 💧 Low 📅 45-60 days
World's most expensive spice. Purple crocus flowers with red stigmas harvested by hand.
Star Anise
☀️ Full Sun to Partial Shade 💧 Regular 📅 1825-2555 days
Tropical evergreen tree producing star-shaped spice pods. Key in Chinese five-spice.
Wasabi
☀️ Partial Shade OK 💧 Frequent 📅 545-730 days
Notoriously difficult to grow Japanese condiment. Needs cool running water.
Galangal
☀️ Partial Shade OK 💧 Regular 📅 240-365 days
Ginger-like rhizome essential in Thai cooking. Harder and more piney than ginger.