Hey,
I'm so excited someone else is growing sesame too. I grew this variety last year for the first time and the plants did really well. The plants are very narrow, tall and almost gangly kind of like a flax plant. If you're soils pretty good, then you might want to plant them six inches apart as their leaves can get pretty wide and might shade out the one next to it. I didn't take any pics of mine last year, but here's a google pic http://www.pyroenergen.com/articles10/sesame-seeds.htm

Where did you find the seed?

Larry

I got the seed at Baker Creek Heirloom. I was ordering upland rice and thought sesame worth a try. They are the only source I could find for small amounts of upland rice seed. They also have Seminole squash (pumpkin).

Here is a link that might be useful: Baker Creek Hierloom Seed

FWIW, I've grown sesame from raw, unhulled seed from the health food store. The chopped plant material is *supposed* to work against nematodes as well...

A question for all you sesame growers: I've heard from some people that they decided it's not worth it because the seed ripens in such small quantities at a time, so that they had to harvest a tiny bit every day or two, but those folks aren't in FL. Does that happen here?

Writer, I'm thinking about growing some sesame plants. Did you ever find the answer to your question above?

No, bea, I didn't, so I just moved on and forgot about it, since my gardening space is extremely limited. But I'd still like to know the answer.

My space is limited too but I plan to try some this year. Will report back if the plants do well.

Have you tried just "Open sesame!"?