There are few seeds which are readily available in any Indian household.
Coriander & Methi fall in that category.
Coriander seed is a dicot. It has to be split into two before sowing for early results. Sowing it as a whole just slows the process and makes no difference in quality. The seeds look like this:
Forgot to take a close up pick. Maybe you'll find a close up picture in my earlier posts or try Google images.
For splitting the seeds, you could cover the seeds in a cloth, put them in a bag and rub the seeds with a slipper. Don't apply too much pressure, you might damage the seeds.
Fenugreek (Methi) is a monocot. And the seeds like:
Following my past experience with containers, I picked up a tub which is 6" deep and filled it with a mix of cocopeat and compost. I have used 30% of compost and rest of it is cocopeat.
Draw lines with index finger or with a stick to make markings where you want to sow the seeds. I decided to go with 3 lines of Coriander & 3 lines of Methi.
And this how it looks after sowing the seeds.
I sprinkled a thin layer of cocopeat on top of the sown seeds. Now waiting to see the results.
Note: Fenugreek (Methi) needs less of Nitrogen and enriches the soil with Nitrogen.
Updates:
Was amazed to see the seeds sprout in 3 days. Really happy with the progress :)
Presenting pics over last one week and the one in the middle was taken today
Today's pic: 18/08
26/08:
Coriander & Methi fall in that category.
Coriander seed is a dicot. It has to be split into two before sowing for early results. Sowing it as a whole just slows the process and makes no difference in quality. The seeds look like this:
Forgot to take a close up pick. Maybe you'll find a close up picture in my earlier posts or try Google images.
For splitting the seeds, you could cover the seeds in a cloth, put them in a bag and rub the seeds with a slipper. Don't apply too much pressure, you might damage the seeds.
Fenugreek (Methi) is a monocot. And the seeds like:
Following my past experience with containers, I picked up a tub which is 6" deep and filled it with a mix of cocopeat and compost. I have used 30% of compost and rest of it is cocopeat.
Draw lines with index finger or with a stick to make markings where you want to sow the seeds. I decided to go with 3 lines of Coriander & 3 lines of Methi.
And this how it looks after sowing the seeds.I sprinkled a thin layer of cocopeat on top of the sown seeds. Now waiting to see the results.
Note: Fenugreek (Methi) needs less of Nitrogen and enriches the soil with Nitrogen.
Updates:
Was amazed to see the seeds sprout in 3 days. Really happy with the progress :)
Presenting pics over last one week and the one in the middle was taken today
Today's pic: 18/08
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