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Maybe there are physical conditions not suitable for mullangi. But, everything being allright, small mullangi is due to phosphorus difficiency in the soil. Change the fertiliser to one with higher phosphorous content.Quote:
Originally Posted by aathirai1
Hi R,
Sorry did not see your post till today. When you bring these jasmine plants inside in winter, they don't die. They will be fine since the inside of the house will be warm due to heater. Mine survived for more than 3 years like that. They are still there in my SIL's house in boston. I don't know much about manjal plant. We used to plant them in India and then by sankranthi and then kaanu festival, they would be pulled out from the ground leaving couple of them to grow for the next year.
Hope someone else will be able to help you with this one.
CI.
No problem..thanks, anyways CI.
Hi CI,
I bought Tulasi last week and i going to India for 3 weeks in August...i don't know how to maintain it becoz i live in (detroit) a apartment n i hardly have any friends here.
rgds,
Sk
Hi Sk,
I don't know if this helps. But worth trying. There are planters where you can put water in the bottom (like a reservoir). I don't remember what they call those planters. Try using such a planter for your plant and fill it up with water. Keep your plant inside the house near a window where there is not too much of sunlight coming. (Like a shady area) I think they should be fine for 3 weeks. Just before you leave, water them nicely for couple of days so that the soil is well saturated with water. For three weeks, if they consume water from the bottom reservoir, they should be fine. I have not tried this. But, worth giving it a shot.
Maybe someone else can help you with this.
CI.
That sounds a good idea, CI..One time what I did was (not thulasi), kept the pot in the sink under the tap opened very midly so that a tiny drop would keep on falling from it and my plant was also ok; but, it will work only if there is some window closer to the pipe area for sunlight to come.
Good luck.
Fortune,Quote:
Originally Posted by fortune
For coriander, just crush the coriander seeds a bit (the normal ones that you use for cooking will do) and you can use them to grow coriander plants!
My Paavaikkai didnt come out good. It is giving lots of flowers but they are falling off. Please help me.
Aathirai1
Hi friends,
For the last few days, so many beetles or some other flies(dont know the name) are eating all the marigold flowers! It is black in color and big in size. If I push them with a thick stick or any thing, it all fell down and go away.
Pls do suggest some spray or any other solution. It is not even leaving any flower to bloom fully. It really makes me and my day upset!!
Thanks in advance for yr quick reply.
Male or female flowers - male flowers fall off!Quote:
Originally Posted by aathirai1
My first post, you can guess by the question that I am totally ignorant when it comes to gardening. :) Could you please let me know what I should place under an indoor plant so I dont dirty the carpet? I have noticed that the planters have a hole in the base.
Thanks,
Aaraam
Simple, you should get a plastic plate, if you go to a garden shop they generally have them there... or else, simple plastic plates will do. Also instead of pouring water in the pot itself you can pour water on the plate and the water will get absorbed!Quote:
Originally Posted by Aaraam
Thanks so much Anoushka, will do as suggested asap.
Aaraam.
Hi ,
has anybody tried growing curry leaves in pots . All i did was take some twigs and plant it in a pot and placed it in my patio.Hope i am doing the right thing.Any inputs would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Here is some info on growing curry leaf / Murraya koenigii
http://www.plantcultures.org.uk/plan...f_grow_it.html
Hi,
can anyone pls let me know how to grown methi in a pot... How do I start with & how do I maintain it?...how frequently should I water it & how long does it take to mature (so that I can use it in my aloo methi :wink: :lol: )...I live in Singapore...so the weather is pretty hot all thru the yr...
hi ,
Can anyone help me in growing pavakkai . Is it enough if i remove the seeds from what what we get in the indian store and plant it in the pot .
Thanks !
Fortune, i tried planting the pavakai seeds from grocery shop pavakkai, it sprouted but it died after few days, so donno what went wrong. i am going to try next yr for summer as the season is over almost.
Kz
I am not sure if I am too late in replying to you. Methi is one of those easy things to grow. Just use the normal methi seeds that you use for cooking in a pot and add just enough water to keep the soil wet. It should sprout quite easily and as it grows, you can constantly pluck the leaves and use them for cooking!Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
Kz, mine died because my soil was very dry and I did not find time to water it. Was yours something like that. Some of plants were eaten by slugs as well so that didn't help either :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Kz
Fortune, you should get nice "pazhutha" pavakkai, remove the seeds without damaging them, dry it and then plant it. It should come up!Quote:
Originally Posted by fortune
R, I guess my reply is too late for this season, but I thought I will put it in here anyway so it might be of some use to someone else...Quote:
Originally Posted by R
I had loads of little flies sitting on my mustard plant and they would fall off if I pushed and I used to fill a watering can with soap solution and pour on them. That worked for me.
Thanks Anoushka... I finally managed to buy some pots & soil Y'day... have planted methi in one & coriander in the other pot... Now, should I keep them in shade(inside the house) or should I leave them in the balcony?... BTW, the pot doesn't have any hole at the bottom... Will it affect the plant or is it ok if I water just enough so that the root doesn't get spoilt?...Quote:
Originally Posted by Anoushka
Also can U pls let me know how long it'll take for the plants to mature enough to use it for cooking?... Desperate to eat aloo methi... :wink: :lol:
I think the methi plant won't regrow like corriander and mint. So we need to reseed them once we pluck the methi leaves.(saw methi leaves with root in the market instead of cut end?)
Oh what a lovely thread this is!! All abt gardening of vege. too!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dev
Dev : All plants love some filtered sunlight at least to grow healthy. So if you place your plants facing east or even north/south easterly, you should get a healthy handful!
I live in a plantation, so my backyard is quite spacious to grow whatever we want. Unfortunately, I've not had much luck with tomatoes or methi-pavakkai! :( Everything else grows quite well though.
I do my own composting using kitchen refuse and oil palm discards. Use to get good goat dung before, but not lately. :)
I can see a couple of methi sprouts today...:)
Coriander doesn't show any sign of growth... gues it'll take some more time...
What are the other plants that can be grown in a pot?... I would like to try some fuss free plants... Am planning to try mint next...
Congratulations on the methi sprouts!
Mint likes cool humid atmosphere. I have pepper mint and spearmint in pots, I keep them outside. It dies completely over winter, but comes back in spring. For using over winter, I take some pieces of mint with roots, plant them in a small pot, and bring it indoors. It grows well indoors until the winter is over.
I have tried growing tomatoes and okra in pots and they came out very well. Make sure the pot is big enough and has a drainage hole. Big pots are a must, otherwise there won't be enough room for the root system and the plants won't grow healthy.
Happy gardening!
Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
Hi Redpepper,
Thanks for the info... Will try mint next... I don't have to worry abt winter as the weather here is always hot & humid... BTW, wht is the diff between peppermint & spearmint?
Hi DevQuote:
Originally Posted by dev
When I was shopping for a mint plant at the nursery, I was amazed and confused to see the variety of mints they had for display. Other than spearmint and peppermint, they also had chocolate mint, lemon mint, pineapple mint and a few others. I was confused because I didn’t do a research before shopping. I thought there was only one kind of mint. So I bought spearmint and peppermint since they looked like the one we use in cooking even though the leaves were different in size. Then I did a research on the web and found out the different uses of different types of mints. You can see some types of mint on this website: http://www.papagenos.com/plantdb/plants.asp?catid=8
I saw in some websites that spearmint is good for cooking. But I use both mints and didn’t notice a difference yet. The leaves look different, but I couldn’t find much difference in the flavor. Maybe it’s just me. People say that each mint has its own flavor. My husband says peppermint tastes good in a mint tea.
Are you planning to start mint from the seeds? If so, I would like to discourage it. Because I tried to grow mint from the seeds at the beginning, and it took more than a month to sprout. And when I got the sprouts, it was so tiny that you could only see them with a microscopic eye. Then they disappeared after a few days. That’s when I went shopping for a plant, and I am satisfied with it.
Redpepper,
very interesting info abt mint... never knew abt the diff varities of mint... Thanks for the info...
I'm planning to try to grow from the mint bunch we get in the store... No plans of growing it from the seed...:)
Dev,
For coriander, did you crush (break the seeds into two) the seeds a bit before putting in the pot? If you don't it won't come.
Mint is easy to grow, specially in Singapore, you can actually remove most of the leaves from the stem when you buy some for regular cooking and stick it in a pot and it comes out quiet well.
Leave your plants where they can get sunlight. And keep turning the pots once in a while to avoid plants growing in one direction.
As for differnt types of mint, I heard that some types of mint can actually cause miscarriage, don't remember which ones though!
thanks
Yes Anoushka, I did break them into two... I believe it takes a week to 10 days for cori to sprout... Is that right?
& for the mint, I was planning to do exactly what U've said... Went for grocery shopping today but couldn't find a good,fresh mint bunch...
Good luck with your mint.Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
I have heard some people use rooting powder while propagating plants from cuttings. I have never tried it, but I think it might hasten the process of rooting. You need to dip the plant cutting in rooting powder before planting it.
Does any one know the best method of propagating plant cuttings? In water or in soil? Which is faster?
With so many species of them plants - it is hard to tell which is best for which. But their general response - soft stemed plants, like the mint, root better in water. Woody plants, like rose and jasmine, root better in soil.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedPepper
Can anyone let me know how long it takes for coriander to sprout... It hasn't shown any sign of growth so far...
Dev,Quote:
Originally Posted by dev
Do you have it indoors or outdoors? I think it needs a lot of sun. I have grown coriander, but don't remember how many days it took. But I remember that it sprouted pretty fast than I expected.
I've kept them in the balcony... It gets sufficient sunlight... Almost 2 weeks but no sprouts yet...
My methi too died coz I couldn't water it for a few days... I've planted it again & it shows signs of sprouting...
Hi All,
inspired by all here, i am going to plant methi and coriander... but the problem here is i live in a cold country... where we have heavy snow... for 8 months of the year.. starting this month....there is no heat and most of all there is no sunshine....(no no i dont live in artic circle i live in canada.......) what do i do... i am still going to try.....any suggestions..
I am also tempted to try methi. Since the winter is coming, can I grow it on my kitchen window in a small pot? Also, do u have to soak the seeds before planting it? Will the plant die once we plucked out the leaves, or will it produce more leaves?
Thanks in advance.
No need of soaking the seeds...just plant it & keep the soil moist... U should be able to see the sprouts in 2-3 days...
Dunno if it'll regrow after plucking the leaves...