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how to grow curry leaves at home .could anyone help me with this.thx |
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- From: Nesan (@ px2ar.ed.shawcable.net)
on: Sat Mar 16 17:46:56
If you get curry leave seeds then you can plant it, we have done this in India at our home garden but i am not sure about other climates....
~Nesan~
- From: Rimi (@ dsc03.aui-tx-2.rasserver.net)
on: Tue Sep 17 14:02:23
Hi Nesan,
Yes you can grow curry leaf plants from seed. If you live in a place that has cold winters, seed them indoors in a pot. Keep them in a dry area near a sunny glass window and sprinkle water daily. Your plants may take forever to germinate, but don't give up hope. Once they sprout, water them regularly and use herb fertilizer every two weeks. With the proper TLC you will be able to grow flourishing curry leaf plants.
- From: Chitra (@ sdn-ap-024txhousp0037.dialsprint.net)
on: Tue Oct 22 23:21:19
Curry leaf plant:
There are two varieties of Curry leaf plants. One propagates through seeds, and the other one put forth baby plants from the root of the mother plant. These small plants sprout around the mother plant. When they reach 6-8 inches tall, you can separate them from the mother plant, and plant them in a pot.
Where you can find baby plants:
Some Indian stores sell them, or you can get a baby plant from a friend who has a big Curry leaf plant.
Method of separation:
Insert a sharp knife about 1-2 inches around the baby plant and cut around the plant in a circle to divide the parallel running roots. Then move the knife under the plant and cut any remaining roots at the bottom of the plant. Once it is loose, carefully dig it out. Wet the root with water and dip it in Rooting Hormone Powder, which you can buy from a plant nursery. Then pot it in a container, using the best potting soil. Use a container about 1 gallon size. The container should have a couple of holes at the bottom for the water to escape. No need to put any stones around the hole. You may just fill the pot with the soil to the half mark. Place the baby plant in the center of the pot on top of the soil, and fill up with potting soil. Cover the plant with soil up to the level where it stayed under dirt. Give the plant a drink of water, and keep it either inside the house or outside in a very shaded area. If you let it stand in the sun the baby plant will dry out and die. To be on the safe side you may cover the pot with a plastic see-through bag, to retain moisture inside. Check the soil frequently, and when dry water the plant. When you see tender leaf sprouting, the plant has established. This may take a while, for the root development takes place first.
Now you may start feeding fertilizer to the plant. For potted plant, use a water soluble fertilizer, like Miracle Grow, with the composition of sodium, potassium and phosphorus (13-13-13). I prefer to give a very dilute solution of Miracle Grow whenever I water the plant. !/8 teaspoon in a gallon of water, for the only nutrient a potted plant gets, is what you feed it
When the plant grows bigger, you need to repot it in a bigger container. This can be done during the fall, so that the plant can get over the shock by the time spring approaches.
How to care for a plant in an area where it freezes during winter:
In areas where it freezes in winter, you must bring the plant inside the house, before the first freeze. You can keep the pot near a window where it will get sunshine. You can bring it outside when the last freeze is over.
In areas, where the winter is very mild, you may plant them on the ground. But mulch the base of the plant to 4 inches deep during winter to be on the safe side. This will protect the roots from freezing. You may cover the plant with a thick cloth first and then a plastic cover on top, if any freeze is predicted.
Hope the above information helps.
- From: Rimi (@ dsc03-aui-tx-3-3.rasserver.net)
on: Wed Oct 23 12:36:04
Hi Chitra,
Thank You for the useful info about the growing and care of curryleaf plants.
I hope you can also help me with your suggestions here.
I grew a bunch of dwarf variety Sapota and Custard-apple plants from seeds. They are one year old, healthy and 2 ft tall now. Instead of just adorning my yard as ornamental plants, I am wondering (climate US zone 9) if there is any way to get them to fruit eventually.
Also, are Krishna thulsi(purple sacred basil)leaves edible and can they be used as a condiment in any Indian dish? Thanks.
- From: Chitra (@ sdn-ap-017txhousp0362.dialsprint.net)
on: Wed Oct 23 14:38:08
Hello Rimi,
About the Sapota plant, I will give you a website that is very informative. Usually trees, grown from seeds, take a long time to fruit. I planted a seed from a Lemon 4 years ago. Originally it was in a pot, and grew so big that I have to repot it on the ground. Now it is about 20 feet tall, but hasn't produced any lemons yet! I pick the leaves and add it to buttermilk for flavor. I am not that familiar with Custard-apple tree. I'll do some research and post the findings here.
KrishnaththuLasi leaves are edible. But the only time I use it for cooking is to flavor Paal payasam.
Here is the site:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_MG057
- From: Someone (@ px2ar.ed.shawcable.net)
on: Wed Oct 23 15:10:52
Hi
I brought a baby curry leaves plant from india.It is 4inc tall.I live in a very cold area
The tiny leaves have become dry.I grow it in a pot indoor.Is it adjusting to the temperature of this new area or is it gonna die? Any advises please? thanks.
- From: Rimi (@ dsc03-aui-tx-3-3.rasserver.net)
on: Wed Oct 23 16:15:08
Thank You Chitra for the info. In Kerala we call Custard apple Aathipazham/aathichakka.
- From: Chitra (@ sdn-ap-017txhousp0362.dialsprint.net)
on: Wed Oct 23 16:47:58
Hello Someone,
Did you pot this tiny Curry leaf plant recently, or has it been a while ago?
Anyway, you may spray water on the plants a few times a day. (3 or 4 times) Please don't keep the plant near heat vents, for this may dry the leaves. Keep the soil moist, and don't over water the plant. Keep the plant in one selected spot, and don't move it frequently, for this may go on shocking the plant.
Hope you succeed in saving this tiny plant.
- From: Hemant (@ 12-233-223-112.client.attbi.com)
on: Wed Oct 23 17:59:40
Hello Someone,
The curry leaves plant will not survive as it is indoors and also it is fall season now in the USA.
- From: someone (@ px2ar.ed.shawcable.net)
on: Fri Oct 25 13:17:30
I potted it recently.i have some seeds too.how long do i have to dry the seeds.coz i wanna try with the seeds too.it is winter in canada.so how can i dry the seeds?Thanks
- From: Chitra (@ sdn-ap-019txhousp0107.dialsprint.net)
on: Fri Oct 25 14:51:14
Hello Someone,
Hope somehow you will be able to save the baby plant. I have 3 plants, 7 years old. All are in pots. Now they are 8-10 feet tall. I live in Zone 8 area, and I keep the plants outside after the last freeze. (The temp drops below 32, three or four times during winter in this area.) I bring them inside the house when the weather man predicts the possibility of having a freeze, and keep them inside until the last freeze. So they remain inside almost 5 months every year, but they do very well.
One plant produced seeds for the first time this year. When the seed was ripe, I picked one, and gave it to my niece to plant it. She took it to NY and planted it without drying it. It sprouted on the 10th day, and she said it is doing well. Of course she placed it in a pot.
Actually, there is no need to dry the seed. You can plant the ripe seed immediately and it will sprout. You can plant it in potting soil now. Within 10- 14 days it will sprout. After planting the seed, pour water, until the soil is moist. Then cover the entire pot with a plastic see- through grocery bag, to retain the moisture inside. Touch the soil every 3rd or 4th day to make sure that it is moist. If dry, water the pot.
Two of my plants are the variety that sprouts baby plants from the roots. I have distributed them all the way up to Minnesota and NY. They are all doing well.
Hope this information helps.
- From: someone (@ px2ar.ed.shawcable.net)
on: Tue Oct 29 14:22:03
Thanks chitra
I will plant them today.Is there anything like this much sized pot that we should use or i can use bigger pot.In my place the temp during winteris usually -30.will the plant survive this temp?Any suggestions please.Thanks
- From: Chitra (@ sdn-ap-018txhousp0144.dialsprint.net)
on: Tue Oct 29 22:58:04
Hello Someone,
Yes, you may plant them now in small pots. Diameter of the pot about 6 inches. If you have many seeds, you may plant 2 seeds in one pot. (In case one doesn't sprout.) Place them inside the house during winter, and bring them out in spring when the temperature is above 40. The plant will freeze at temp 32 and below. So keep it indoors in freezing weather.
Use the best potting soil, and make sure that the pot has holes for water to escape. You can keep the pots on some containers to catch the escaping water.
Later when the plant grows bigger, you need to repot it in bigger container. But this will take a while, about a year or so. Hope you get a curry plant out of the seeds. Good luck.
- From: someone (@ px2ar.ed.shawcable.net)
on: Wed Oct 30 18:29:26
In my place the max temp in summer is +35.I hope i have to grow it indoor only.i'm gonna give it a try.coz i hate those dried curry leaves from indian stores.Thanks a lot chitra. i will let u know the result after 2 weeks.bye.
- From: Chitra (@ sdn-ap-019txhousp0095.dialsprint.net)
on: Thu Oct 31 01:07:58
Hello someone,
If the summer temperature is 35+, you may keep it indoors especially when they are tender. Later on you may be able to keep them out, as long as there is no chance of freezing. Any way please give it a try. Good luck.
- From: geeta (@ )
on: Mon Jan 13 11:13:53
HI,
I have tryed planting curry leaf plant from the dry seeds so many times but I can not grow the tree. Can anyone give me advise to grow it from the dryed seeds?
- From: geeta (@ )
on: Mon Jan 13 11:14:01
HI,
I have tryed planting curry leaf plant from the dry seeds so many times but I can not grow the tree. Can anyone give me advise to grow it from the dryed seeds?
- From: Arvind (@ dhcp065-024-190-114.columbus.rr.com)
on: Mon Jan 13 20:35:52
Please advise where can I purchase few seeds in USA. I am very hesitant to request the respondants of this thread - understandably, it will be a never ending chain of requests!!
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