Since childhood i like gardening, it feels great when i see green plants growing graciously. Nature is no doubt our best friend and worst enemy. well i can keep on writing on and on this topic. however with my new blog i wish to start sharing about my very small little garden.
the other day i was downloading a few wallpapers and found some very beautiful Lotus flower wallpapers. i was amazed to see the beauty and superiority of the plant. though i have seen the flower before but never felt so amazed nor have i seen the plant closely/commonly ..so i thought that may be i could try planting it. So, i started searching for the ways and means to get started.
i shared my excitement with my family and they readily agreed to support, my dad brought me some very healthy seeds. To my surprise this was easy then i expected and seeds are quite commonly available and are commonly known as Makhane in Hindi...
i selected 5 seeds and added to a glass of water and soaked overnight to find that nothing has changed, they were in the same shape. i realized that the seeds are hard coated so well that water penetration was nearly impossible. i took one of the seed and cracked it bit to open from one side.
this seed helped me understand that i needed a way to allow water penetration other wise it will be difficult for seeds to germinate. then i spend some time rubbing the tip of the seeds till a light brown colored layer started showing up...i soaked them overnight and found really beautiful green stems emerging out of big swollen seeds.. the water was all colored brown by now, so i changed it with fresh water... its been now 3 days and i have shifted all 4 seeds to a bigger glass bowl... let me show you how they look now.
i clicked the 2 pics below in the morning and the next 2 right before this blog post....all 4 seeds have germinated by now... i will keep adding pics as they grow..
the other day i was downloading a few wallpapers and found some very beautiful Lotus flower wallpapers. i was amazed to see the beauty and superiority of the plant. though i have seen the flower before but never felt so amazed nor have i seen the plant closely/commonly ..so i thought that may be i could try planting it. So, i started searching for the ways and means to get started.
i shared my excitement with my family and they readily agreed to support, my dad brought me some very healthy seeds. To my surprise this was easy then i expected and seeds are quite commonly available and are commonly known as Makhane in Hindi...
i selected 5 seeds and added to a glass of water and soaked overnight to find that nothing has changed, they were in the same shape. i realized that the seeds are hard coated so well that water penetration was nearly impossible. i took one of the seed and cracked it bit to open from one side.
this seed helped me understand that i needed a way to allow water penetration other wise it will be difficult for seeds to germinate. then i spend some time rubbing the tip of the seeds till a light brown colored layer started showing up...i soaked them overnight and found really beautiful green stems emerging out of big swollen seeds.. the water was all colored brown by now, so i changed it with fresh water... its been now 3 days and i have shifted all 4 seeds to a bigger glass bowl... let me show you how they look now.
i clicked the 2 pics below in the morning and the next 2 right before this blog post....all 4 seeds have germinated by now... i will keep adding pics as they grow..
- awsum pics - but just a silly question from the bucket you removed the whole plant and replanted in the tubs - last pics ( transplanting )
ReplyDeleteyes its easy and simple, just remove the soil from the plant and dig inside the new soil in the tub.
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