Thanks Yazdy ji for the info. Last time I went to Kerala, I planted lots of cuttings near the coconut trees and mango trees. Hope by now all have established well.
Regards, Mani. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Mani ji > It is normally grown by cutting. For the simple reason that it grows > much faster. However, my observtion is that the plants that have from > sprouted peppercorn normally grow slowly till it has attained a height > of around 3 ft and thereafter the growth is much robust. Either > because it has passed through the gut of some bird where it is > innoculated with beneficial microorganism or for any other reason. > > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:44 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yazdi ji, first time I am seeing the seedlings of black pepper. I > thought > > it is grown only from cuttings. Now the picture size is very small. > You > > can resize it with microsoft office picture manager. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mani. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Dear Friends, attaching pictures of black pepper seedlings. Sprouted > >> from black pepper droppings. The second picture is of a seedling > >> freshly sprouted you could still notice the tips of the leaves that > >> comes out of the seed casing last of all. > >> Date & Time 13 July 2010 > >> Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad, Kerala > >> Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type: cultivated > >> Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb climber > >> Height, Length. 20’ > >> Leaves Type, Shape, Size > >> Inflorescence Type Size > >> Flowers Size Colour Calyx Bracts- > >> Fruits Type, Shape, Size Seeds > >> Other Information like Frangrance, Pollinator, Uses. Pollinated by > >> water drops during rain. > >> Regards > >> Yazdy. > >> > >> You have been sent 2 pictures. > >> > >> > >> DSCN3149.JPG > >> DSCN3151.JPG > >> > >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. > >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ > > > > >
