Thank you both for your advice.
Yes they are old but i was hoping that at least some will germinate.
I kept them at a warm place but certainöy they were not getting enough
sunshine.
So better luck next time!
Thanks again
Nalini
Am 21.07.2011 15:21, schrieb Gurcharan Singh:
Nabha ji
I think the culprit is 2009. Every seed has a viability period (shelf
life in another words as Yazdy ji pointed out), after which it won't
germinate successfully. It is said that if you keep okra seeds for one
year, they lose 80 per of their viability. That should explain seeds
germinating but not managing to grow further.
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On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Dear friend,
Please let us know a little more as to where you have placed it. It
needs a bit of sunshine, some good lose soil and moisture. It should
not take 2 weeks to germinate. I note that you purchased the seeds in
2009. Normally, the shelf life is 6 months. If I had to sow the seeds,
I would prepare a bed with lose topsoil, make it moist and cover the
seeds with a layer of dry leaves. Just keep it moist and it should
sprout in a few days. If you had planted in january, by April it
should be quite big. Again, possibly, it is not getting enough
sunlight.
Regards.
Yazdy.
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 6:12 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Na Bha <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Date: 11 April 2011 15:57
> Subject: [efloraofindia:66940] my Okra -Abelmoschus esculentus
seedlings are
> not growing
> To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
>
>
>
> I had brought some Okra seeds with me in Jan. 2009. I am trying
to cultivate
> Okra. It took two weeks till i could see the seedlings. And for
the last two
> weeks I don't see any growth.
> What am I doing wrong? How can I make it grow? Does it take such
a long
> time?
> TIA
> Nalini
>
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