Namaste to all Garden and Nature Lovers!
Since childhood, I have seen a tradition that on the day of Dhanteras, before Diwali, which is also known as Dhanatrayodashi, and celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha in the Hindu calendar month of Ashwin or Kartika, it is believed that buying gold or utensils brings prosperity. And we Indians buy precious metals in large quantities on this special day of the year. However, since last year, my father has also asked me to incorporate the practice of sowing coriander on the day after Diwali, as coriander seeds are associated with good fortune. So, it is believed that sowing the seeds offered to God, especially the Goddess Lakshmi, during the puja on the night of Diwali and consuming their fruits later on brings good fortune.
So, last year and this year too, the day after Diwali, I crushed some whole coriander seeds in my palm and sprinkled them in two empty pots. I don't have much experience growing coriander, so I don't know much about soil mix, but it was the same soil as my other plants, in which I usually use cocopeat, sand, and cow dung manure mixed in garden soil. So, without any special treatment, I sprinkled some seeds in two pots the morning after Diwali. I couldn't take any pictures at that time, but once they sprouted after 4-5 days, I monitored their growth all the time so that I could write about it and show it to you, too.
I don't know if coriander is used in almost every type of food at your place too, but at my place we add coriander in almost every type of food and here I am not talking only about fresh green coriander, but its seeds are also used for cooking vegetables by mixing it with other spices and after the food is cooked, its green leaves are sprinkled on top to enhance both the taste and aroma of the food.
Some gardeners may also sprinkle coriander seeds on the soil after soaking them overnight or for a few hours, which they believe accelerates seed growth. I've always used them dry, so I can't comment on the process of soaking them after the initial soaking, but, indeed, soaking a seed for a few hours before sowing generally speeds up the germination process.
And let me tell you one interesting thing, it is very easy to grow them, as I told you, just sow the seeds at a depth of half an inch or sprinkle them on the soil, then put a light layer of soil or sand on top and then you have to spray water on them and water them again only when the upper layer of soil dries up and within 2-4 days you will see the coriander seeds germinating and in less than 1 month its plants will become so big that you will be able to harvest them and use them, like if I tell you the time period of these plants of mine, then the growth that you are seeing in these last photos is till this morning and you will be surprised to know that it has been only 24 days today and they are completely ready for harvesting right now. ☘️
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