THE NEPAL THREAD

[Ganjabruada]

Ah I forgot. These nepalese landrace seeds are very very small and I always have problems with germination rate and also germination time maybe scratching with sandpaper would help, but how to hold these small beans?
any ideas ?

 

[BENJI]

Yes ive noticed the nepal landrace beans i have are tiny the smallest seeds ive ever seen infact,,,Ganjabruada get a matchbox line the inside of it with sand paper and put your seeds inside then shake the matchbox i usualy do it for about a minute then check the seeds then pop them into a cup of water let them soak for 24 hours or more then i use the paper towel method...hope this helps...

 

[Ganjabruada]

Thats a really good idea. I ll try that
thanx for your reply

 

[BENJI]

No probs always here to help out i hate it when seeds dont germ...

 

[Owl Mirror]

I didn't seem to have any problems getting the seeds to germinate.
The problem I found (lost 3 beans) was that I needed to do surgery to remove the seed husk.
I wasn't familiar with needing to do this and waited too long for some of them to survive.
I have two plants growing today.
Same went with the Ethiopian seeds but, I was aware of the need and was more alert to jumping in so I had 3 of 3 survive.

 

[elmanito]

What also might help is the use of Humic Acid.This seems to stimulate germination of those tiny seeds.

BTW beautifull pics of the Nepal environment.

Namaste

 

[BENJI]

Hey elmanito i was told Giberelic Acid helps stimulate germination how do you use the HA...?

 

[Owl Mirror]

Hey elmanito i was told Giberelic Acid helps stimulate germination how do you use the HA...?

Isn't Giberelic Acid what is used to make FEM seeds ?

 

[Ganjabruada]

Some more impressions from nepal

Some more impressions from nepal

Little more nepal

 

[elmanito]

Hey elmanito i was told Giberelic Acid helps stimulate germination how do you use the HA...?

I don't know if Gibberellic Acid is useful for germination.It is used for making fem seeds.
What you can do is to put the seeds for one week in the fritz and than soak them in a Humic Acid solution (5 ml/l) for 24-48 hrs till the seeds are on the bottom and than put them in the soil and moisturise them again with the Humic Acid solution.Put the little containers in a close environment with a ripe banana peel (ethylene gas) and than wait till they hopefully pop.Keep the temp at 21 C / 70 F.

Namaste

 

[Highlighter]

Welcome to ICMag, Ganjabruada, thx for the wonderful pics!

Good info elmanito & BENJI!

Just don't mess w/ Gibberellic Acid for germing purposes!

 

[BeAn]

I think youd be suprised by the germ rates, i did my neps in str8 soil n they all came up pretty much...weak, skinny seedlings but plants none the less..

 

[elmanito]

Bean you gave good vibes to the Nepali seeds

Namaste

 

[Owl Mirror]

I think youd be suprised by the germ rates, i did my neps in str8 soil n they all came up pretty much...weak, skinny seedlings but plants none the less..

The problem I had was the seedling not being able to shed it's husk
I wonder if it's vigor increase or if it softens the seed husk, making it easier to be shed?

 

[Redrooster]

Wonderfull wonderfull Nepal!
I am organizing a trip to Bhutan, seems just like Nepal 50 years ago!
Namaste. RR

 

[Ganjabruada]

Hi
I want to keep this thread alife because I m also in love with Nepal and its wonderful nature, so I post some pics from this years aug/sep Annapurna circuit trek

 

[pangolin]

Great shots...

 

[DankHank]

great read, i would love to take this journey one day

 

[HashMonkey1982]

awesome man, beautiful pictures. I really want to go to nepal oneday if i'm physically up to the trip. God willing. At the moment i have some health issues. I would just love to go seed collecting there and see all the scenery and wonderful landscapes and people. I love mountains to There must be many other interesting plants and animals there to.

 

[Hrpuffnkush]

tashi delek

tashi delek

The problem I had was the seedling not being able to shed it's husk
I wonder if it's vigor increase or if it softens the seed husk, making it easier to be shed?

Sometimes if seeds are planted too shallow , the husk can dry a little on way up makes it hard for seed to remove it by itself....
Place dome crate some humidity and sprout should push it self out....


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