Comments on: Look What I Found: Vegetable and Herb Seeds From India

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 07 May 2011 02:06:35 +0000

Diane–that’s how I’ve always grown mine–with seeds meant to be used as a spice. Mine didn’t bolt, but then, it wasn’t very warm when I planted it last.

Jocelyn–my squirrels have two huge oak trees to eat from, so they tend to leave my other stuff alone. OTOH–the adorable family of chipmunks that live in my flower garden like to dig my flowers up in search of the acorns they buried in the fall…..grr. But they look so cute I can’t stay mad at them for long. Besides, I always catch their depredations before any flowers are killed, so I can forgive them.

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Sat, 07 May 2011 02:02:23 +0000

Botanical Interests also sells fenugreek seeds for planting.

As soon as mine sprouted, the squirrels dug them all up. I was quite disappointed.

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 07 May 2011 01:38:13 +0000

I’ve successfully grown methi just by sprouting the fenugreek seeds you use for cooking and that can be bought in quantity in Indian groceries. It’s a legume – and like any other legume takes well to sprouting.

However I have found it’s a fast-growing crop that needs to be harvested when ready or quickly bolts. It also seem to need lots of water. Eventually (not being a very adept veg gardener) I just resorted back to buying it at the farmer’s market. But it was fun to grow to see if I could do it.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:55:44 +0000

I love my readers! Wabbit, I’m making an order at Kitazawa right now!

By: annoyedwabbit

annoyedwabbit — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:55:49 +0000

Thanks to your long-ago post on methi, I ordered fenugreek seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom seeds (http://rareseeds.com) and had an almost 100% germination rate – without any soaking. I really, really like Baker Creek – they have a treasure trove of rare varieties from all over the world.

If you’re looking for Asian seeds, I also highly recommend Kitazawa Seed Company (http://www.kitazawaseed.com). They specialize in Japanese and Chinese vegetables, but they also have Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, and assorted other seeds. They carry four varieties of Thai basil, and two varieties of Thai Holy Basil, and I just planted some of their winged beans, out of spur-of-the-moment curiosity. Plus, Kitazawa ships really quickly.