niall smyth

hi all

is it possible here ( ireland)

any advice

regards

niall

ian hoare

Salut/Hi Niall Smyth,

le/on Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:13:53 +0100, tu disais/you said:-

Do you want shoots or plants. Fenugreek is one of the "sprout plants".

pre Soak seed 24 hours in warm water, sow out in a frost free place.


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niall smyth

thanks ian

I wanted to grow the leaves for use in curries
so i assume its plants i'm after

I use the dry methi from indian shops
which appears to be chopped leaves

could i just plant my seeds I use for recipes ?
could i plant now? indoors for hardening off?

any other tips

thanks

niall

ian hoare

Salut/Hi Niall Smyth,

le/on Tue, 9 Aug 2005 09:13:35 +0100, tu disais/you said:-

Yeah. I would recommend sowing in late spring, to be sure of having enough
light. I have to confess, I've not tried methi, but I've grown a lot of
other members of the pea family. In principle, it helps to pre-soak in warm
water 25 hours. What I'd be inclined to do is to try out the sprouting
technique (Thomson and Morgan sell packets iirc) and see how it works. Then
try adapting that to planting in jiffy pots or planting out. I'm pretty sure
the plant is frost tender.

Possibly. Try it (as for other sprouts).

Not the best time of the year, the days are shortening.

Errm you'd not harden off indoors normally, you'd put them in a cold frame
or cold greenhouse. But you know, you might be better off asking in a UK
gardening NG.


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niall smyth

Thanks Ian

On the hardening:

Sorry , I misworded it,
I meant to plant indoors and then harden
outdoors as per normal technique

It seems that it could be a tricky thing to grow
as there are so many curry heads here,
I would imagine more response if it was easy

I was hoping for:
"yeah its a doddle, plant anytime, grows like wildflower!"

BTW I have read that the fresh type is a completely different plant species
to the dried methi that is avilable in indian grocers

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flora

Its not difficult to grow. Keeping slugs off it was a problem, as I
recall. I gave up and left them to it.

Flora

rowdy

Niall

i've grown methi (fenugreek) for a couple of seasons and it's a
doddle. Don't buy seed sellers packets ( that's the expensive way),
just use the seeds ( I've used ones that are over 2 years old) that
you buy for cooking. Sprinkle them over a peat/soil mix in a border or
large pot, cover lightly and water. They'll germinate within a week.
They need a fairly sunny spot but really they are bulletproof to grow.

Rowdy

fourmations

thanks for that rowdy,

would they make it at this time of year
or should I sow inside,

will it die in winter outdoors

does it taste like the dry methi in the grocers

TIA
niall

rowdy

Probably too late this year.Try anyway - no harm done. I would sow
outdoors and transfer inside if weather goes chilly.

Dunno, I've never tried the dried leaves.


Rowdy

cameron

my mum makes the most delicious methi parantha, she too grows her own
methi in our garden. for anyone out there who makes their own roti/
chappatti this is a doddle. to make.........just add a bunch of
chopped methi into the flour together with, grated onion, seasoning
(salt, masala, ground ***in) fresh chopped corriander and crushed
chilli. blend together to make dough. make small balls and roll out
to make the roti. fry on tava and brush with ghee or oil. cooked both
sides and viola you have a delicious meal.