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Post by shayneh2006 on Sept 17, 2014 19:07:26 GMT 10
Spring is here,,,,, let it sow let it sow 
Bill44, this one is for you...
Coriander.
Right, I had a few packets of seeds, purchased a quite few years ago+ from bunnies. Use by date was expired.....
I sowed them in my garden bed using more than anticipated I would need, had they have been fresh and happy to see germination.
Back to the beginning, and not being sure of the seeds being still viable, I grabbed a handfull of seeds from a 1kg bag of Mahjaharga seeds and planted them.
Now, these seed are totally different to the standard. The standard, are shaped like a bead, these are more like a Wheat pod....
That and, being an India export, would have expected the seeds to have been heat treated of some sort.
Anyway, to cut a long story short,,,,,, strike me down, the Mahjaharga seeds are growing 
I am very exited right now...... and will be waiting in anticipation to see how these plants form, and compare them to Coriander as I know it.
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Post by smokey on Sept 17, 2014 19:21:43 GMT 10
Hmm, I will want some of the seeds when they come to a head and dry out. Never seen them.
Coriander does keep a very long time in seed form.
But the answer to your delima? Stuff must be getting through or it's on the AQUIS list of OK to import if labeled and clean.
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Post by shayneh2006 on Sept 17, 2014 20:18:07 GMT 10
Yeh Mick, the sedds are really wierd....
I would never have imagined store bought spice seeds to take on and grow.
I will try and take a pic off the seeds in question.
Shayne
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Post by bill44 on Sept 18, 2014 17:04:18 GMT 10
Whenever I want to plant Coriander I just grab a few seeds from the spice rack, works for me.
It's marvellous how long some seeds will last. On a garden forum I'm on I put out a call for a particular Snake Bean seed, and a member from Armidale sent me some saying they were at least 5 years old as it was too cold up there for them to grow. 2 out of the 5 seeds grew and those two plants kept us and 5 neighbours supplied with Snake Beans for about 2 months. I also sent a heap of seed back to my supplier for further distribution.
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Post by shayneh2006 on Sept 19, 2014 10:56:34 GMT 10
Finnally got some pics of these..
Right now I am stoked, and will be watching these closely as they grow.
I am really excited to see whether or not they take on the same appearance of Coriander that I know of, and use in the kitchen.
Pictured on the right, is standard store purchased Yates seeds. Note the difference in appearance 
Shayne
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Post by smokey on Sept 19, 2014 12:21:23 GMT 10
Also interested in what the leaf itself is like for fresh use.
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Post by bill44 on Sept 19, 2014 16:32:46 GMT 10
From the photos I can see a difference already. The "normal" coriander seed is actually 2 seeds in one case, and sends up 2 plants. It would appear to me that the Indian seeds are only sending up one plant.
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Post by smokey on Sept 19, 2014 18:35:09 GMT 10
Weird.
Ive never known the same genus to be either Poly or mono.
Actually I have, Mangoes can be one or the other
I do know that Mono does not grow true to type so you could end up with anything Shayne.
Most likely a throwback to the most dominate what ever it was they created the hybrid.
Ill do some research but first need to know if the new elongated seed do in fact only throw one sprout.
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Post by shayneh2006 on Sept 19, 2014 19:29:46 GMT 10
Possibly, these seeds may be from a variety bred for seed production alone, foilage of little importance....... .....I hope not as whats important to me is Leaf, stem and ulimatly, "ROOT"  Shayne |
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Post by bill44 on Sept 20, 2014 7:23:33 GMT 10
If you want good roots then plant in late Autumn and let them grow all winter until they go to seed, and then you get massive roots. The roots freeze well, this is what we do to carry us through Summer as the plants just bolt to seed in the hot weather.
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Post by shayneh2006 on Sept 20, 2014 7:36:35 GMT 10
If you want good roots then plant in late Autumn and let them grow all winter until they go to seed, and then you get massive roots. The roots freeze well, this is what we do to carry us through Summer as the plants just bolt to seed in the hot weather. Great advice, taken on with thanks  ... I will remember this. Shayne |
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Post by shayneh2006 on Sept 21, 2014 8:36:04 GMT 10
. On a garden forum I'm on................................. I'd be pretty keen on finding out the details of this forum youre on Bill. I am sure i would find it of good use... Was at Aldi yestreday and got a few of those colourond raised garden beds on clearance so spent yesterday arvo sowing some seeds (some very old.....). Will by some soil in, and mix it floor literings from my Chicken pen, then fill the garden beds...... Aalmost 12 months ago, i purchased a few kg's of local farm grown Tomatoes that were easily the best i have ever eaten. I have now idea on the variety of these but man o man were they good. Seeds were kept.... and finnally, yesterday, some were sown . Shayne |
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Post by bill44 on Sept 21, 2014 11:58:06 GMT 10
Shane, this is the forum. link |
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Post by shayneh2006 on Sept 21, 2014 12:26:09 GMT 10
Cheers for that bill.
Shayne |
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Post by nath on Oct 20, 2014 22:10:32 GMT 10
I planted a bunch of coriander seeds myself from the pantry after reading this thread. It's taken less than a week for them to send a shoot up! Cool, can't wait too see how they turn out, will be much cheaper than buying fresh. I have found growing coriander in the past a little tricky as mentioned above it seems to just bolt straight to seed with the hot weather. Here is the seeds I used from local bulk indian grocer. Attachments:
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