how to grow almond plant in karachi
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how to grow almond plant in karachi
salam to all
any one tell me that can i grow almond plant in karachi if yes? so how to grow it with seeds quickly ?
any one tell me that can i grow almond plant in karachi if yes? so how to grow it with seeds quickly ?
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Re: how to grow almond plant in karachi
If you mean true almond then it doesn't grow in Karachi... if you are talking about Indian almond tree then it is a fast growing tree, easily grown from seeds..
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Re: how to grow almond plant in karachi
ok thanks
and you mean red almond with tasty food (lal badam ) ??
May i sow seed direct in soil ?? what is the process and growing condition ... please guide me..... thanksss
and you mean red almond with tasty food (lal badam ) ??
May i sow seed direct in soil ?? what is the process and growing condition ... please guide me..... thanksss
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Re: how to grow almond plant in karachi
i understand that plant you are talking about, almond with tasty fruit may be its name (lal badam ) ??
Can i sow seeds direct in soil?? what are the growing process and conditions?? please guide me..
very very thanks for your reaction....
Can i sow seeds direct in soil?? what are the growing process and conditions?? please guide me..
very very thanks for your reaction....
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Re: how to grow almond plant in karachi
Select the biggest and ripen fruit of Lal-badaam from vendors outside shopping malls... sow it whole in a pot, bury it 1 inch deep.. keep moist, it will sprout in 15-20 days inshaAllah.. it grows quickly so you should be prepared to re-pot it within a month after germination..
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Re: how to grow almond plant in karachi
Are we talking about Terminalia Catapa.Izhar wrote:Select the biggest and ripen fruit of Lal-badaam from vendors outside shopping malls... sow it whole in a pot, bury it 1 inch deep.. keep moist, it will sprout in 15-20 days inshaAllah.. it grows quickly so you should be prepared to re-pot it within a month after germination..
I always wonder why it is called Badam tree? To me the fruit was never TASTY.
I prefer Terminalia Mantaly as an ornamantal tree.
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Re: how to grow almond plant in karachi
Muhammad Arif Khan wrote: Are we talking about Terminalia Catapa. I always wonder why it is called Badam tree? To me the fruit was never TASTY. I prefer Terminalia Mantaly as an ornamantal tree.
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Arif sahab "laal badaam" or Terminalia catappa is quite a popular fruit in Karachi/Sindh among the youth (eaten with salt / lemon ). The seed of this laal badaam contains the seed, which is edible and tastes exactly like an almond.
I have noticed that some laal badaams are sweet, and some trees produce bitter fruit. No wonder, the fruits which are sweet are always filled with larvae :-)
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Re: how to grow almond plant in karachi
A ripe lal-badaam is very tasty.. a little black salt enhances the flavor.. knocking down lal-badaam from tree was one of the best time-pass activities during summer vacations in my childhood..
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