How Do I Plant Ewedu ? - Agriculture - Nairaland
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| How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Slayar(op): 6:22pm On Jun 11, 2018 |
I read somewhere that I should boil it, so I boiled in hot water like 20mins. it's 2weeks now and it didn't germinate. please break down how the parboiling is done. how many minutes and how do I parboil it. |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by youngsahito(m): 11:59pm On Jun 11, 2018 |
Slayar:just boil it for few minute and plant it immediately. |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Slayar(op): 5:14am On Jun 12, 2018 |
youngsahito:a few minutes 1minute, 5mins, 15mins 30mins? |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Slayar(op): 5:16am On Jun 12, 2018 |
and should I allow the water to boil fully or just a little hot |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by adisabarber(m): 7:15am On Jun 12, 2018 |
Slayar:What part of the plant did you boil? |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by youngsahito(m): 8:16am On Jun 12, 2018 |
Slayar:3 minute |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Slayar(op): 9:24am On Jun 12, 2018 |
adisabarber:the seed |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by adisabarber(m): 10:29am On Jun 12, 2018 |
Ok. Get more seeds Boil water Tie the seeds in a cloth dip it in the water for 15 - 20 mins Spread the seeds on a plate indoors and allow to cool Plant immediately in soil that you mixed with pure chicken poo 2 weeks earlier. Go back after 4 days and you should see your young ewedu plants ![]() GOOD LUCK Slayar: |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Slayar(op): 11:51am On Jun 12, 2018 |
adisabarber:thanks for this well broken down steps |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by adisabarber(m): 2:14pm On Jun 12, 2018 |
No problem. You can take pictures of each step as you are doing it and post pictures here so that people can learn from you. Slayar: |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Slayar(op): 3:10pm On Jun 12, 2018 |
eyaa, I've done already. I'll wait for it to germinate, then I'll repeat the process with pictures. Thanks a lot ! |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by funsoul: 6:57am On Aug 14, 2018 |
Slayar:Abeg did the ewedu germinate with d method mentioned ? |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Slayar(op): 7:32am On Aug 14, 2018 |
funsoul:I tried three methods 1.Dip in very hot water for 5mins 2.Dip in water that's manageable enough to put your hand in without getting burnt -5mins 3.Plant without boiling 2 and 3 germinated , 3 germinated the most. I came to the conclusion,you don't need to boil the seeds;but before you determine that ,try planting a little of it before mass planting, under normal circumstances ,it should germinate 3-4 days |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by funsoul: 10:42am On Aug 14, 2018 |
Slayar:Also tried the hot water method none germinated. Will try without boiling. Thanks |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Funlag: 4:16pm On Aug 14, 2018 |
Ewedu seed coat is very hard so u have to put it in hot water to allow it germinate and also take to notice to seive out d ones dat float on water...here goes the steps 1 boil water and pour the seed in it and leave it dere for few minutes 2 now u seive ur seed and not forgeting to first sieve away the floating ones if any den air dry d remainin seed for like twenty minutes.. 3 after air dryin u can now plant ur seed |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Slayar(op): 8:48pm On Aug 15, 2018 |
Funlag:Same thing everyone says ,you forgot to give the temperature of the boiling water and the quantity. Like I said earlier ,that boiling thing doesn't work. |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Slayar(op): 7:45am On Mar 17, 2019 |
for anyone reading,forget about boiling the seeds,just spray using broadcast method and wait for 3-4 days. |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by YoungImade: 9:18am On Mar 17, 2019 |
just boil few minute |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Pathman(m): 6:32pm On Sep 18, 2020 |
Ever since I've been planting my ewedu seeds, I've never done the dormancy breaking (i.e dip the seeds in warm/hot water) and my ewedu seeds have been growing well just ensure you wet it frequently (morning and evening). Goodluck. |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by caye(m): 5:29pm On Sep 26, 2024 |
Pathman:[color=#000553]YOU MIGHT BEEN BUYING SEEDS THAT HAD THEIR DORMANCY BROKEN. OR YOUR SOIL HAS CONSTANT WATER FLOWING INTO IT. AN HIDDEN FACTOR MAY BE RESPONSIBLE[/color]. |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by JuanDeDios: 9:37pm On Jul 25, 2025 |
Slayar:Lol. So you actually BOILED it for 20 minutes! Na soup be that naa. |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by epainos: 5:04am On Jul 26, 2025 |
I had such a great laughing exercise early this morning as I am reading this thread. This is hilarious. Hehehehehe. Boiled seeds for 20 mins to break dormancy? . Good luck guys!!! |
| Re: How Do I Plant Ewedu ? by Sp33i: 8:35am On Jul 26, 2025 |
Hahahaha. There's almost alot of misinformation on this thread o |
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