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How to Grow Fenugreek at Home - Home Gardening 

Methi seeds planting

How to plant Fenugreek

  • Sow seeds ¼ inches deep in a good potting mix or soil in the desired spot or container

  • Leave 2 inches of space for each plant while sowing seeds.

  • They’ll sprout quickly, and you’ll see seedlings just within 2-5 days.

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Methi after 20 days

Irrigating Fenugreek

  • Do regular watering to keep the soil slightly moist.

  • Maintain constant moisture level in the soil

  • Care not to over-water the fenugreek plant and avoid waterlogged soil.

  • This will impede the growth and kill your plant.

  • During hot / dry seasons, the plants should be irrigated twice a day.

  • Plants will die with the soil becomes dry for long time.

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Methi ready for harvesting

Fertilize Methi:

  • Fenugreek does not require a lot of fertilizer.

  • At the time of planting, you can mix manure or compost or time-based fertilizer in the soil, and that will keep it growing for a few weeks.

  • Also, feed the plant with balanced liquid fertilizer, every other week for more robust growth.

  • Fish Emulsion spray can also be done for Fenugreek
  • Side dress the surface of the soil with compost to better yield

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Methi harvest.

Harvesting Fenugreek

  • By 20-30 days fenugreek will be ready for the first harvest.

  • Trim the leaves gently to use as a leafy vegetable and prepare delicious recipes or air dry it to use as a herb.

  • Leave the twigs, which will grow up again in 15 days. You can do this up to four times.

  • To harvest fenugreek seeds, you will have to wait for 2-4 months, depending on the growing conditions.

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