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Plant Matters => The Garden => Topic started by: Bram_ on March 13, 2011, 01:48:28 AM

Title: How do I grow Withania somnifera berries?
Post by: Bram_ on March 13, 2011, 01:48:28 AM
Hi,
I just got some nice sortof fresh Withania somnifera berries, how do I grow these things?  Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

Cheers,
Jamison
Title: Re: How do I grow Withania somnifera berries?
Post by: Stonehenge on March 13, 2011, 11:09:26 AM
When i grew them i just put the seeds in soil as i recall. It would be good to open the berries and take out the seeds first. Mine eventually died outdoors. I'm not sure if it was the cold or what. I take ashwaganda every day.
Title: Re: How do I grow Withania somnifera berries?
Post by: gwalchgwyn on March 14, 2011, 12:07:38 PM
a tip from JLHudson seedsman suggests for storage of most solanaceous seeds that keeping them in the raisins until planting helps with viability.  I've always just planted solanaceous with the raisin/berry material only slightly squashed into pieces just under the soil.  this results in clumping germination that can later be separated.  there is nearly 100% germination.