Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Dear Kantiji Congratulations on the first person in the history of the world to be able to find instructions on raising the Rudraksa Trees This is amazeing work and we all thank you for this We all need to copy this message and save for future reference as this information is not readily available anywhere Dear Radiance thank you for your help in this DharmaDev Arya kantikakini <thunderheals <> Friday, July 05, 2002 4:46 PM How to Grow a Rudraksha Tree !! :-) Hi Everybody! I just received this wonderful e-mail from Sadhaka Haranandinatha, who lives at Kauai Aadheenam, the Hawaiian Ashram that has the Rudraksha trees. He gives very precise instructions on growing trees from planting beads ! :-) Just had to share this with everyone! So when do we have the Rudraksha Bead Societies Club Field Trip to Kauai to get "hands on experience???" :-) Namaste and Good Luck future Rudraksha Farmers !! :-) Kanti Om Namah Shivaya Dear Kanti Namaste, Don't give up on the rudraksha beads that you have planted in pots. We have lots of experience with growing trees from seed. Just keep the potting mix watered at regular intervals. Moist but not waterlogged. You will find that it may take up to a year to sprout! Five months would be average. As you know, each "face" of the rudraksha bead contains a rudraksha seed inside. They look a bit like pine nuts, only smaller, darker and slightly curved. So each bead will usually have 5 seeds inside. The possibility of at least one of the seeds in each bead sprouting is quite high unless, of course, the beads have been boiled in the cleaning process. (For cleaning we use a pressure washer on the beads after they have been drilled and stung on a wire.) An alternative method for sprouting is to put down a square yard of plastic sheeting in a warm shady place that won't get walked on (Indoors In winter or outdoors in the spring.) Put down an inch of sand on the plastic. Sprinkle the rudraksha beads on the sand and then cover them with a layer of sand at least 1/2 inch deep. Keep the sand moist. Once a sprouted "tree" is about 3 inches tall you can gently lift it (and the bead from which it is sprouting) out of the sand by lifting on the stem below the leaves. The roots will not be injured in this process as the sand will give way quite easily as the seeding is lifted. Then you can re-pot this little seeding in a half gallon pot. (Larger pots would be better ) It will take a couple of years for the seedlings to reach a hardy planting stage . Of course, if one is planting the seedlings in the snow free lower tier of the USA. (Southern California, Gulf Coast, Florida, Puerto Rico or Hawaii) they will do quite well if planted when only 8 inches high. For the first couple of years watch that the roots don't get root bound in too small of a pot. Be aware that the trees will recover though if they do get rootbound. They are really hardy once they get to be about 2 feet tall. They will even rebound if you "forget" to water them and all the leaves dry up and fall off. As for planting the trees. Make sure you have a 30 by 30 foot square plot dedicated to the tree. When it is mature it will be 30 to 60 feet tall and the roots will form a buttress like function. They will be lifted out of the ground around the base of the tree. If the soil is poor or there are many trees planted close together this buttressing effect will prevent a lawn mower from being used under the tree. The trees have an unusual way of dropping its lower branches after all the leaves on the branch have turned bright red. So there is a bit of "yard care" maintenance involved. This may be more than you want to know about sprouting rudrashas! Good luck!! As for the idea of the monastery getting involved with distributing seedings one of our senior swamis is communicating with Dharma Deva about this. Aum Namasivaya, Sadhaka Haranandinatha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Yes, thanks for the info, I have had some whole rudrakshas planted for only about four months now. I had read somewhere that their gestation can be up to two years. Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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