Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Dear Indivar, You are very kind. I don't know whether the conditions here are conducive to growing rudraksha, but I think the conditions can't be any worse than the foothills of the Himalyas. I live in the NW also; the tricky part may be the winter, although I am growing at least one acacia which I was told by the nursery might not survive the winter. It has gone through one winter, and has grown a lot. It may be possible to keep the rudraksha plants indoor throughout the winter while they are still small. When they are larger, perhaps they can be outside during the winter as long as they have protection from the elements. I'm willing to give it a try if I can get them to germinate. The weather here is good now (summer), so it would be a good time to try to start them. Thank you for offering to send some seeds. I live in Canada, in Victoria, BC. Barbara - Indivar Sivanathan Sunday, July 02, 2006 1:41 PM Re: RBSC : Rudraksha.. Barbara. Namaste Barbara, You may wish to go to www.himalayanacademy.com and peruse Saiva Siddhanta Church's website. A few years ago, I transplanted some seedlings in Honolulu and at my 2nd home in the NW. Unfortunately none survived. Transplanting is always tricky, and the seedlings/seeds need humidity and warmth to germinate and do well. I have lots of seeds from the rudraksha forest there, but they are over a year old and may not be very viable. Will be visiting Kauai later this month, and will try to find some fresh seeds & post them to you. BTW, are the conditions where you live condusive to raising rudraksha? Om Namasivaya, Indivar On Jul 1, 2006, at 4:41 PM, j wrote: Dear Indivar Sivanatha, I would like to go to Hawaii and visit the Sauai's Saiva Siddhanta Church. At one time, I played the Hawaiian guitar. I have lots of rudraksha beads, but I still want to plant the trees here. I don't care if I don't live to see them produce. Someone will have them and enjoy them, and Lord Shiva will not let anyone live here who will not look after them. There are Hindus living here, and they know what rudraksha beads are, and some other people just like them, even though they don't know what they are. I think it will be auspicious to plant them here. Thank you for your email. Barbara - Indivar Sivanathan Saturday, July 01, 2006 11:57 AM RBSC : Rudraksha.. Barbara. Namaste Barb, Try planning a trip to Kauai's Saiva Siddhanta Church. The monks planted a rudraksha forest there in the 70s which are bearing fruit/seeds. You can hug a rudraksha tree and it will absorb your sadness and other difficult emotions. There are small seedlings which start among the tree roots, and if you can transplant it successfully, you can have a small tree. However, as Ketan says, it will be years before the tree produces, if even under optimum growing conditions. Kauai Aadheenam is one of the very special spiritual places on the planet.. Om Namasivaya. On Jul 1, 2006, at 3:59 AM, yourstruelyprince wrote: ohhh Barb,<11.gif> What a new hobby this time!! Let the Tulsi grow well first! Did you do according to my planting instructions?? <20.gif> Tulsi can grow within two months or three. Are you going to wait for 20 years to grow the rudraksha trees?? Well if your kids are going to take care of it, then do it. Or else, it is better to buy the rudrakshas from center. good wishes flowers, Ketan. , j <barbjs wrote: > > I'd like to buy some rudraksha seeds to grow. > > Barbara Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.8/380 - Release 6/30/06 -- Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.8/380 - Release 6/30/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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