Growing Rudraksha Tree -- sorry for the late reply

July 14, 2006

Greetings to all and to Sri DD ji,

Paardon me for the delayed mails. I was away for few weeks. For rudrasksha bead to grow you need to be very care full. Firstly you need the Lord Siva blessing. then next you need to be very clean to were you put the plant. The plant is more like tulsi.You only need to water it every two day once only. The plant only take two weeks to grow about one inch. If its possible try buying a plant then the seeds, becuase its much easier to take care.. I'll be glad to answer any queries on regards to the plant.

Thank you

With best regards

Aravind

j <barbjs (AT) shaw (DOT) ca> wrote:

Dear Ram N Misra,

You can buy rudrasksha beads for planting from:

Himalayan Academy Publication

107 Kaholalele Road

Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304

and by contacting Shanmuganathaswami at shan (AT) hindu (DOT) org. They sell the seeds at about US $15 for 5 seeds. I didn't order any because I'm in Canada, and they wanted a cheque in US dollars also, which would cost me $10 or $11. The shipping was to be by normal mail at $4 and something, and the total to me was going to be about $33.50 Canadian for 5 seeds, everything included.

Shanmuganathaswami said that they have had luck growing the seeds by putting them in a damp plastic bag and leaving them under the sink in the dark for 2-4 weeks. I am just doing that with some of the beads which I have already. Shanmuganathaswami said that drilling holes in the beads does not alter their potential for growth. I think this is because the hole is in the center of the shell, hopefully, and the seeds line the shell on the inside around the shell. After the 2-4 weeks in the damp plastic bag under the sink, you just plant the seeds in good soil.

I might have bought the seeds even at the cost, but I've had no luck growing them so far. Also, two bilva I imported almost died, and they cost me, including the Canadian Import Permit about $70 or $75 Canadian.

The Himalayan Academy Publications has seedlings also, but if you are not in the US you might require an import permit from your country.

If you don't want to go to this expense, you might try first of all to grow some newer rudraksha seeds which you already have.

Hope that this has answered some of your questions.

Barbara

ram_n_misra

Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:59 PM

RBSC : Growing Rudraksha Trea

Dear Sirs,

I am interested in growing Rudraksha Tree. Kindly apprise me as how to

get sapplng, plantation, care etc.

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