How to grow fenugreek or methi in container pots for life long happiness free of sugar or diabetes problems:
Starting with this famous quote of Mahatma Gandhi "A
nations culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people".
India is a sweet loving country with sweets made specifically for Indian
festivals like Diwali, Navaratri, Makar Sankranti or be it the Maha Kumbh Mela festival at the Triveni sangam of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. There are variety of
sweets ranging from methi ladoo's, kaju katli, kalakand,jalebi, gulab jamun,
kheer, rabri, ras malai and many more. Like India, sweets are enjoyed by people
around the world like Americans enjoy different types of pies, Italians like
tiramisu, middle eastern baklava is very famous and British like enjoying tea
with cookies. With stress all around us in the current world, sugar is first place where people run towards. High sugar consumption consistently can cause high blood sugar and lead towards diabetes. Fenugreek or methi is bitter in taste and is very good for
health, especially for people who are diabetic or have high blood sugar
problems. If eaten regularly in some form or the other, it can reduce these
problems to good extent and keep them well in control.
Fenugreek or Methi is very widely used in cooking Indian and
in some mediterranean dishes. Dried methi leaves are called kasuri methi, this
is used often in Indian cooking. Fresh methi leaves, methi powder or methi
seeds can be used along with other Indian spices for cooking different recipes
like Dal methi, Aloo methi subzi, methi mattar malai, chole/chickpeas masala
with methi, tomato omelet with methi or methi powder, methi thepla or methi paratha. Methi can
be used for making vegetable patties with methi mixed into it for giving flavor to
the patte. It can also be used in American dishes like vegetarian pasta with
fresh fenugreek leaves or even dried leaves(kasuri methi) to give flavor to
the pasta or it can be used to make healthy vegetarian burgers with sprouted
fenugreek or fenugreek leaves into it or
Methi seeds that are soaked into warm water overnight and
consumed are very healthy for high sugar and diabetes patients. The same water
can be used for your daily cooking and also for your plants.
Grow methi in pot:
Growing Fenugreek or methi in your container garden is very simple and easy to grow. You can grow fenugreek or methi in containers/pots be it a ceramic container or plastic container, choose the right container and right size. You can choose good Organic fenugreek seeds, good organic potting soil for growing your fenugreek. Put the soil into the pot and plant the seeds about ½ inch depth and cover it with soil. You can also soak the methi/fenugreek seeds into warm water first for 4-5 hours and then use these seeds to plant them into the soil instead. Water the soil after planting it and then wait for 2-3 days for the sprouting to happen and seedling to come up. In a 2-3 weeks time, you have delicate/tender methi/fenugreek leaves ready for harvesting. Depending on your consumption of methi, you can have one or more methi pots that you can harvest and repot with methi seeds to get the harvest continuously.
Some of the common remedies for your fenugreek/methi
plants:
You can spray the fenugreek/methi plant with Neem oil spray
on the fenugreek plant leaves regularly. This will keep some of the garden
pests away and keep the plant leaves shiny. Fenugreek/methi plants are
easy to grow and need little care except for in hot summer places, pests can
become a issue. Using neem oil spray can help save the leaves and fruits.
