Archive for the 'Gardening' Category

Some Bitter Gourds From Our Balcony

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

 

 
Some bitter gourds (Karela) growing in our balcony. Can someone tell me what are the right months for planting spinach, radishes, carrots, corianders, cauliflowers and tomatoes? I am trying to extract  information from net but till now unsuccessful.

Growing Vegetables on a Balcony

Monday, May 4th, 2009

I was trying to grow vegetables in my balcony. First I took some unused buckets, put some soil in it and for two years threw fruit and vegetable peels, egg shells and chicken bones in those buckets and watered it almost everyday. We bought some bhindi seeds (ladyfingers seeds) planted those and waited eagerly. We [...]

From Our Balcony

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

When I saw the plant for the first time I thought it is bottle gourd (Ghiya or Lauki) when I saw the fruit, I thought it will grow into a pumpkin. After few days I thought of it as off season watermelon but it turned out to be a melon!

Amrit, displaying it proudly!

Growing Vegetables On A Balcony

Monday, August 27th, 2007

My efforts are bearing “fruit” now.

This defunct mouse should now work to restore some greenery though to a tiny patch.