FIND GOD IN WHAT YOU DO:
It all started when my husband and I were thinking about a hobby to pursue as we had to spend our weekends just watching movies and visiting the malls. Occasionally we did go to the nearby parks, for an evening walk with the kids.
We have a spacious terrace and was pre-dominantly used only for drying clothes. We did think of converting into a badminton court for our boys( seven and three year old) by tying a net in-between.
Also the thought of a garden always enticed us, we did initially think of only growing only ayurvedic plants like Tulsi, Dodda Patre etc. This was basically to create an ambience of well being as these plants purify the surroundings and brings good health and cheers. Nevertheless filling the terrace completely with Tulsi was not practically viable. Moreover coming from an orthodox family, we had restrictions around growing touching and watering Tulsi, which is considered as a devotional plant and equivalent to GOD.
We had a chance of watching a movie called HOW OLD are you where the heroine grows all the veggies in the terrace and proves the world about her talent and also in one scene she explains about the disadvantages of those chemical pesticides sprayed on plants which is very dangerous for people.
That's the turning point and we started growing veggies.
Setting up a Garden:
We had difficulties in setting up a garden in the beginning , our parents supported and helped and gave us lot of tips and also googled to find out various veggies characteristics and information on its life span and what kind of pots required for the same.We took a note on the kind of veggies and greens we can grow and how many pots needed.
Greens: We used small tubs/dustbin types for Greens - we can also get grow bags which are available online. You can use same for Raddishes also.
Veggies: Vegetables like Brinjals grow for long time - nearly 3 years hence we selected larger tubs as shown here:
Terrace Garden Protection:
Initially we used tarpaulin/plastic sheets for the terrace below the pots and in prior we also coated with water proof painting with Asian paints.
Now with the idea from one of our friend we have put cuddapah slabs with terracotta stones to protect our garden which is easily maintainable and clean.
We are always against chemicals and pesticides - hence our garden is chemical free and have used neem oil( using more neem oil will also burn the leaves),Ginger garlic and green chilly spray, also a hand ful of compost works.
We also suffered a lot for the compost in the beginning as we were not able to afford soo much for the compost. We looked into various websites to prepare our own compost.
We went to our nearby vegetable vendors asking for spoiled vegetables and collected the same and have prepared the compost along with the kitchen waste from our house which is a very good manure for the plants.A hand full of compost for the pot will keep your plants healthy and you can maintain the same with good yield.
We are following the same and our plants are loving it.This is the kind of harvest I get from our garden four days per week.
you can reach me at gayathrim80@gmail.com
It all started when my husband and I were thinking about a hobby to pursue as we had to spend our weekends just watching movies and visiting the malls. Occasionally we did go to the nearby parks, for an evening walk with the kids.
We have a spacious terrace and was pre-dominantly used only for drying clothes. We did think of converting into a badminton court for our boys( seven and three year old) by tying a net in-between.
Also the thought of a garden always enticed us, we did initially think of only growing only ayurvedic plants like Tulsi, Dodda Patre etc. This was basically to create an ambience of well being as these plants purify the surroundings and brings good health and cheers. Nevertheless filling the terrace completely with Tulsi was not practically viable. Moreover coming from an orthodox family, we had restrictions around growing touching and watering Tulsi, which is considered as a devotional plant and equivalent to GOD.
We had a chance of watching a movie called HOW OLD are you where the heroine grows all the veggies in the terrace and proves the world about her talent and also in one scene she explains about the disadvantages of those chemical pesticides sprayed on plants which is very dangerous for people.
That's the turning point and we started growing veggies.
Setting up a Garden:
We had difficulties in setting up a garden in the beginning , our parents supported and helped and gave us lot of tips and also googled to find out various veggies characteristics and information on its life span and what kind of pots required for the same.We took a note on the kind of veggies and greens we can grow and how many pots needed.
Greens: We used small tubs/dustbin types for Greens - we can also get grow bags which are available online. You can use same for Raddishes also.
Veggies: Vegetables like Brinjals grow for long time - nearly 3 years hence we selected larger tubs as shown here:
Terrace Garden Protection:
Initially we used tarpaulin/plastic sheets for the terrace below the pots and in prior we also coated with water proof painting with Asian paints.
Now with the idea from one of our friend we have put cuddapah slabs with terracotta stones to protect our garden which is easily maintainable and clean.
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| With Cuddapah slabs and terracotta stones |
We are always against chemicals and pesticides - hence our garden is chemical free and have used neem oil( using more neem oil will also burn the leaves),Ginger garlic and green chilly spray, also a hand ful of compost works.
We also suffered a lot for the compost in the beginning as we were not able to afford soo much for the compost. We looked into various websites to prepare our own compost.
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| Composting is Fun |
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Vegetable wastes from vendors |
We are following the same and our plants are loving it.This is the kind of harvest I get from our garden four days per week.
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| Harvesting is Fun and we celebrate |
you can reach me at gayathrim80@gmail.com
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