“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our
relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the
sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we
can, if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without
diminishing the world. ”
Michael Pollan
A beautiful Sunday absolutely well spent...!
My Little green patch came with it's share of limitations galore. And I was challenged at every step to come up with innovative ways to satisfy my need to grow more. Though, when I look at the picture of my harvests from my LGP, I can't believe all that beautiful and bountiful produce came from that little space, I was a tad disappointed I couldn't grow fruit bearing vegetables and had to somewhere curb my desire.
The new place is a prayer answered, but comes with it's share of limitations too. Monkeys and the fact that I can't go haywire with my planting all over the place. The challenge is to be wise and grow all fruit bearing plants inside the caged portion and plan greens and some other non monkey loving vegetables at other select and safe spots. For, I recently discovered, some miscreants in the neighbourhood climb over gates/compound walls and steal petty stuff lying outside and flowers too. I lost two well grown brinjals a couple of days back. I though it was the monkeys. But I've kept the plant in a safe place where they don't visit.
Now, despite that, yesterday, as I pottered about among my plants, a fantastic feeling took over me... The fact that I could still grow much much more and I could now have more surplus to gift, made me smile and feel happy... Now, I just hope all my transplanted plants settle down well and all the seeds sown germinate well and by the time they are ready to be transplanted, my caged portion is ready and I've gotten my beds going too...
Folks, a request as always. Fingers crossed please... I know you always do it and your wishes have always helped motivate me to go for more. Thanks a tonne dear friends...
Dill and coriander...
More dill and coriander...
Capsicums...
Chillies...
Cabbage...
Lemon balm...
Sage...
Beetroot, ladies finger/bhendi, knol khol. peas, cluster beans, yard long beans, cauliflower, pencil beans...
Michael Pollan
A beautiful Sunday absolutely well spent...!
My Little green patch came with it's share of limitations galore. And I was challenged at every step to come up with innovative ways to satisfy my need to grow more. Though, when I look at the picture of my harvests from my LGP, I can't believe all that beautiful and bountiful produce came from that little space, I was a tad disappointed I couldn't grow fruit bearing vegetables and had to somewhere curb my desire.
The new place is a prayer answered, but comes with it's share of limitations too. Monkeys and the fact that I can't go haywire with my planting all over the place. The challenge is to be wise and grow all fruit bearing plants inside the caged portion and plan greens and some other non monkey loving vegetables at other select and safe spots. For, I recently discovered, some miscreants in the neighbourhood climb over gates/compound walls and steal petty stuff lying outside and flowers too. I lost two well grown brinjals a couple of days back. I though it was the monkeys. But I've kept the plant in a safe place where they don't visit.
Now, despite that, yesterday, as I pottered about among my plants, a fantastic feeling took over me... The fact that I could still grow much much more and I could now have more surplus to gift, made me smile and feel happy... Now, I just hope all my transplanted plants settle down well and all the seeds sown germinate well and by the time they are ready to be transplanted, my caged portion is ready and I've gotten my beds going too...
Folks, a request as always. Fingers crossed please... I know you always do it and your wishes have always helped motivate me to go for more. Thanks a tonne dear friends...
More dill and coriander...Beetroot, ladies finger/bhendi, knol khol. peas, cluster beans, yard long beans, cauliflower, pencil beans...
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