Mint is one of the easiest plants to grow at home!
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Foodscape is building a landscape in your yard with a vegetable garden and fruit trees.
Gardening – Indoor flowers
With indoor plants, fall blooms are also beautiful!
Continue reading “Gardening – Indoor flowers”Gardening – Seeds
It is a nice experience to watch the plants grow from seeds to bear fruits and flowers and ready to seed again!
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During a trip to the grocery store, got a box of cherry tomatoes!
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Trying to grow lettuce with lettuce heads!
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A botanical garden has a variety of herbs, flowers, shrubs and plants that grow local to the area.
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One small positive thought in the mornings can change our whole day, and impact those around us!
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Figs growing in potted plants bearing fruit is a pleasant sight to see!
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Growing plants with just water is Hydroponics, a recent development on the agriculture front!
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New Jersey has issued a state wide water conservation request!
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One small positive thought in the mornings can change our whole day, and impact those around us!
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Planted a few variety of roses in pots this year… they started blooming…
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A day to consciously think about Earth, soil, preservation, sustainability and what we are leaving behind for our next generation.
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When planning a garden, plan to grow some wild flowers around your yard or deck.
Continue reading “Growing wildflowers”Committing to plant one tree
While I have planted many seeds over my lifetime, some have grown into fruit or vegetable bearing plants, flowers and herbs, I have only planted one tree in my whole life.
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This season setting up the kitchen garden! Some herbs and some potted plants for starters!
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Some trees are unique and we remember them for much longer than others. Sharing some such special trees!
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Those who follow the old farmers almanac and their planting calendar to plant indoor and outdoor plants will find it helpful!
Continue reading “Indoor planting schedule for January 2022”Growing poinsettia indoor plants
The beautiful poinsettia plants used during Christmas for decorating our homes, can continue to grow indoors.
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Variety of jasmine flowers from around the world!
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Some pictures outright make us wonder, some inspire us, and some others make us forget what we are dealing with and bring on a smile on our faces!
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Sharing a few unique flowers from around the world!
Continue reading “Unique flower – Calypso”Deja vu – Praying Mantis
Last year on Sep 8th, we had spotted many Praying Mantis around our home and yard.
Continue reading “Deja vu – Praying Mantis”Spotted lanternfly – see it, report it
If you live in NJ and see a spotted lanternfly, you are requested to report the same!
Continue reading “Spotted lanternfly – see it, report it”Gardening – Cantaloupes
Happy harvest – home grown sweet melons (cantaloupes)
Continue reading “Gardening – Cantaloupes”Saving water outdoors
The video by American water company to save water especially outdoors was quite helpful!
Continue reading “Saving water outdoors”Gardening – Growing mini-lotus plants in pots
Growing lotus plants is not easy. It takes a lot of care and the right soil-water-temperature-sun mixture to grow and nurture them.
Continue reading “Gardening – Growing mini-lotus plants in pots”Gardening – Flowers blooming
Feels great to see flowers blooming around!
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Watching plants grow, bear flowers and fruits is like watching the miracle of life.
Continue reading “Gardening – Baby eggplants”Gardening – Soil pH
The soil pH can change the health of plants and the colors of flowers!
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In over 60+ days radishes planted outdoors are ready to harvest.
Continue reading “Gardening – Radishes ready to harvest”Learning to plant a tree
Not planting a seed, or re-planting a small grown plant, planting a tree is an art in itself!
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Anyone who has seen Avatar movie will relate to the climax scene, where everyone circle around the tree of life!
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What can we learn from plants and trees that grow around us? Neural networks? Brain connections? Sharing what I learned from trees over the past few weeks!
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While most of the seeds sprouted within a week, peppers and eggplants took about 3 weeks to sprout indoors.
Continue reading “Peppers and Eggplants”Started re-planting seeds outdoors
Got to re-plant some of the sprouts outdoors this weekend! Slow and steady progress….
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It has been about a week and most of the seeds have started sprouting. Got some time to fix the yard and clear the raised beds.
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Started seeding indoors earlier this week. Some of the seeds have started sprouting!
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Those who are waiting for spring to start gardening, now would be a good time to start seeding indoors. In 2-4 weeks, the plants can be planted outdoors!
Continue reading “Gardening – Seeding indoors”Microgreens – Week #3 – ready to harvest
It has been around 16 days since I started the project. First harvest today!
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