Though we are almost reaching the end of June, its never too late to post about the veggies that you can start this month.
If you have bought the seeds but waiting for a “golden” time to sow them, then this is it! The time has come. In the month of June you can sow almost anything. For veggie gardener’s like us, it is the best time.
Here are some veggies that you can start:
Leafy veggies:
- Amaranthus
- Coriander
- Lettuce
Gourds:
- Pumpkin
- Bitter gourd
- Bottle gourd
- Cucumber
- Ash gourd.
Root crops
- Radish
- Carrot
- Beetroot
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Onion
Veggies
- Cabbage.
- Knolkhol.
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Chillies
- Brinjal
- Okra
If you dont have the seeds, rush to Lalbagh and get yourself a packet or two and make the best out of this growing season. In the next posts, I will show some harvest that will really make you crave home grown veggies..
gg
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GG,
I have one question. Can the coco peat , doil compost mix be re- used after the plants die out? ( re cycling
)
Yes You can reuse them. I also add some more compost and bone meal when I sow the next crop.
Thanks.
Great post! Thanks
Dear GG:
Thanks for the suggestions . Can you pls tell me where I can get the seeds (Natti variety) broad beans ( avaraikai) and also the snake gourd (the long variety one gets in TamilNadu), in Bangalore?
I managed to get the seeds of broad eans , which is bush variety, I am looking for the climber variety, which i think is also a perennial.
Also, LalBagh seems to have the seeds for short variety of snake gourd, not the long variety.
Another query on your post on growing Okra : Does okra plant require staking?
Regards
Meena K
I have some Avaraikai seeds the climber kinds. I got it from UP. and i kept trying to get a long 6ft snake gourd but in vain. I am on it and once i find any, will let you know.
Okra plants don’t need staking actually since they have a very strong root system and their stem is very hard and sturdy. As they grow, the stem gets thinner and the leaves get narrower. I have some plants that are 5ft+ tall and still doing on. But if it is too windy and at a very high place. A stake will help the plant from not breaking down.
gg
This is my favorite blog,. I love your stuff. You always seem to be doing what I planned on doing in a month or so.
Happy to hear that and glad that the post timings coincides with what you plan to do.
Hi,
I was delighted after visiting your blog. Have been an avid gardener. However, being based in Mumbai do not get enough space for plants. So, now, i am more interested in gardening for small spaces and keep experimenting with growing mediums like hydroponic balls, coco coir (Read abt your search for perlite in b’lore and could very well relate to it as I had searched for Hydroton balls here in Mumbai).
For me, its always very exciting to find people who have similar passion for gardening.
Cheers!
I am very much inspired by this blog and started growing vegetables in my kitchen garden. It was a great feeling to serve the pulao cooked using home grown french beans to my family. I didn’t find any other better place to share my happiness on that than this blog. Thank you.
I have some tomato plants in my kitchen garden, all bearing good-sized green tomatoes for 10-15 days almost 50 in number now. When should they be harvested? No sign of them getting ripe. I plucked 1 of them, but that did not ripe even after 4-5 days. Please help.
Madhu
Hi Madhu,
Thanks for your appreciation and for sharing your happiness with us. I can totally relate to what you are saying about serving the food with homegrown veggies. Another thing I have seen is, folks in my family don’t waste any veggie at all. They give more value to it.
Don’t harvest the tomatoes when they are green, unless you want to cook green tomatoes. Leave them in the plant till the ripen. It will take some time, but they will turn red in the plant itself. It will be more tasty than plucking them green and ripening them off the plant.
Try it.
gg
Hi,
I’m a 15 year old girl who just started gardening as a hobby, and I absolutely LOVE your blog.
You’ve added pictures of the step by step growth of plants which makes it even better!
Thanks!!
Hello Sanjana,
Nice to know that you are starting gardening as your hobby. Trust me.. its gonna be fun!..
See you around.
geekgardener
It sure is exciting to find passionate people. It is through this blog I get to know people like you. Finding materials here is little difficult since gardening as a hobby is still in its infant stages.
See you around