Blossom End Rot Blossom End Rot on tomato plant is every gardener’s nightmare. After all the hard work for sowing, transplanting and growing a tomato plant, the last thing one wants to see is their harvest rotting away. Blossom end rot in tomatoes can be quite disheartening as it can lead to severe loss in production […]
Vegetable Seed Sowing Schedule for June June is here! and it only means one thing for us gardeners. Sowing season is starting. Although bangaloreans are lucky to grow practically anything round the year, for people in other states, we do need a vegetable seed sowing schedule. If you have bought the seeds but waiting for a […]
First part of this series got tremendous response that I am writing the second part much sooner than I thought. Can’t keep you guys waiting! Ok. Assuming all the required materials for starting or sowing seeds are available, we shall see how to do the seed starting it self. Call it what you want, seed […]
I am sure this happens many times in our lives. You go to a nursery or a garden center and see the beautifully grown plants and also colorful seed packets. You say it to your selves “I want a garden just like this”. The plants and the flowers are so pretty that you end up […]
Growing San Marzano Tomatoes Before we get started, I have a question for you. Answer this.Is tomato a fruit or a vegetable? While you are busy thinking about it, lets proceed with this post. This post is about a variety of tomato called San Marzano. This variety is considered the best choice for paste/sauce/ketchup […]
Hydrangea Propagation – How To Propagate Hydrangeas From Cuttings Hydrangea is not quite common here in Bangalore. Very few people I met, have them. What is so special about this flowering plant?. Look at this beautiful flower ball. I got this from Lalbagh and was curiously waiting for it to show its color. A very […]
When I posted about Growing Watermelon in Containers in my last post, little did I know about the traffic it is going to receive. The post featured in WordPress’ front page (FreshlyPressed) and the visitor count increased by 10 times the usual. Thank you so much for your overwhelming response. All your suggestions and comments […]
Growing Tomatoes in grow bags Whenever I see a commercial greenhouse or farm, I always get this feeling..”why can’t we grow plants like they do?”. The moment this thought comes in, you start paying attention to details. You try to do everything the right way and see if you can perfect the art. My goal […]
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