We talk about Vegetarianism, deforestation, going green etc... Unfortunately, not all people living in Apartments have the luxury and space to grow plants. One such unlucky lot is my apartment. We have very limited space (balcony) that has about 30 - 40 sft.
My father is a blessed person on this earth must say. Whatever plant seeds he sows, they grow and yield at least one flower / vegetable before they die. This is mainly because lack of proper sunlight and constrained creeper.
I must say one incident that happened recently..There was a plant growing in a pot. We tried our guesses on what it could be but in vain! The reason being the creeper kind of varieties like White Pumpkin, Water melon, Musk melon etc belong to the same family and you can not identify them separately by looking at their leaves. Hoping that we could see a glimpse of the flower (thinking we could identify!. What a botanical mind!!). One fine evening, we were amazed to see four flowers (in different size). But by then the leaves started to decay...So, they were falling down and it was having its own natural end... since it grows on a pot and there is no space for the roots to penetrate in the soil to grow. It is still a surprise as we do not know what plant it is!. Whatever my father sows, they grow at least to one extent and yield their maximum. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY DO THEIR DUTY TO THE FULLEST.
He has transfered the interest in to all of us I must say. If not for the space limitation, we would have had all (possible) plants grown at home.
I strongly believe every parent must teach their kids on the importance of growing plants at home. From our house Gen 3 is ready for the same. Hope it is with every person's house who reads this blog...
Some more - my family had the blessing to taste Vendaya Keerai at home and hopefully to have some lab lab (Avaraikkai).
The best plant that can grow easily with proper compost such as vermi compost, and such ones. Hoping and keeping fingers crossed for Bitter Gourd and Avaraikkai to grow more !!! :-)
Will share some photos soon...
Dear Hema,
ReplyDeletei wish i had more land to grow plants. growing thulasi on roof top itself is a great challenge.
interestingly, sitting near the avarai panthal will make a person very dull, i was told.
if any one could elaborate on this logically - it will be very helpful.
regards,
kannan.r
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ReplyDeleteA worn out rooftop is an issue for some, reasons including water releases that lead to harm inside the house just as wellbeing issues. As though these reasons aren't sufficient, consider the distinction between the magnificence of a house with a fresh out of the box new rooftop and a dreary looking house with a ragged good old and ugly rooftop. Was kostet eine Entrümpelung
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