Horticulture

Growing Red Radish Seeds  - One may buy from the gardening shop/ online order. Setting up pots  - Keep the garden soil in sun for a day or two as it re-energise the soil. Mix soil with fine organic compost in the ratio of 2:1/ 3:2. I have used pots of size 18’’ Inches * 9’’ Inches to grow Red Radish as this variety doesn’t need much depth compared to the white longer one. If you have dried cow manure use that too that takes care of some pests naturally. I am using ILFS compost for last few years. Sowing  - Sow the seeds just below the soil. It’s better to put more seeds to have good probability. Water it well and cover the top for a day or two / provide some shade. Transplanting doesn’t work for Radish. Watering & Placement  - Radish likes moist and well drainage soil and good sun exposure. So if soil gets dried up quickly, water it more, may be two times a day - morning and evening. Season  - It’s a root vegetable , leaves grow over so...

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Growing Cherry tomatoes Seeds  - One may buy from the gardening shop. Setting up pots  - Keep the garden soil in sun for a day or two as it re-energies the soil. Mix soil with fine organic compost in the ratio of 2:1/ 3:2. I have used pots of size 1 ft * 1 ft to grow okra. If you have dried cow manure use that too that takes care of some pests naturally. Sowing  - Sow the seeds just below the soil. It’s better to put more seeds to have good probability. Water it well and cover the top for a day or two / provide some shade. One may transplant to other pots once it grow to roughly 4-6 inches. Watering & Placement  - Tomatoes ikes moist and well drainage soil and good sun exposure. So if soil gets dried up quickly, water it more, may be two times a day - morning and evening. Fruit - First the yellow flower, post that fruit may come out 2-3 months after sowing. In gurgaon, I generally grow in the month of Sep-Nov, and harvest from Feb-May. For a...

Growing Okra (lady finger) Okra is a summer time crop, easy to grow and is from the hibiscus family so you may see the resemblance of its flowers with shiny hibiscus flowers, on top of that its fruit is edible. Seeds  - One may buy from the gardening shop or leave couple of pods unattended to dry on the matured plant to get seeds for next plantation. For quick result in germination, sprout it first before sowing. Replantation  - Cut out the thin branches from the base, it may regrow once winter is over/ post rains. The process may be repeated for 2/3 times until you see the reduced yield. Setting up pots  - Keep the garden soil in sun for a day or two as it re-energies the soil. Mix soil with fine organic compost in the ratio of 2:1/ 3:2. I have used pots of size 1 ft * 1 ft to grow okra. If you have dried cow manure use that too that takes care of some pests naturally. Sowing  - Sow the seeds ½ inch below the soil. It’s better to put more seeds...