Every gardeners/farmers faced many problems during this lockdown period due to COVID19 pandemic. Particularly urban gardeners like us faced a lot because shops were closed. Many people had to buy expensive pesticides & fertilizers from the online shops. Most urban gardeners generally ask local shop owners for the solution off their gardening related problems and then purchase a product. Gardeners trust them because they know those people. Gardeners can easily buy compost fertilizer, pots from those stores at a very low price. But due to lockdown they could not do so. So they could not take proper care of their plants. In most cases, gardening becomes very very expensive & stressful during this pandemic situation. Is this not true? [Read more…] about Lockdown makes my homegrown vegetables cheaper & healthier
Vegetables
5 Steps to follow & Forget going to the vegetable market this summer
What will you feel if you do not need to go to a vegetable market this summer? Life will be smooth and you will be happy. Haha. Is this true? But everybody needs to go local vegetable market for buying fresh vegetables twice a week. Is this not true? Some people even buy fresh vegetables once a week and consume those throughout the week. But eventually, they are not consuming fresh vegetables. Not only that they still need to visit the vegetable market once or twice a week. Here here is a list of 5 simple steps to follow. Follow that and then forget going to the vegetable market this summer. [Read more…] about 5 Steps to follow & Forget going to the vegetable market this summer
Tastiest onion capsicum pakoda prepared with homegrown vegetables
Did you ever try the tastiest onion capsicum pakoda? Yes, the tastiest one. This type of Indian style pyaz shimla mirch pakoda is undoubtedly the most delicious pakoda prepared with capsicum & onion. Pakoda is a popular snack across the country and anybody can find many roadside stalls selling varieties of pakoda throughout India. Onion pakoda is most common one among those pakodas. During the winter season, you may find that some people are selling onion capsicum pakoda too. But what about the tastiest shimla mirch ke paokde? [Read more…] about Tastiest onion capsicum pakoda prepared with homegrown vegetables
Harvesting of capsicum started; menu preparation for coming days
What happens when you are a foodie as well as a gardener too? You love to eat different types of dishes. You always want to explore different food items and suddenly your plants started producing plenty of capsicums that too in the early summer. What will you do? Harvesting fresh homegrown vegetables itself full of fun. But having capsicum based dishes almost every alternate day will definitely bring happiness. Growing capsicum plants in containers is an easy task but preparing a menu with capsicum based dishes for the coming days is not an easy task. [Read more…] about Harvesting of capsicum started; menu preparation for coming days
What to do after harvesting capsicum (shimla mirch) from the garden?
I am growing red bell pepper or red capsicum along with many other vegetables in my rooftop garden. Though it is basically a winter vegetable. But my plants did not perform well in the winter season due to severe attack of harmful insects. But now those plants are producing enough fruits when summer is knocking the door. So I am trying to save those from the heat of upcoming summer season. Recently I harvested more than half a dozen of capsicums from the rooftop garden and some more are on the plants. Now what to do after harvesting capsicum (shimla mirch) from the garden? Seriously what to do? [Read more…] about What to do after harvesting capsicum (shimla mirch) from the garden?