New start
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New start
First milestone achieved!! Seedlings grew from my vegetable and herb garden mostly in clay pots.
With the zero knowledge of gardening beside a bachelors with a Botany major giving me basic sense of understanding plants, I ventured into growing a home vegetable and herb potted garden. Was pretty lost in the beginning, neverthelss gardening is all about growing, so it is good to grow as a gardener with plants together. Taking help from Sanaa Zubairi and Zahra Ali Husain of Crops in Pots my two gardening fairies, and couple of books on my Kindle about growing vegetable and herbs in pots and frequent visits to Pakistan Gerdening Forum, I sowed any all seeds that I can lay hands on and can be sowed in late summer and early fall thinking at least some will grow. My plot was one odd kiari along with boundary wall of my house and a fair sized patio inside. I never realized that I have all these space. So in 20 days time, to my amazement, I was using home grown basil, curry leaves and oregano for all my cooking needs. Many seedlings and tiny little adorable plants sprouted from the many tomatoes, brinjal, chillies peppers, capsicum salad, beans like snow peas and same phalli, the many specie of squashes like zucchini, karela, and yellow squash seeds beside a range of herbs.
Seeing these growing every morning is the most pleasurable experience. I will be back with more images when they fruit and grow bigger and better.
With the zero knowledge of gardening beside a bachelors with a Botany major giving me basic sense of understanding plants, I ventured into growing a home vegetable and herb potted garden. Was pretty lost in the beginning, neverthelss gardening is all about growing, so it is good to grow as a gardener with plants together. Taking help from Sanaa Zubairi and Zahra Ali Husain of Crops in Pots my two gardening fairies, and couple of books on my Kindle about growing vegetable and herbs in pots and frequent visits to Pakistan Gerdening Forum, I sowed any all seeds that I can lay hands on and can be sowed in late summer and early fall thinking at least some will grow. My plot was one odd kiari along with boundary wall of my house and a fair sized patio inside. I never realized that I have all these space. So in 20 days time, to my amazement, I was using home grown basil, curry leaves and oregano for all my cooking needs. Many seedlings and tiny little adorable plants sprouted from the many tomatoes, brinjal, chillies peppers, capsicum salad, beans like snow peas and same phalli, the many specie of squashes like zucchini, karela, and yellow squash seeds beside a range of herbs.
Seeing these growing every morning is the most pleasurable experience. I will be back with more images when they fruit and grow bigger and better.
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Re: New start
welcome in the forum...it is a great start and i will say you have a green thumb in gardening so continue your ventures in gardening. waiting for more photos and updates from your garden.
Re: New start
Dear FSKamal you really had a great start.welldone.You are right,nothing is as pleasing as you watch the young seed sprout out and give you fruit and flower.Will be waiting for more pics.
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Re: New start
Great effort & rewarding results! It should be a motivation for others to follow.
Cheers for you, FS.
Cheers for you, FS.
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Re: New start
Welcome Kamal sb. Its very Good to experience these little grown for the first time by seed.
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Re: New start
Great work Kamal sb
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