I often wonder what my life would be like without garlic. Sad, mundane, flavourless, boring. Am I crazy? Probably. Am I motivated to grow my own garlic every chance I get? Definitely. So why don’t we all learn how to grow garlic in pots at home, because let’s be honest garlic is love, garlic is life. (trust me I’m normal) Let’s start with the pots; Any pot around 8 inches will be fine. Of course, you can take a bigger one if you want to plant more! But 8 inches can be like a minimum. A round or rectangle pot is your choice. But make sure the pot has drainage holes so there isn’t any water clogging.

Do you or your mom love to make Baingan Ka Bharta at home? Or make very healthy Eggplant chips and Masala? What if you can grow your own Eggplants at home and it just as easy as going to the grocery store and buying it! here you have the added luxury of knowing just how clean and chemical-free your food is.First, let’s see the kind of potting mix you need. Brinjal likes a well-Draining, Sandy soil. You can use a mixture of Sand, Garden soil and Compost or manure, keeping the sand on the heavier side. You can now get your seeds. You can buy them online or your local nursery or gardening shops. The best time to sow these seeds is right after the monsoon season.

You put in all your love into your chilli plant. Give it all the care, do whatever necessary to make it work. But then it slowly starts declining. Its chillies start falling off and dying. It's very sad to see all your hard work go away. So, let's learn a few things you can do if this happens! First, check if there are any pests. The most common cause for a plant to get eaten is bugs like cabbage worms or mealy bugs. So, make sure you remove any Pests you see and spray neem oil and water mixture every 15 days or so.

You're in the kitchen, cooking up a storm. Boiling some Spaghetti, stirring the sauce, your house is basically Italy. You plate it up all nice in the “fancy guest plates”, it’s a mood. The only thing missing is some basil to sprinkle on top to make it truly gourmet. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just run to your garden, pick some fresh herbs? Well, you can.

People often think that all plants go Dormant in the winter. Yes, some do. But some continue to give out beautiful blooms even in the dead of winter.

When I was a kid, my mom used to make this dish with Bhendi. She used to slice it very thin and mix them in masala and fry them. It used to be so crispy and tasty. It’s like a food childhood memory. A veggie that has so many names. ‘Okra’ if you want to be fancy, ‘Ladyfinger’, ‘Bhendi’, ‘Bhindi’ it’s all very easy to grow at home!

We all have read about the usual easy-care House plants. But if you’re bored of reading about the same old snake plants and ZZ plants, you have come to the right place! Over time I have realised just how easy these plants are to care for and they aren’t mentioned in a lot of “top 10 easy-care indoor plants”.

For success as a flower farmer as well as a seed breeder and seller, it helps to possess both a creative spirit and business acumen. My guest this week, Erin Benzakein of Floret Flower Farm and the Magnolia Network series “Growing Floret,” has both in spades, and we discuss how she maintains her creativity and furthers her mission to get more flowers out into the world.

The intention of housewarming gifts is to make the new residents feel welcome and assist them in making the house their home. As a result, each housewarming present has a tremendous deal of weight and significance. An indoor plant is one of these types of gifts. Houseplants assist in the transformation of a new house into a home. Houseplants are ideal housewarming gifts because they have the ability to transform even the smallest new living area into a welcoming home and create an aura of cheerfulness. Indoor plants come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, each with its own set of benefits and a different aesthetic.

In her 2015 article Choose the Best Garden Watering Systems, Barbara Pleasant described some of the most efficient watering systems for your garden, including soaker hoses, drip irrigation, and buried reservoirs. These not only grow healthier plants and save water but also minimize weed growth and reduce watering and weeding time. The secret? Feeding water and nutrients to the plants you want and starving out the weeds.