Sowing plans for July 2020 We were quite excited and a bit on the jittery edge as the weekend neared. We were desperate to visit our farm as the sowing season was nearing and we were still under complete lock down. This situation put our plans of travelling to our
Gongura/Sorrel/Roselle – A nutritious green This native green which grows quite easily and profusely in the southern parts of India is known especially for the tangy and spicy chutney that is made using its leaves. That’s its call to fame I would say! If you are not familiar with it
DIY Rock Garden – Farm Project Series I think I didn’t tell you about the DIY Rock Garden I attempted to create, have I? I wrote an elaborate post on this and forgot to post it. Silly me…Well, this happened a few months back. We were spending our weekend at
Benefits of Thalik Keerai (Purple heart glory) I was in the backyard watering the freshly planted bougainvillea along the fence when one of the construction workers from the neighboring farm dropped by to get some of our coconut shells for fire-wood purposes. She uses them to prepare the meals for
How to Make and Use Cocopeat at Home – An Easy Step-by-Step Guide Do you know why coconut tree is also called “Kalpavriksha” – because it’s a tree that not just gives food but also firewood and shelter. Wondering how? Well, we might know it for the coconut and tender coconuts
10 Things You Should Know About Country Eggs Let’s talk about eggs today… These are eggs I bought from villagers who happen to be my farm neighbours. These are Free-range, country Eggs… I thought I will share some interesting facts about eggs today. ? DID YOU KNOW ? That eggs
If I am not a planner, I am nothing. Yeah, I love planning. It always starts with ideas hogging my mind space, so much so that I have to put it down on paper to make any sense out of it. Once I have dumped it on the paper, that’s
BALLOON VINE (or) MUDAKATHAN KEERAI – Cardiospermum halicacabum **************************************************** MY Book ReleaseSuper excited to share that my book “Farmer Sutra” is released on 28 Oct 2023. It’s a memoir of my farming journey on – “How a city-dweller realised her farm dream!” which is being published by Srishti Publishers. You
Composting is a topic I have been asked about a lot. I have had a lot of queries over the last few weeks and so I decided I try and write about it. First things first; Composting is basically allowing the organic matter to decompose efficiently to be used as
You remember the condition my farm was in during the rainy season last year right? Oh, it was terrible! Even accessing the house and garden became quite a challenge due to water logging. Though it was a deliberate decision not to venture into any other area of farm planning except
