The Butterflies in My Garden
Garden is not just plants. It is sum total of much more than what our eyes can see. Garden is the passion, the hardwork. It is a living and breathing…
Vermi-composting: An amazing step by step guide for the beginners
All one needs is first successful compost. Once that is achieved, journey is easy. Many people give up before that. It is not the complexity of the process that discourages…
Why is it a problem for us
We discussed why leaf fall occurs and why it is not a problem in natural landscape. Then, why such a big fuss about it in the cities? Why it is a…
Growing Micro-greens
Every one of us wishes to create a green corner amidst this concrete jungle. There are a few basic elements that plants need; sunlight and water, the vital among them.…
Let’s Build Healthy Soils, Part -1, Carbon
“Altogether world’s soils have lost up to 80 billion tons of carbon”. The soil will save us, Kristin Ohlson Exactly how much is 80 billion tons? 1 ton is almost…
My Gardening experience – Guest Blog by Ankit Dhadwal
“I saw brown leaf story on YouTube echo India and I was very happy to see what you people are doing. Today I planted one bamboo plant on the occasion…
Let’s create a garbage-free world
I know, it is quite a tall order. Here is how, “When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change…
Home-made dry leaves crusher
Home-made Dry Leaves Crusher - Ratna Gokhale. A professor of Mathematics, a passionate gardener. Her background of mathematics is evident in the experiments she has done in her garden, the…
Let’s Mulch, Let’s Donate
This is the 3rd blog on mulching. You might wonder why I am so obsessed with it. Actually yes, I am. I am amazed with the design of nature. Resources…
Let’s mulch, let’s conserve water and let’s build our soils
Come winter, and falling leaves is a big headache for majority of city dwellers. What If I say, after reading this blog, you will be glad to have all those…