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…
How to build a dry leaf composter, Part 3
How to build a dry leaf composter, part 3 Method contributed by Kirti Bhave, Pune. Introduction part is a continuation of the two past weeks’ blogs. If you have already…
How to build a leaf composter, Part 2
Introduction part is a continuation of the last week’s blog. If you have already read it, if you are already convinced that you should go for composting, then feel free…
Butterflies around us
Butterflies around us Session by biodiversity expert Dharmaraj Patil Recently, Brown Leaf, Organic Gardening Group and Jividha, 3 initiatives in Pune, jointly organized session on butterflies. Why this session? What…
How to create garden, Part 11
Dr. Sarika Tiwari, Pune Here is why and how Sarika started garden Meet Dr. Sarika Tiwari, a homeopathic consultant by profession. A doctor and mother of two, Sarika feels that…
How to create a garden, part 8
How to create a garden, part 8 Anjali Lele, Pune Here is why and how Anjali tai started garden Being a post-graduate in Botany, love for plants, backed up by…
Is it laziness? Oh, no it is benign neglect!!
You have a tree in your backyard. It provides soothing shade in summer, hosts various birds. You see squirrels running about its branches. It shelters so many kinds of insects.It…
How to make use of dust in the house
Keeping home clean is never ending activity, isn’t it? You sweep every day and still furniture is covered with dust the next day. And what if we skip a few…