Growing Trees In My Balcony Garden

Since the lockdowns kicked in, we have been working on being more self-sufficient. Thirty years in the capital, I had succumbed to city life and loved almost every aspect of it. The parties, eating out, traffic(especially when I'm alone it's my time with thoughts and music).

The lockdowns introduced another way of life. Staying at home, cooking and just "being" without constantly chasing something or other and I welcomed the change with open arms.

This is when we started our Balcony Garden - for real this time. We had once before attempted a hydroponic garden which failed miserably. We had also tried to grow some herbs- actually, we are still working on that. Now though, we have levelled up. We have trees in our Balcony Garden.

Let me show you what we have.

The Curry Leave Tree. These leaves are used abundantly in Indian curries mostly but also in other dishes for flavour. They also have many health benefits including fighting Breast Cancer, Anaemia, Alziemers, Hair Loss. It is relatively easy to grow, and I've had this tree for more than 10 years now.

The Banana Tree. A couple of months back, it was given to my Dad by his brother. Dad didn't care for it, so we gladly adopted this little fellow. Apparently, it will grow to about 3 feet or so and then start fruiting. It is right now about 2 feet tall. Every 5 days or so, a new leaf pops up and says hello to the world. We are very excited for when it fruits. I just hope growing in a pot won't stunt it.

The Chiku Tree. Ever since we started using homemade fertilizers made by a friend(another homemade business started during the pandemic), it has been fruiting like crazy. The only trick is to get to them before the birds do. So when they come to a decent size, we wrap them and wait for them to ripen. It has some health benefits but it's the taste for me.

Trees in pots, how about that, huh? Now, if I ever move out of this apartment, I would go for landed property so we can have a real garden with nice big trees.

Thank you for reading
Till next time, Carpe Diem!
Sh33la