Hi my fellow Gardeners,
Greetings! Welcome to my Hive blog. What's up Hivers? I know you are spending productive week. The other day, I left for my mother-in-law's house to drop my daughter off for a trip. Since I live about 46 kilometers away from home, it took me more than an hour to reach my destination. When I got there, I could see that the garden had been completely transformed. Most of the crops had been removed and the garden had been cleaned to spread new plants. Many of the plants that were planted in the ground had been removed because they were wilting. The removal of the turkey berry plants that had spread over a large area had caused a big change. So, let's see the details of her garden in this content.
She had bought cheap black polythene from the market and made several small covers out of it. Then she added soil, sand and leaf litter to them and left them for about a week and then added seeds to them. Now they are rising above the soil layer and spreading. Spinach can be propagated by seeds as well as by cuttings. Although spinach grows slowly at first, it grows very quickly once it reaches a certain level. Once the spinach plants are established, it is not advisable to keep them in polythene covers and it is better to plant them in the ground.
Winged beans are a type of vegetable that grows as a vine in the legume family. They are completely green when they grow. They should be protected from lizards and parrots during the flowering period. It is possible to harvest many winged beans from one vine. These winged beans can be grown even with just water. These vines are beneficial to grow without proper care.
Long beans are another type of vegetable belonging to the legume family. These also grow as vines and are called long beans because of the length of the pods. My mother-in-law planted long beans a few weeks ago. They have grown and are now yielding pods as a harvest. These are used for home consumption. There are several types of long beans. The long beans, which are characterized by a single green color, are considered the tastiest type.
I saw how green chili plants were planted in polythene covers and empty fertilizer bags. Only three or four chili plants of different varieties were planted in this one hole. It is a common occurrence that the leaves of chili plants get infected. My mother-in-law told me that if raw albizia leaves are placed near the roots of the chili plants and dried, the plants will grow well. Unless the impact of ants on the leaves is definitely stopped, the plants cannot be stopped from dying.
The past season was considered the season of rambutan fruit. The fruits of the large rambutan trees were forming clusters and were shining red. Since my mother-in-law also had a large rambutan tree in her garden, I was able to bring home a whole bag of those fruits. You can remove the skin of the rambutan fruit and taste the pulp. But it is not advisable to eat it often.
Pennywart and kankun are still growing in the garden without any care. A new type of Pennywart plant was also seen for the first time. It is not very nutritious. Several turmeric plants are also growing well. She gets some income from them.
This time, my mother-in-law has also focused on growing ornamental flowers as a change. It is an important decision in garden decoration. I believe that in the future, we will see more types of flowers.