Garden Affair : International Mountain Day

 

International Mountain Day is observed on December 11 with primary motive to create awareness of significance of Mountains directly with  Water , Earth, Food , biodiversity and thereby direct correlation with  promoting and  maintaining overall  ecological system. 

Why do we need Mountains and what role they play in our Life 

                                Mountains plays vital role in our life as they provide fresh water resource to billions of living beings in the world in a gradual process of creating   rivers which are actually generated through melting of snow on the mountains which supply fresh drinking water , irrigation for agriculture and hydroelectric power  . This day highlights the significance of mountains in our life and spreads awareness about the conservation of Mountains to make aware about  the  possible threats of climate change, overexploitation and environmental change laid upon Mountains .                                            

What is the importance of International Mountain Day and why is it celebrated ?                        

                            

Mountains play vital part in  our existence   , this particular event is celebrated every year to take urgent actions to preserve glaciers from the climate change.   This day is formed to educate the public about the significance of existence of Mountains and thereby to create a social movement         to bring issues related to Mountains on the political table .                                                                   

                                                                              

What a laymen can  do to respect and protect our mountains                                                                                               

We can save mountains by practicing daily habits of saving water and non renewable energy. It should be noted here daily practice  of minimizing consumption of single use  plastic, using sustainable transport when possible like walking and cycling can actually contribute indirectly in conservation of Mountains .                                                                                                                                    

People who are visiting mountains should respect them by carrying out all the trash with them back from mountains   on the trails, observing wildlife and glaciers from a considerable distance, avoiding making noise pollution in to the   mountains.                                                                                                                                                               

These above mountain images are clicked by me during my visit to Himalayas. 

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Garden Affair : Winter perennials in my Garden

 Winter season has begun in my region, we observe  mild winter with blooms throughout the winter . 

While the spring seems far in the beginning of Winter its actually some of the  perennials that bloom in winter months to brighten up the garden .  

                                                           Dombeya blooms till  the peak of winter     

                                                                          

                                                       Curtain vine wafts fragrance in the air 

Winter is season for Roses 

Bauhinia purpurea blooms throughout the winter 

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Garden Affair : Coolest Autumn of the Decade

 This year has been unusual in my region with unprecedented monsoon season consequently bringing drop in temperature in the Autumn season. While the beginning of Autumn season was derailed after extended monsoon season hereafter  we are almost at the mid of Autumn season and temperature is already drooping as early winter which is quite unconventional for this time of year. 

Garden is in the state  between   Summer and Early winter blooms whereas  summer annuals are still  blooming numerously early winter  blooms are already in full bloom 

   

                                                         Coral Jasmine blooming profusely in Autumn 

Petunias and Vinca blooming at same time 

                                                Chrysanthemum are already showing up blooms 

Adeniums still putting up a show in Garden 

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Garden Affair : Autumn Harvest

 Autumn Season is a transition season in my garden as winters will  be arriving shortly and monsoon season has  just  passed  thereby there is  drop in temperature consequently which is favorable for collecting harvest of summer and monsoon. 

Harvest season in my region here in the Northern India  is observed  majorly two times in  a year i. e.  Spring and Autumn , the summer and monsoon grown are ready for harvest and are available  till the end of Autumn season. 

Lemons are ready for harvest after prolonged monsoon season 

                                                             

Colocasia or Taro root is a  tuberous vegetable its leaves and tube is prepared to make delectable curry or even for snacks.                                                                                                                                     

Colocasia ready for harvest 

Eggplants are omnipresent throughout the year in my garden 

The hard pruning did wonder to the   pomegranate bush this year 

It is the beginning of Tomato season 

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Garden Affair : Growing vegetables in small spaces for spring

 The spurge in demand  for fresh  vegetables and groceries was skyrocketed during the covid 19  lockdown .The concept of  urban gardening came  into trend thereafter when the demand  for fresh vegetables and fruits was  unable to accomplish due to stringent covid19 regulations. 

Urban Gardening is basically growing and cultivating plants mainly vegetables, fruits in an urban environment in small spaces like balconies, small yards, rooftops.  

                                                                                     

How to utilize small space for growing vegetables successfully

Most of the urban gardening is done in small spaces like balconies, rooftops, small yards which are available in a setup of  urban home spaces. Gardening in small balconies and rooftops can be rewarding to obtain harvest if planned wisely . Small spaces  Gardening can be done usually in containers, vertical mounted container gardening set up to utilize whatsoever available space in gardening. 

                                           A glimpse of Rooftop gardening developed for growing vegetables.

    Hanging baskets is  a good option to grow vegetables having shallow roots such as leafy green vegetables, harvesting tomatoes and even for harvesting fruits like strawberries.                                                                        

Vertical Gardening is one of the feasible methods to grow veggies  in balconies especially like herbs and leafy vegetables.                                                                                                                                        

Creating a mount of pots with a DIY kit or containers available in the markets is a good away to harvest vegetables in small spaces.                                                                                                    

While above methods are more feasible for small spaces like balconies, verandahs . Creating a  rooftop Garden for those who have large spaces  on their roof  by raising beds and accumulating   containers and pots in  an asymmetrical arrangement can procure an abundance of harvest   .                                                                                                            

Best vegetables that can be easily  grown  in small spaces for spring 

                                                             

Peas, Tomatoes, leeks, onions, Carrots, radishes and cauliflower and broccoli are some of the great spring harvest options for balcony gardening if your available space receive ample sunlight throughout the day.                                                                                                                                                          

Growing herbs and leafy vegetables can be rewarding in vertical gardening as harvest from them can be obtained multiple times from the same crop. 

Small space Gardening is a successful step to obtain fresh and organic harvest from your home space. 

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Winter is on the way

 This year Autumn is  bit cooler after unprecedented rains , the Garden currently is diverse with summer annuals at the prime of their blooms , buds of early winter blooms such as  marigold and chrysanthemums can also be observed, Autumn perennial flowering shrubs are filled with blossoms . 

  Elephant creeper blooming season starts in early Autumn and blooms remain till the beginning of winter season .

Bougainvillea blooms are omnipresent throughout the year in my garden 

                                         Autumn Garden is a mixed bag of summer and early winter blooms 

It was one of those fine morning this beautiful visitor named  Ruby red eyed Shikra visited my Garden .                                                                                                                                  

   

Garden Affair : Rose season is back

 Roses blooms  disappear in my garden for the major part of the year after spring . They rejuvenate in the Autumn season.  The blooms appear mostly in profusion till the end of winter and early spring. 

       

                                                                 

As a child I was very fond of Roses and these rose buds would always raise my curiosity to know the color and shapes coming up for roses.                                                                                                            

                                                                                

Growing Roses in pots  and how to take care                                                                                           

The urbanization has lead to limited space available for Gardening, Now roses are developed in an environment which is also popularly known as micro propagation to produce large number of disease free rose plants.   The culture of potted rose plants  is on a rise in urban environment.

 

How to grow roses in pots and how to take care of potted roses                                                 

                                             

Growing Roses in a pot is easy when we choose correct pot , soil composition and environment . 

Roses blooms can be obtained  easily in a large pot with proper drainage holes. Roses grow well in fertilizer rich soil . There blooms love full day sun and can be rewarding when fertilized on regular intervals.                                                                                                                           

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