Garden Affair : Summer turns pink

 The last Fortnite of May saw harsh summer with unbearable hot temperature but the sigh of relief came at the end of month with western disturbance bringing down the temperature and making weather cooler. 

Although  consistent  summer weather had detrimental effect on plants some of the hardy summer plants survives the heat waves and bloomed throughout the May .  

                                                  Zinnias are the main attraction in summer season

Summer Garden is incomplete without plumeria blooms. 

Pride of India aka Lagerstroemia blooms are like ornament for summer garden  

Adeniums are the best summer bloomers

It is bizarre in a positive way  that Garden in summer had been bestowed with summer blooms pink  dominating the summer blooms this season . While summer is known for its prominent white jasmine flowers this time pink blooms are dominating the summer garden.                                                                                                                                        

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Garden Affair: World bee day

 May 20th is considered to be world bee day .This day is important to raise awareness about existence of bees in world .  Bees play an important role in ecological balance and maintain biodiversity in environment. 

                                                             

Why does presence of Bees matter to humans 

Bees are the prominent pollinators that help in production of food for almost 1/3rd population of world. Bees as pollinators play vital role in existence of some of the plant species in the world as they help in regrowth of plants. 

                                            The decline in bees especially in pollinating season like spring has been alarming . I had already talked in detail how Absence of bees in spring in my Garden was alarming this year. 

The simple steps taken by humankind of depleting use of harmful pesticides, preserving natural habitats for nesting can be a major contribution to preserving  existing of bees.   

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Garden Affair : Phalsa Fruit plant

While  Summer  season  bestows us with plethora of fruit varieties in the season ,I personally feel there is one underrated fruit which is delicious and only available for a short span of time in summer, Its phalsa fruit also known as Grewia Asiatica 

A tiny delicious fruit that grows in abundance on a  semi perennial shrub. The fruit has a mix flavor of tangy sweetness. 

                                            

        I had been growing this hardy plant in my garden for years now in my Garden and fortunately it bestows us with harvest in every  summer period .                                

                   Phalsa aka Grewia Asiatica  Is packed with medicinal benefits of   cooling body in summer,controlling and managing digestive disorders,respiratory issues .                        

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May Garden

 This May  we have seen   quite unusual weather pattern owing to western disturbances . The first fortnight of May saw concurrent rains and week of scorching heat waves. 

Summer Garden has been different this May with more blooms into the sight   after  see the back of extreme heat wave conditions. 

                                               Zinnia  is offering  spark of colors in summer Garden 

Adenium blooms   had been great this summer season                            

                 Plumeria plant  wafts fragrance in the peak of summer with its breathtaking flowers                                    

When we talk about Fragrance summer Garden is incomplete without mentioning Jasmine flowers

                                                                   

 

            Gaillardia flower  are such a pleasure to grow in summer garden for their draught tolerant nature                    

                                                             

Pelicans are spotted most part of  the year in our nearby wetlands                                                          

Garden Affair : Summer abated by Rain

 The weather system this year has been quite contradicting to the past years .  When we are experiencing   warm spring in the  February  and cooler summer temperatures in April . The May month which is considered to be hot when summer is at its peak but this year the weather system has been out of the blue where it has been cooler  beginning of May month  after concurrent western disturbances that brought Rainfall . 

The drop in temperature had made weather cooler  and subsided heat waves which has become blessing  for the Garden. The summer and spring blooms are making strong presence  after cooler temperature.                                                     

Adeniums had been showcasing a flower show from last two months this year. 

                                                                                                  

  The presence of Summer and spring blooms  at  the same time in May month is what we don't see every year. 

                                                                     

This is the first time I had grown and harvested  Brussels sprouts in my Garden. 

                                                           

I am not sure these are healthy harvest or not anyone who has grown before please share your view?                                                                                                                                                   

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Garden Affair : Summer Fruit Harvest from Garden

 However  exhausting is the effect of  Summer heat waves  had upon our body the only saving grace in summer and what we  anticipate  in the summer season is the bounty of fruits that Mother Nature bestow us to cool our body . 

I am fortunate to grow plethora of summer perennial fruit trees in my Garden .  Ill leave here to just enjoy the bounty of Mother Nature .                                              

                                                             Lemon fruit 

                                                                         

Mango Fruit 

Jamun Fruit

Papaya Fruit 

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Garden Affair : How my plants are surviving Heat waves

The April turned out to be quite a paradox of a month this year when first fortnight of the April saw concurrent rains and temperature  turned out to be chilly and thereby expected summer season was derailed . The later fortnight came with rising temperature and summer became extreme within in span of a week with  heat waves observed for most part of Day resulting in concurrent high night  temperatures.

 

Protecting plants  wilting from Heat waves becomes the priority in summer season. 

In the time period of last decade I have realized  the following hacks that actually helps in protecting plant from harsh heat waves and sunlight. 

Mulching the top layer of soil with dried leaves . It helps in retaining moisture in to the roots of plant.

                                                      

Installing a water sprinkling system in the Garden. A water sprinkler equipment helps in cooling down the temperature of Garden and protecting it from heat waves . 

                                                          

                                                                    

Installing   Green net protects plant from harsh heat waves and provide shade on plants to protect leaves from burning from heat and sunlight. This is widely popular method is  used in summer to protect plants from direct exposure of Sunlight. 

                                                        

The basic take away from all these hacks is that plants and Garden can be protected from detrimental effects of Heat waves when we bring down the temperature of Garden. 

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