Benefits of growing Organic fruits

I consider my self  fortunate to be able to get fresh harvest of many varieties of fruits every year in my garden.While growing your own fruits not only gives us  immense happiness and satisfaction it has numerable health benefits too .


                                                                     Mango harvest
                      

These fresh harvest are much more tastier than store bought fruits and added advantage being they are free from use of pesticides and other harmful chemicals which are detrimental to health.


                                                            Grewia Asiatica Aka Phalsa berries

                                                               


                                                               Pomegranate Harvest

Pentas blooms are refreshing

Meanwhile a Ringneck parrot was captured on  tree                                                                                            

It looked like a stand storm  in the sky                                                                                     

Phalsa fruit organic harvest

It was thrilling to observe transition of phalsa flower into fruit in my first harvest of Grewia Asiatica plant or popularly known as Phalsa plant .Phalsa is a fruiting shrub grown for its berry alike small fruits that are tangy to sweet in taste .It comes in flowering in spring to early summer season and bear fruits in middle of summer season in our region.


                                                               Phalsa plant flowering  

                                                                Phalsa Plant fruit formation

                                                  Phalsa plant fruit ripening

They are easy to grow plants and require not much care ,feed them with home made compost once in a year preferably n winter or before the spring for obtaining good flowering .

HAPPY GARDENING !

Magical encounter with spring

Its time when sun is up with scorching heat and heatwaves will start in near by time.Spring annuals are at last blooming stage and most of them have withered off.

Here its time to enjoy the last burst of colors in garden before the temperature touches 40 degree celsius.

                                                  GAZANIA

Most hardy annuals that survive serious drought conditions and can be saved for next year
                                                       

Everlasting or Helichrysum

Hollyhock

One of the late spring annual but worthy the wait.

Amaryllis Lily

Springtime lover hippeastrum blooms with onset of spring

Hibiscus

Hibiscus flowers rise up with advent of spring and gives  blooms till harsh summer heatwaves have not started                                                                                                                                          

Phlox will be missed till another spring

Whereas Summer can kill plants make them wither off,but there are some hardy plants that give color to the otherwise dry part of summer.                                                                            

Purslane

Spider lily

To my surprise my Asparagus fern bloomed first time thereby complimenting its attractive foliage

One of those heavy blossoms of Cherry tomatoes 

Nothing tastes better then home grown tomatoes that too from seeds.

There is a fruiting shrub known as Phalsa plant or Grewia asiatica which has some beautiful flowers with much more tastier tangy ,sweet berries                                                          

Gardenia

When we draw towards Fragrance of flower that one single flower that is enough to turn your head towards its fragrance and beauty 

We can grow marigold for most part of the year except the most harsh summertime

HAPPY GARDENING !!!!

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