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Five vegetables you can grow in pots all around the year is one of the most viewed posts on the blog. And, another often searched item is ” how to grow tomatoes in pots at home”. I’m not surprised because the price of tomatoes varies substantially all through the years. Sometimes, they are available at throwaway prices and sometimes they are priced like gold. Nevertheless, becoming self sufficient for tomatoes, chillies has been a gardening goal for us. We have not bought papayas, pomegranates, lemons, basil, curry leaves and chilly from the market for the past year. I would like to soon get there for okra, beans, and tomatoes as well. In this post, I share my learning on what increased the size of my tomatoes, how to increase yield and grow tomatoes the organic way. Where to buy tomato seeds: I have compiled a resource of where to buy…

Winter is one time of the year when you can expect your vegetable garden to really thrive, from my experience. This post is a handy guide on what to grow in your kitchen garden in winter. Vegetables, flowering plants, and most herbs grow best in pots /containers at home in winter in India.  Also, make note of the tips on how to care for them. What you can grow in winter in your home garden There is very little that can go wrong. In summer, you face the risk of plants getting scorched or dried up if you forget to water them at least once a day. On the other hand, monsoon brings with it deadly tales of pests and creepy crawlies of all kinds. That’s why when it comes to gardening, I love winters. Vegetables are fresh in the market this time of the year, and the variety endless from carrots…

This past Sunday was World Kitchen Gardener Day. Never knew they had a day like that. Wow! It can work wonders for a garden aficionado like me to indulge in pictures of herb gardens from around the world and get hands dirty.

Imagine. Herbs like betel leaves, basil and ajwain from your own balcony to soothe your sore throat. Dhania to garnish the tomato and basil salad. And some hot chillis again from the pots to add spice to your life. Right now, the plants in my balcony are capable of doing just these.

The idea of eating fresh, pesticide-free produce as good looking as this gives me goose bumps.