Namaskar Desi Gardeners! We all need to know how to do the gardening in monsoon in the right way, especially when it is at our doorstep. The rainy season in India predictably starts from June until September. To start with, it brings much-needed relief from the scorching summer sun...
Namaskar Desi Gardeners! In many parts of India, summers can get difficult to bear. When the temperature rises above 35 degree Celsius and more, our plants need help too. Here are some tips for summer care of plants and help you keep your garden cool in summer.
There are several...
Namaskar Desi Gardeners. Have you ever had a lily not blooming although it has grown well with a lot of leaves? This is a common complaint of many gardeners and unfortunately, there are not many helpful resources for solving the issue.
Lilies grow from bulbs and there are hundreds of...
Namaskar Desi Gardeners. Why is my plant not blooming? Every gardener has faced this situation some time, probably every year. We bring nice plants from the nursery. We take good care, fertilize, water, apply sprays and what not. Sometimes the plant grows well and yet there are no flowers....
Namaskar Desi Gardeners. Chrysanthemums are such pretty flowers for the winters in India, isn’t it? As I always say, climate in India with its temperature and rainfall – needs special knowledge. We cannot follow the guidelines for USDA zones or for European gardens. They provide a lot of data...
Namaskar Desi Gardeners. When I started gardening as a hobby, I was just a layman. Like most of us, I was wondering how to get more and more flowers and fruits. I wanted to apply organic pest control because I had an idea how bad chemicals could be for...
Namaskar Desi Gardeners! Today let us talk about our gardening mistakes.
We all have done it. As a beginner into gardening, I remember bringing a lot of plants from the nursery, taking good care of those and still many of those plants just died away. I was at my wit's...
Namaskar Desi Gardeners. Before we talk about how to get rid of snails and slugs, let me tell you something very important.
Snails and slugs look pretty harmless, these move very slowly and nobody thinks that these can kill us. Yes, kill us!
World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the freshwater...
Namaskar Desi Gardeners! When we think about garden pests, ants are not considered a villain, right? However, the truth is that I have lost as much plants due to ants as any other bug.
Do not get me wrong. These insects have their nice job to do. They kill many other...
