Life of a Tomato Plant

This is the first time I grew vegetables! and pretty excited about it *smiles*

We have 2 varieties of tomatoes, mint, basil, tulsi (kind of Indian Basil; Ocimum Tenuiflorum) and kari-patta plant. Enough to start your mini vegetable garden.

I have seen these leafy plants grown often by my mother and grandmother. Tomato plants really excited me most, as I never saw how it blooms and come on our salad plates! 

Here goes the various stages of the same I noticed.

left: Seedless Salad Tomatoes ; right: Cherry Tomatoes

notice the small yellow flower comes first which turns to mini-very mini tomatoes

gradually they grows; these are Cherry Tomatoes

same process for Seedless Salad Tomatoes too

they gradually grows green, turns yellowish orange and then red

Cherry Tomatoes ready to pluck; fully ripe ones will come in your palms easily with one touch. If you need to pull them, that means they are not ready completely.

Seedless Salad Tomatoes ready

on plate :)

MORE!!

Basil

Tulsi

Mint

Kari-patta (leaves) Plant

all together :)

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new colors!

Hey all...how was your weekend?

remember my sunny balcony?? 

just added new colors to it, so sharing with all.

So when are you showing me your sunny patio?

Daily Dump Khamba, II

Continuing my last post about Daily Dump, 

here I have more to share via Daily Dump Khamba. 

Some awareness posters!

know your household daily waste

 the organic daily kitchen waste

 don't have a garden?...

don't know what to do with the compost??...

here are some ideas!

Daily Dump Khamba

I was in class 7th when our school participated in National Children Science Congress 1999. With my team members/friends/class mates, we were the winners at district level, state level and went for final level competition in Mapusa, Goa. Our project was on Vermi-compost, an extremely organic way to turn daily household waste to powerful fertilizer for your own garden. 

Why I m telling you about my school days??...Well, recently I came across this wonderful website Daily Dump which reminded me of these school days. Daily Dump helps you manage your household waste and convert it to useful high-quality compost. It's a brand that provide service, set of products and a green way of life.

Leaf Composters

Beautiful Gamla (earthen pots)

3-Tier Khamba, composter

Pretty Composters to enhance your landscaping

The Manthan, mixer

Terracotta Products

Cool Books for Kids

Harmless Home Products

Accessories

Awareness Products

last but not the least, DD's Personal Service!

all pictures are via Daily Dump

Our Sunny Balcony

I love Gardening. I always had a dream of little garden outside my window. We may not have the ground space, but hey, we still have the glorious weather, and more than enough space to create wonders with. We have a beautiful sunny patio over looking the pool side of our apartment complex. And yes, I do have many friends like humming birds, butterflies, and more little birds who come to visit me in my sunny balcony each day. And they love my little patio garden! Have a look :) 

the view

my tools

for my friends who visit each day

Enjoy Spring!