As I've been telling
you all, time and again, it has unusually been pretty good weather here this
year, till May. I've been trying a few things, like I bought and planted some
brinjal saplings, because of the favourable weather conditions here. But, since
June has started, the weather has played havoc here. First with some dust
storms, which saw winds above 110kmph, followed by rains, both of which caused
damages to hundreds of trees throughout the entire National Capital Region
(NCR), damages ranging from breaking branches, to entire uprooting of trees,
then came some record shattering days of heat waves which sent the mercury in
the thermometers shattering past records with each passing day, and adding to
our woes were the frequent power outages, which are a regular feature of almost
every year, but, this year, the conditions have been much more deplorable as a
result of the damage caused to the power distribution lines by the dust storm.
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The leafless orange rose plant. |
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Dead marigold plants. |
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The affected red rose plant. |
The scorching summer
has been proving bad for my plants too. The heat wave is proving difficult for
the plants to cope up with, as a result, I've lost a few plants, and some
others are on the verge of dying. I am helpless, as I can't do a lot to save
all of them. I have lost one of my two year old mango plants., while the other one is almost dead, just trying hard to live. Almost all of my
marigold plants are dead, all the rose plants have lost their leaves, and are entirely
leafless.
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My curry leaf plant. It is bearing fruits, but has lost all the leaves. |
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The dead mango plant. I'm still hoping against hope that it would still come back from the dead. |
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The second mango plant, which is struggling to live. |
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The other affected rose plants. |
I have tried creating
shade using the agro shade net, that helps me during severe winters to keep my
plants safe from frost, but, it too isn't proving sufficient to help. Seems
anything won't help unless the nature comes to the rescue. I am trying my best to
keep all my plants alive. The frequency of watering has increased to three-four
times a day. Now, I am just waiting for the rains to provide some respite from
this scorching heat. Will keep you all updated with all the latest happenings
in my garden. Till then, keep trying and HAPPY GARDENING!
(Y) for those wonderful pics ........ :)
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