This monsoon brought
a visually delicious delight in my rooftop garden. My mother, who usually
plants seeds of vegetables, had sown some seeds of bitter gourd which she had
saved from the bitter gourd she bought as vegetable. The seed germinated,
became a plant, and for some time now, it has been blooming and bearing fruits.
Though I can't say the fruits of labour are always sweet, as in this case, they
are bitter, but yes, the visual treat and the satisfaction that one gets from
such a harvest, from a single modest seed sown in a pot gives you immense
satisfaction, even if you don't eat the fruits.
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Waiting for
the harvest: A baby bitter gourd |
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Waiting for
the harvest: A baby bitter gourd |
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Waiting for
the harvest: The bounty. |
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Waiting for the harvest: The bounty. |
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Waiting for the harvest: The bounty. |
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Waiting for the harvest: The bounty. |
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Waiting for the harvest: The bounty. |
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Waiting for the harvest: The bounty. |
Nevertheless, my
father loves bitter gourd and can have bitter gourd three times a day. So, it's
a treat for him, I guess. Organically grown bitter gourd, that too from your
own rooftop garden, so you know what goes in. Unlike like the bitter gourd, the
Taro is an permanent resident of my garden. It stays in plastic sack given to
it throughout the year, and this is the time it gives us, not fruits, but the
leaves, which are also used in cooking. Then comes the Malabar Spinach, which,
these days is giving a bumper harvest, in the 2-3 places it has propagated
since the last time I had it in my garden, which bloomed, bore fruits, and
these fruits spread throughout. More on these in a later post. Till then, HAPPY
GARDENING!
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