In this world which is fast becoming a concrete jungle I consider myself very very lucky that I have a place where I can manage a garden… some flowers that I showed u here (I have some more snaps of them, coming up soon) and to top it all my all time dream to experiment with organic farming ok well no farming… making a organic backyard is coming true…
Lately I have been growing a lot of stuff in my small kitchen garden and now I am going to do what comes best to a blogger… he he show off the pics here… 
so let me take you for a virtual tour of my backyard…
karela aka bitter gourd
anar… i also had a papaya tree which died 
chillies… and these ones are really fiery ones… N had gone to a friends house in kerala and bought the seeds from there, apparently these are kerala special chillies… little tangy very hot
the normal chillies
ginger…. i love the smell of the leaves and ofcourse the end product
and this is some fresh ginger… plucked minutes ago 
methi….
my plants in a row!!!
dhaniya………….
ajwain plant……..
care for some lady finger…
and what makes me most happy is the fact that I grow them organically… I make compost at home using kitchen waste and Daily Dump, a very easy home composting unit… and for insects I use neem, haldi and u know even cucumber peel help….
Its not a easy job but when after all this hardwork u eat what u grow the taste is out of the world……..
PS: coming up soon are my tomatoes, brinjals, brinjal, cucumber and pumpkin
and yes if u are wondering about the title this is my first step towards my ultimate dream in life… step up a organic farm………..
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Am I first ??????
yes u are uma
Wow, Monika! This is my dream too – to have a kitchen garden! My mom has a lovely one and your’s is making me yearn for one too!
get started on it smitha.. do it now
Very impressed with your kitchen garden…not only the variety of veggies and fruits are impressive, the methods used are superb.
They look so neat and you have done a damn gud job !!!!
You are doing compost and using them as manure ????? WOW, Monu, a great big hug for this tremendous effort. Its quite tedious and after your office hrs, you take time to do all these….Hats off to you, woman !!!!
Congrats to Monika, the Farmer (not the Farmville kind, the real one ) !!!!
thanks a lot uma…./
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Wow !! That looks incredible. All the veggies, the way youa re growing them, it sure looks like you are outting a lot of effort into it. Way to go girl !! And I so wish your dream comes true !!
amen… i hope that too
wow! so nice.. looks like it takes a lot of work… really incredible that you are putting so much effort into it.. good job!
thanks doli it does take effort but the end result is so satisfying
wow!! what a garden!! how big is your house and garden?? :O
LOL its not very big reema atleast not huge where can u get a huge house in a city like blore anyways
Wow Monu .. I loved those chillies when I visited ur place .. superb
Next time, I wil taste them too 
Awesome pics .. esp.the bhindi makes me want to gobble it up rt nw
Already waiting for the next one
he he if u are really able to eat that mirchi raw u get a treat from me
Great work! Go organic
yes D organic is the way to go
Monix, that is lovely esp. kerala special chillies. I love it in fish curry. We get it here too but it is one of the expensive chillies here.
It feels great to grow our own veggies.
yes i use those in fish curry too
Unfortunates like me who live in condos can only look and salivate…
i know bones i have craved for it for a very long time too and finally only now i have the place
WOW! way to go girl! i’ve always wanted to havea kitchen garden.. but sadly, apartments just dont have enough space for that.
ya i know sad part of life…BTW if u really want to start u can do it some of that in pots… in the balcony
I have always admired your garden
That day too, you remember?
*touchwood*
I marvel your green thumb.
Me? I kill weeds… sigh…
LOL kill weeds for that u can come to my house… they just keep growing
Wonderful. Veggies look ultimate. Have fun.
thanks sumana
Kuds on the good job Monika. I envy u the space as well as the green thumb u have. Must be a lot of work but the satisfaction is so worth all of it.
abs worth it!!!
Nice Garden.
U r too lucky to have this luxury.
I agree and thats what i have mentioned in the post too…..
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Very impressive, Monika!! You may have ridden yourself from having to buy vegetables and deal with them vendors! Thats a big deal
ha ha ha that day is very far dear… i dont have so much so space
Good to see someone doing some real farming and not wasting time on Farmville!!!
LOL but then i am wasting my time in cafe world and roller coaster kingdom sigh those games are addictive
Great!
That wonderful…u do so much..
Yes its indeed a different and out of the world feeling to taste veggies from your own garden
oh yes out of the world
Amazing Monika… I think you are doing a wonderful job.
I personally love the Daily Dump concept and I think if you have a house.. its a perfect thing to do with kitchen waste.
I am waiting for the rest of the pictures..
Where do you get the seeds for all these stuff?
oh yes when i got to know of it i imd went and bought one and its doing so well………
i usually buy the seeds from lal bagh or a nursery on sarjapur road
impressed….
thank u
Wow! That is excellent, Mon!! Very inspiring. The only thing I have ever planted is a tooth, because an older cousin promised a ‘tooth-plant’ would grow in that very spot! Sigh!!
ROFL tooth plant… as in really u did it haan… what age?
Monu God bless you … !!! wonderful pics !!!! My mom would love to see it… she is into growing a lot of veggies these days !!!
loved this post and the pics !!!!
someday I will retire too and resort to farming !!!!
Amen to that thought !
Amen to that hitchy!!!
Beautiful snaps. you have a lovely garden
thanks deeps
WOW! This is great Mon. You should really do this professionally. I can only imagine how satisfying it must be to eat those veggies. Yumm.
sigh i only wish i had the money to buy the land now
Monika, a simple and awesome wow!! at your efforts. You are so lucky. I have always dreamed of eating veggies grown in my backyard. I cannot tell how jealous I feel and at the same time how happy I am for you. I can forget abt a veggie garden in this concrete jungle that I live in. But u never know, may be some day!!! I will take tips from you then!
you are one super woman…with managing work, a kid, the home, a blog, cooking, baking…you still find time to tend a garden!!!!. wow…I’m awed. You’re an inspiration. cheers to you…and your green thumb.
now when I visit you…I want those ginger in my chai and some of that fiery chilli
lol
nice 
wow very very impressive
now questions
why don’t my dhaniya seeds sprout
or tomato for that matter
or anything else???
what am i doing wrong?
i hardly get sunlight in my backyard though….
on your flower post
the colored ones- that is birds of paradise.if i am not wrong. the leaves look like canna leaves right?
I am searching for that plant for a long time….
where did u get them?
do u grow them in pots or ground
i found the plant outside someone’s home in teh neighbourhood. if i dont find them in nursery i am going to work up courage and ask them to give me one!!
the white ones- do they have a fragrance? is ut ixora by any chance? only thing the leaves look different from what i know
totally worthy of the show off! awesome!!!
here’s to the green dream!
cheers!
Its a great feeling growing something on our own…
Wow, lucky you to have a place where you can have a kitchen garden
Btw, speaking of organic farming and compost, did you read this? http://quirkyindian.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/lets-bare-and-green-it
Monu can u believe this.. i am plucking and taking pics of home grown veggies at my in laws
pics will be up in fb soon…
its great!
cauliflower, cabbage, methi, spinach, chillies, papaya, brinjal, tomatoes, coriander, turmeric, ginger, radish, sarso n what not.. n mil is into making pickles & i hv watery mouth at the mere mention of it..
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